Eremobia ochroleuca
Ocher Quendeleule ( Eremobia ochroleuca )
The ocher -colored Quendeleule ( Eremobia ochroleuca ) is a butterfly (moth ) from the family of cutworms ( Noctuidae ).
- 5.1 Notes and references
- 5.2 Literature
Features
Butterfly
The wingspan of the butterfly is 30 to 38 mm. The basic coloration of the forewing varies from white to yellow ocher. In the root, hem as well as in midfield, some reddish brown drawing elements stand out, which include the kidneys blemish and both, indoor and reach even the outer edge. Transverse and wavy lines appear mostly indistinct. The hind wings are darkened brownish ocher and Saumfeld.
Caterpillar
Adults are colored pale green caterpillars, have a bright line of the back, dark gray side ridge lines, whitish side stripes that are edged blackish down and yellow segment boundaries. They also have small, black, bristled point warts and black spiracles.
Distribution and habitat
The ocher -colored Quendeleule is widespread in central and southern Europe. In the north of the occurrence to the Midlands, the southern part Fennoskandinaviens and up to Karelia enough. The southern extent reaches to the Mediterranean, but the way to Corsica, Sardinia and the Balearic Islands is missing. In addition, it comes from Turkey before to after Armenia and Iran. In the Alps, it rises up to 1200 meters altitude. The animals are to be found mainly on warm slopes, moors and Ödländereien.
Way of life
The univoltinen moths are diurnal and nocturnal and suck like the flowers of Marsh Knapweed ( Centaurea scabiosa ), meadow knapweed (Centaurea jacea ) Exceptional (Echium vulgare) or field - scabious ( Knautia arvensis). They appear at night like on artificial light sources, more rarely, to baits. Main flight period are the months of June to September. The caterpillars feed on various grasses, such as from mercury species ( Elymus ) or meadow foxtail ( Alopecurus pratensis). In early summer, they pupate in a hole in the ground. The species overwinters as an egg.
Endangering
The ocher -colored Quendeleule is common in Germany, but mostly rare and is on the Red List of endangered species in category 3 ( endangered) classified.