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Autographa pulchrina (Haworth, 1809)

Имаго (Autographa pulchrina)

Taxonomy

class Insecta → subclass Pterygota → infraclass Neoptera → superorder Holometabola → order Lepidoptera → superfamily Noctuoidea → family Noctuidae → subfamily Plusiinae → tribe Plusiini → subtribe Plusiina → genus Autographa → species Autographa pulchrina

Species name(s)

Autographa pulchrina (Haworth, 1809) = Plusia v-aureum Guenée, 1852 = Autographa buraetica. [9, 10]

Beautiful Golden Y.

urn:lsid:insecta.pro:taxonomy:8258

Expansion

This species marks on the maps: 1.

Zoogeographical regions

Palaearctic.

Russia regions

#1. Kaliningradsky; #3. Karelsky; #4. Evropeisky Severo-Zapadny; #6. Evropeisky Severo-Vostochny; #7. Evropeisky yuzhno-tayozhny; #8. Evropeisky Tsentralny; #10. Sredne-Volzhsky; #16. Sredne-Uralsky; #17. Yuzhno-Uralsky; #20. Yuzhno-Zapadnosibirsky*; #22. Krasnoyarsky*; #23. Predaltaisky*; #24. Gorno-Altaisky*.

* An asterisk denotes a region for which the species is listed as an migrant or information that requires additional checking.

Forewing length

18—20 mm.

Wingspan

35—40 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

Имаго (Autographa pulchrina)

Detailed information with references

Distribution

  • Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Great Britain, Hungary, Germany, Denmark, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sardinia, Slovakia, the Soviet Union - the European part, Finland, France , Czech Republic, Switzerland, Sweden, Estonia, Yugoslavia. [1].
  • Andorra, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the British Isles, France, Germany, Denmark (mainland), Ireland, Spain (mainland), Italy (mainland), Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia , Moldova, Netherlands, Norway (mainland), the Channel Islands, Poland,Portugal (mainland), Romania, Russia, Sardinia, Northern Ireland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine, Faroe Islands, Finland, France (mainland), Croatia, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Sweden, Estonia, Yugoslavia. [10].
  • Regions of the Russian Federation: Gorno-Altaisk (?), The European North-East, the European North-West, the European Central European South taiga, Kaliningrad, Karelia, Krasnoyarsk (?) Prealtay (?) Mid-Volzhsky, Mid-Ural, South West Siberian (?), South Ural. [3].
  • Вид распространен дизъюнктивно по Европе, в горах доходит до 1600 м. [85].

Imago Habitus and Differences from alike species

  • Wingspan: 35-40 mm. [PC93].
  • Переднее крыло 2 см длины, внешне бабочка напоминает Autographa jota, но передние крылья темнее, а к серебристому V-образному пятну добавляется небольшое серебристое пятнышко рядом. На задних темно-коричневых крыльях имеется светлая полоса. [85].

General info about Imago

  • Бабочки встречаются на опушках леса и полянах, на заливных и пойменных лугах. [85].

Imago lifespan

  • С начала июня до конца августа. [85].

Larva food plants / other food objects

  • Lonicera, Lamium and other low-growing plants. [28].
  • Birch (Betula), Blueberry (Vaccínium myrtíllus), Goldenrod (Solidago), honeysuckle (Lonicera), Rowan (Sorbus), Globe-(Trollius), Reed (Scírpus) [PC93].
  • Травы. [85].

Larva lifespan

  • Гусеницы Autographa pulchrina живут с конца августа до конца мая следующего года, зимуют. [85].

Overwintering stage

  • Гусеница. [85].

Authors

Initial species uploading to the site: Peter Khramov.

Photos: Andrey Ponomarev, Irina Nikulina.

Text data: Peter Khramov, Vasiliy Feoktistov.

The species characteristics formalization: Peter Khramov, Vasiliy Feoktistov.

References

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28.06.2015 18:06, Vasiliy Feoktistov Corrected data.

Wingspan: No formalized data → 35—40 mm.

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