Araschnia levana (Linnaeus, 1758)

Distribution

• Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Great Britain, Hungary, Germany, Denmark, Greece, Spain, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Poland, Romania, the Soviet Union - the European part, Finland, France, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Sweden, Estonia , Yugoslavia. [1].
• Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the British Isles, France, Germany, Greece (mainland), Denmark (mainland), Spain (mainland), Italy (mainland), Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine, Finland, France (mainland)Croatia, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Sweden, Estonia, Yugoslavia. [10].
• Regions of the Russian Federation: the Volga-Don, Gorno-Altaisk, the European North-East, the European North-West, the European Central Black Earth, the European Central European South taiga, Transbaikalia, Western Caucasus, Kaliningrad, Karelia, Krasnoyarsk, Nizhny-Amur, Nizhneobsky, Prealtay, of Baikal,Pribaikalskiy, Seaside, North Yenisei North Okhotsk, North Urals, Mid-Amur, the Volga-Average, Average Okhotsk, Mid-Ural, Sredneobskaya, Tuva, South West Siberian, South Ural, South Yakutia. [3].
• Its range is Central Europe and, through Central Asia, to Japan. It is absent in England, Ireland, Scandinavia, and Finland. It is only found locally in Denmark, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Yugoslavia, and Greece. It does not rise above 1000 m above sea level. [85].

Imago Habitus and Differences from alike species

• The length of the front wing is 2 cm. Depending on the shape, it can have a basic black or orange wing color. The spring form (butterflies of the first generation — f. levana L.) has a much lighter, yellow-orange color of the wings with black spots on them, and the underside of the wings is characterized by a white mesh pattern on an orange background. The summer form (f. prorsa L.) is strikingly different from the spring form — butterflies of the second generation are not red, but black, with white or yellowish stripes on the wings and small orange spots. In some places, there may also be a third generation of mottledwings-f. porima, which resembles the spring generation with a combination of orange and black in color, but differs in the pattern of black spots on the wings. [85].

General info about Imago

• The variable mottled moth flies along forest roads, in meadows and wet forests, preferring wetter and shady places where nettles grow. [85].

Imago lifespan

• It produces two generations - from late April to mid-June and from mid-July to August, sometimes until September. Occasionally gives an incomplete 3rd generation. [85].

General info about Larva

• The caterpillar's color scheme is black and brown. At the beginning of the life cycle, larvae live in groups, later-singly; being startled, they fall from the leaves of the food plant to the ground. Caterpillar development lasts about four weeks. [85].

Larva food plants / other food objects

• Urtica. [28].
• Только крапива. [85].

Larva lifespan

• The first generation of Araschnia levana larvae lives from August to September, the second-from May-June to July. [85].

Egg

• A clutch of oval greenish eggs is attached to the lower surface of the plant leaf. [85].

Overwintering stage

• The pupa overwinters. [85].

20.08.2015 11:21, Peter Khramov

That tree taxa general form appeared - my oversight. Now they are removed from there. And, of course, no bindings fot the forms should not be only to taxa. He returned the pictures back. The forms are recorded only in the specification for photos or comments to her.

20.08.2015 10:41, Vasiliy Feoktistov

Alexander is a distinct seasonal forms for which there is a description.
Yes, I just suffered one and saw that good at it, though. And it is more convenient for the average user.
And so, yes, absolutely agree: chaos is not needed.
Because other types did not carry such a well-Makar: only made an exception for this kind where a lot of great photos.Though in the order cited :)

20.08.2015 10:33, Alexandr Zhakov

Basil, the form can not be ahead of the subspecies, the type is divided into subtypes, which may be presented in different forms. The forms do not have codes sistimatike. They are used for convenience. I will not discuss this issue. Let Peter decides, but any deviations from the system leads to chaos.

20.08.2015 10:16, Vasiliy Feoktistov

How should it look for this specific form where 3 codes are known form .. I think so.
All forms are placed on shelves:
Spring in the same block.
Summer in another block.
And in each block are invited to download the photo concrete form.
And directly on the page type has all photos.Subspecies name (if any will be picked up at this level), then we can add a second line.
The question is:
I look at the page of the form and the type subspecies dumped in a heap. That should not be.
Must be individually.

20.08.2015 9:38, Alexandr Zhakov

Basil, if you put the name of the form in the box for the subspecies, the Estestenno it will be perceived as a subspecies.Peter also stipulated that the bottom line is to form, what was the name of the form to put in place the names of subspecies? Think logically now to indicate on your form printsepu subspecies in the upper line have to write four words, the program stand?When there is not a standard question, YSU is best to first discuss and then we carry. :))
General now looks dumb gallery view. :(

20.08.2015 6:45, Vasiliy Feoktistov

Who I spread views on the forms and drew attention to the fact that in the form autosubstitution subspecies jump.
Peter, you have to fix it. The forms are not subspecies. There are only two subspecies: A. l. sachalinensis Shriôzu, 1952 and A. l. wladimiri Kardakov, 1928 .
And twice the specified A. l. levana. : Remove excess.

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