Cerastis rubricosa (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)

Distribution

• Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Great Britain, Hungary, Germany, Greece, Denmark, Ireland, Spain, Italy, Corsica, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sardinia, Sicily, Slovakia, the Soviet Union - The European part of Turkey - 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), Corsica Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Moldova, the Netherlands,Norway (mainland), the Channel Islands, Poland, Portugal (mainland), Romania, Russia, Sardinia, Northern Ireland, Sicily, Slovakia, Slovenia, Turkey (European part), Ukraine, Finland, France (mainland), Croatia, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Sweden, Estonia, Yugoslavia. [10].
• Regions of the Russian Federation: the Volga-Don, East Caucasus, Gorno-Altaisk, the European North-East, the European North-West, the European Central Black Earth, the European Central European South taiga, the Western Caucasus, Kaliningrad, Karelia, Kola, Krasnoyarsk, Prealtay, of Baikal, Seaside,Mid-Amur, the Volga-Average, Average Urals, Sredneobskaya, Tuva, South West Siberian, South Ural, South Yakutia. [3].
• The area of ​​spring reddish Myotis - Europe, mostly in the north, height - up to 1700 m. [5].

Imago Habitus and Differences from alike species

• Front wing can be from 1.2 to 1.6 cm, its color is reddish-brown with purple pollination. A characteristic feature of the five black spots are on the cutting edge. Hind wings - serye.Pohozhy on Cerastis rubricosa view will be calledCerastis leucographa, but different - slightly smaller short rather than long teeth on the male antennae. [5].

General info about Imago

• Habitats - wetlands, floodplain forests, meadows. [5].

Imago lifespan

• Flight of adults from late May to early June. [5].

Larva food plants / other food objects

• Alnus, Chamaenerion, Lysimachia, Vaccinium, Rumex, Galium, Stellaria. [28].
• Chickweed, cleavers and other herbs. [5].

Larva lifespan

• Caterpillars live from May to July. [5].

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