Neptis sappho
Black Brown mourning butterfly ( Neptis sappho )
The dusky grief butterfly ( Neptis sappho ) is a butterfly ( butterfly ) of the family Nymphalidae ( Nymphalidae ).
- 5.1 food of the caterpillars
- 5.2 Flight times and caterpillars
- 7.1 Notes and references
- 7.2 Literature
Features
Imago
The moths reach a wingspan between 40 and 46 millimeters. The upper wing surface of the forewings is black or dark brown colored with a binding of white spots. Two white, wedge-shaped spots also can be found between the bond and the wing root. The underside is rusty brown and otherwise shows the same white drawings as the top. The upper wing surface of the hind wings is black or dark brown colored with a wide inner and outer a narrow, white binding, respectively, which are broken only by the dark veins. In contrast to the very similar style Black mourning butterfly ( Neptis rivularis ) and similar small kingfisher ( Limenitis camilla ) is the white drawing of extended and double row on the hind wings. The wings shimmer is not, making the butterfly also from Blue Black Kingfisher ( Limenitis reducta ) differs. The underside is rusty brown, and shows the white drawing of the top, however, is somewhat brighter than when rivularis.
Egg
The egg is green in color, has hexagonal cells and is provided with bristles short.
Caterpillar
The caterpillar is brownish in color, has a white dorsal line and a plurality of bump. In the last segment of a light gray saddle drawing can be seen.
Doll
The doll is colored light brown in ground color, has some golden points, is stocky and lateral spreading. The drawing facilities of the wings shine through just before hatching.
Synonyms
- Neptis aceris
Similar Species
- Southern White Admiral ( Limenitis reducta )
- White Admiral ( Limenitis camilla )
- Black mourning butterfly ( Neptis rivularis )
Occurrence
The dusky grief Falter is a Southeast European-Asian Art In German-speaking countries it is present in Austria and preferred here in Lower Austria, Burgenland, Carinthia and Styria. The further spread eastward extends from the Czech Republic to Russia, India, Thailand and China to Japan. The species prefers to live in damp, sparse deciduous forests, clearings and forest edges.
Way of life
The moths do not suck at flowers, but primarily on moist soil sites. They fly slowly and floating and resting briefly on bushes. The females lay eggs singly on the leaves of forage plants. The young caterpillars feed on the leaves so that their outer parts hang down. They overwinter almost grown and pupate in the spring.
Food of the caterpillars
The caterpillars feed mainly on the leaves of spring pea ( Lathyrus vernus ), blackness Santander pea ( Lathyrus niger) and common black locust ( Robina pseudoacacia).
Flight times and caterpillars
The moths fly in two generations, from early May to early June in the first and from late June to mid-September in the second generation. The caterpillars can be found in August and after hibernation until May of the following year in the first generation and in the summer in the second generation.
Threats and conservation
The species is not native to Germany, will be omitted on a classification on the Red List of Threatened Species.