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Harpyia milhauseri (Fabricius, 1775)

Имаго (Harpyia milhauseri)

Taxonomy

class Insecta → subclass Pterygota → infraclass Neoptera → superorder Holometabola → order Lepidoptera → superfamily Noctuoidea → family Notodontidae → subfamily Heterocampinae → genus Harpyia → species Harpyia milhauseri

Species name(s)

Harpyia milhauseri (Fabricius, 1775) = Bombyx milhauseri Fabricius, 1775 = Bombyx terrifica [Schiffermüller], 1775 = vidua Knoch, 1781 = albida Daniel, 1932 = Hybocampa milhauseri. [9, 10]

Tawny Prominent.

urn:lsid:insecta.pro:taxonomy:8312

Expansion

Zoogeographical regions

Palaearctic.

Russia regions

#1. Kaliningradsky; #10. Sredne-Volzhsky; #11. Volgo-Donsky; #13. Zapadno-Kavkazsky; #14. Vostochno-Kavkazsky.

Forewing length

23—26 mm.

Primary colors

Yellow, Brown/Gray/Black.

Flight time

January February March April May June July August September October November December

Larva lifespan

January February March April May June July August September October November December

Личинка (Harpyia milhauseri)

Detailed information with references

Distribution

  • Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Great Britain, Hungary, Germany, Denmark, Greece, Spain, Italy, Corsica, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sardinia, Sicily, Slovakia, the Soviet Union - the European part of Turkey - European part of France, the Czech Republic, Switzerland, Sweden and Yugoslavia. [1].
  • Albania, Andorra, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the British Isles, France, Germany, Greece (mainland), Denmark (mainland), Spain (mainland), Italy (mainland), Cyprus, Corsica Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Moldova, Netherlands, Poland,Portugal (mainland), Romania, Russia, Sardinia, Sicily, Slovakia, Slovenia, Turkey (European part), Ukraine, France (mainland), Croatia, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Sweden and Yugoslavia. [10].
  • Regions of the Russian Federation: the Volga-Don, East Caucasus, Western Caucasus, Kaliningrad, Mid-Volzhsky. [3].
  • Area - South, to a lesser extent Central Europe. [5].

Imago Habitus and Differences from alike species

  • The length of the front wing of the stocky butterfly is 2.6 cm. The front wings are yellow, with a greenish-pollination, the rear - light, with a black spot. [5].

General info about Imago

  • Places volley: mixed forests and parks. [5].

Imago lifespan

  • Flight from May to June. [5].

General info about Larva

  • Growing up, the larvae weave pieces of chopped wood cocoon, fix it in the cracks of trees at a height of one to two meters, and winter there at the pupal stage. [5].

Larva food plants / other food objects

  • Quercus. [28].
  • Oak, beech and birch less. [5].

Larva lifespan

  • Track Harpyia milhauseri live from mid-June to August. [5].

Overwintering stage

  • Pupa. [5].

Subspecies of Harpyia milhauseri

Authors

Initial species uploading to the site: Peter Khramov.

Photos: Andrej Makara, Paolo Mazzei.

Text data: Peter Khramov.

The species characteristics formalization: Peter Khramov.

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