Sphingonaepiopsis nana
Sphingonaepiopsis nana
Sphingonaepiopsis nana is a butterfly (moth ) from the family of moth ( Sphingidae ).
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Features
The moths have a wingspan of 25-30 millimeters and are very small for enthusiasts. Due to the small size of the brown coloration and for enthusiasts atypical blunt wing shape can visually map the way without closer examination difficult the enthusiasts.
The spherical, pale green eggs are small, however, to find in the literature any size specification. The caterpillars reach a body length of 40 millimeters and occur in a green, reddish and whitish color variation. Full-grown caterpillars are usually green and wearing a white longitudinal lateral line, which is orange - brown edged. Your Analhorn is thin and straight. In the similar caterpillars of Sphingonaepiopsis ansorgei it is laterally flattened and slightly spatulate.
The doll is similar in shape to that of the genus Hyles. It is yellowish olive green and has black on the thorax and brown on the abdomen Intersegmentalräume. In the abdomen a dark green dorsal line and small, oblique black dot rows are formed. The elytra bear from the base to just before the terms black lines, which are interrupted by the Diskoidalzelle. The compound eyes, the proboscis, the sensor and the legs are black. The end of the abdomen is black, the cremaster is short, black and spiky.
Occurrence and habitat
It is essentially an African tropical species that inhabits the south of the Arabian Peninsula (United Arab Emirates, the north of Oman and Yemen), East Africa to Natal, and westward to the Gambia. It also penetrates into the southern part of the Palaearctic and is there in Iran ( provinces of Kerman and Hormozgan, and Baluchistan and the South of Iran ) and the West of Saudi Arabia (north of Jeddah ) documented. Since a Fund in Dschiroft is known in 1850 meters above sea level, it could be that the type can withstand cold, dry air and therefore also occurs in other parts of Iran, or even in the west of Pakistan.
The animals fly, especially in savannas, steppes and semi- deserts of about 1000 meters above sea level.
Way of life
The moths are crepuscular. In Africa can be observed before the start of the night when they visit flowers frequently.
Flight times and caterpillars
The moths fly in March and April, with the capture of a butterfly suggests a second generation per year in Iran in early October. The caterpillars can be found from April to May
Food of the caterpillars
The caterpillars feed on various Rötegewächsen ( Rubiaceae ), such as from Kohautia, Labkräutern ( Galium ), Färberröten ( Rubia ) and Jaubertia.
The caterpillars excrete unlike enthusiasts usual No individual droppings, but stick with one to four centimeters in length. Pupation takes place in a loosely woven brown silk cocoon between plant parts on the ground. The pupa overwinters. Parasitoids of the species are unknown.