Phymatopus hecta (Linnaeus, 1758)

Taxonomy, synonyms and combinations

• Hepialus hecta. [85].

Distribution

• Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Great Britain, Hungary, Germany, Denmark, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Sicily, Slovakia, the Soviet Union - the European part, Finland, France, Czech Republic, Switzerland Sweden, Estonia, Yugoslavia. [1].
• Albania, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the British Isles, France, Germany, Denmark (mainland), Ireland, Italy (mainland), Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway (mainland) Poland, Russia, Romania, Northern Ireland, Sicily, Slovakia, Ukraine, Finland,France (mainland), Czech Republic, Switzerland, Sweden, Estonia. [10].
• Regions of the Russian Federation: Gorno-Altaisk, the European North-East, the European North-West, the European Central Black Earth, Central European, European southern taiga, the Western Caucasus, Kaliningrad, Karelia, Kola, Krasnoyarsk, Pribaikalskiy, Seaside (?), Sakhalin, the North Urals, the Volga-Average, Average Urals, South West Siberian Yuzhno-Kuril, South Ural. [3].
• The area - a fair Europe. Northern Europe and Siberia, and Sakhalin. In the mountains - up to 1500 m. [5].

Imago Habitus and Differences from alike species

• The front fenders 11 -16 mm, red-brown, with white transverse stripe at the root and a number of spots in the post-discal area, the largest of which is adjacent to the rear edge. [86].
• Length of front wing - in the range of 1.1-1.8 cm. Antennae short, threadlike, and in the back of the lower leg female fragrant machine. Male painted in brown, pink or brown color, with two light strips. Color females - from gray to gray-brown on the front wings two dark stripes, sometimes only slightly outlined. [5].

General info about Imago

• In the southern Urals locally found in mountainous taiga forests. [86] [PC695].
• Phymatopus hecta flies over the marshes, heath, glades yes forest edges. He prefers all other sparse deciduous-mixed forest. Males start years already late in the evening, females later. In the light fly badly. [5].

Imago lifespan

• June July [86].
• Flight of adults: from late May to early August. [5].

General info about Larva

• Larvae are pale, whitish or grayish, live in the roots of their body tapers towards the end. By pupation caterpillar leaves and roots native podpolzet closer to the ground surface. [5].

Larva food plants / other food objects

• Calluna, Primula, Rumex, etc. [86].
• The roots of sour sorrel and heather, and other herbaceous plants. [5].

Larva lifespan

• C August to April. [5].

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