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Ptilophora plumigera (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)

Самец (Ptilophora plumigera)

Taxonomy

class Insecta → subclass Pterygota → infraclass Neoptera → superorder Holometabola → order Lepidoptera → superfamily Noctuoidea → family Notodontidae → subfamily Notodontinae → tribe Notodontini → genus Ptilophora → species Ptilophora plumigera

Species name(s)

Ptilophora plumigera (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775) = Bombyx plumigera Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775 = Phalaena variegata Villers, 1789 = cartolarii Wolfsberger, 1961 = variabilis Hartig, 1968 = mirabilis Hentscholek, 1976. [9, 10]

Plumed Prominent.

urn:lsid:insecta.pro:taxonomy:8348

Expansion

This species marks on the maps: 3.

Zoogeographical regions

Palaearctic.

Russia regions

#1. Kaliningradsky; #4. Evropeisky Severo-Zapadny; #8. Evropeisky Tsentralny; #10. Sredne-Volzhsky; #11. Volgo-Donsky; #13. Zapadno-Kavkazsky; #14. Vostochno-Kavkazsky.

Forewing length

18—20 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

Самец (Ptilophora plumigera)

Detailed information with references

Distribution

  • Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Great Britain, Hungary, Germany, Denmark, Spain, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Sicily, Slovakia, the Soviet Union - the European part, Finland, France, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Sweden , Estonia. [1].
  • Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, the British Isles, France, Germany, Denmark (mainland), Spain (mainland), Italy (mainland), Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway (mainland), Poland , Russia, Romania, Sicily, Slovakia, Ukraine, Finland, France (mainland), Czech Republic,Switzerland, Sweden, Estonia. [10].
  • Regions of the Russian Federation: the Volga-Don, East Caucasus, the European North-West, Central European, Western Caucasus, Kaliningrad, Mid-Volzhsky. [3].
  • Range: Europe, mostly in the southern part. [85].

Imago Habitus and Differences from alike species

  • The length of the forewing is 2 cm, light brown coloration (the species is quite variable, there may be both lighter and almost black specimens) and protruding dark veins. Strongly crested antennae in males. [85].

General info about Imago

  • Feathered tufts fly in dry mixed forests, in clearings, and are found in parks. [85].

Imago lifespan

  • Butterflies start flying unusually late, in October and November. [85].

Larva food plants / other food objects

  • Acer campestre, Salix, Betula, Prunus, Fagus. [28].
  • Различные виды клена. [85].

Larva lifespan

  • The caterpillar lives from May to June. [85].

Overwintering stage

  • Overwintering eggs are laid in November. [85].

Subspecies of Ptilophora plumigera

Authors

Initial species uploading to the site: Peter Khramov.

Photos: Andrey Ponomarev, Irina Nikulina.

Text data: Peter Khramov.

The species characteristics formalization: Peter Khramov.

References

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