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Oligia strigilis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Имаго (Oligia strigilis)

Taxonomy

class Insecta → subclass Pterygota → infraclass Neoptera → superorder Holometabola → order Lepidoptera → superfamily Noctuoidea → family Noctuidae → subfamily Noctuinae → tribe Apameini → subtribe Apameina → genus Oligia → species Oligia strigilis

Species name(s)

Oligia strigilis (Linnaeus, 1758) = Phalaena strigilis Linnaeus, 1758 = Noctua praeduncula Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775 = Miana invisa Walker, [1857] = Procus strigilis virgata Heydemann, 1942. [9, 10]

Marbled Minor.

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Expansion

This species marks on the maps: 4.

Zoogeographical regions

Palaearctic.

Russia regions

#1. Kaliningradsky; #3. Karelsky; #4. Evropeisky Severo-Zapadny; #6. Evropeisky Severo-Vostochny; #7. Evropeisky yuzhno-tayozhny; #8. Evropeisky Tsentralny; #9. Evropeisky Tsentralno-Chernozyomny; #10. Sredne-Volzhsky; #11. Volgo-Donsky; #13. Zapadno-Kavkazsky; #16. Sredne-Uralsky; #17. Yuzhno-Uralsky; #19. Sredneobsky; #20. Yuzhno-Zapadnosibirsky; #23. Predaltaisky; #24. Gorno-Altaisky.

Forewing length

11—13 mm.

Primary colors

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

Over-wintering stage

Larva.

Имаго (Oligia strigilis)

Detailed information with references

Distribution

  • Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Great Britain, Hungary, Germany, Denmark, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sardinia, Sicily, Slovakia, the Soviet Union - the European part Finland, France, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Sweden, Estonia, Yugoslavia. [1].
  • Albania, Andorra, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the British Isles, France, Germany, Greece (mainland), Denmark (mainland), Ireland, Spain (mainland), Italy (mainland), Latvia , Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Moldova, Netherlands, Norway (mainland)Channel Islands, Poland, Portugal (mainland), Romania, Russia, Sardinia, Northern Ireland, Sicily, 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, Central European, European southern taiga, the Western Caucasus, Kaliningrad, Karelia, Prealtay, Mid-Volzhsky, Medium Ural, Sredneobskaya, South West Siberian,South Ural. [3].
  • Habitat: Europe, in the mountains - up to 1500 m. [5].

Imago Habitus and Differences from alike species

  • Fore wing length 1.1-1.3 cm, the color - from dark brown to gray, sometimes to black. Kidney-shaped and round spots stand out slightly, edging light (features of closely related species -Oligia versicolor. Another similar appearance -Oligia latruncula. [5].

General info about Imago

  • Habitats - mixed forests and parks, meadows. [5].

Imago lifespan

  • Imago Oligia strigilis occur from late May to late August. [5].

General info about Larva

  • Caterpillar introduced into the stem of cereals. [5].

Larva food plants / other food objects

  • Gramineae. [28].
  • Cereals. [5].

Larva lifespan

  • From September to May. [5].

Pupa

  • Pupation - inside the stem. [5].

Overwintering stage

  • Caterpillar overwinters inside the stem. [5].

Authors

Initial species uploading to the site: Peter Khramov.

Photos: Irina Nikulina, Nikolai Vladimirov.

Text data: Peter Khramov.

The species characteristics formalization: Peter Khramov, Sergei Kotov.

References

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30.01.2014 22:11, Sergei Kotov Corrected data.

Over-wintering stage: No formalized data → Larva.

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