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Evening primrose moth ( Proserpinus proserpina )
The evening primrose moth ( Proserpinus proserpina ) is a butterfly (moth ) from the family of moth ( Sphingidae ).
- 2.1 Flight times and caterpillars
- 4.1 Notes and references
- 4.2 Literature
Features
The evening primrose moth is a medium sized butterfly. His forewing length is about 21 millimeters. In his appearance, it resembles the Taubenschwänzchen, but he has serrated outer edges of the wings and green forewings. It is a crepuscular and nocturnal moth. - Characteristic of the caterpillars of Proserpinus is the lack of the usual moth caterpillars Analhorns. There is a the head of vortäuschender eyespot in his place. Adults caterpillars are brown black just before pupation usually. Young caterpillars are against colored green. The animals hibernate as a pupa.
Synonyms
- Spynx proserpina Pallas, 1772 Spicilegia Zool. quibus novae et obscurae anim ... species ... illustrantur 1: 26
- Proserpinus aenotheroides Butler, 1876 Proc. zool Soc. Lond. 1875: 621
- Pterogon gigas Oberthuer, 1922
- Pterogon Iapetus Grum - Grshimailo, 1890
- Sphinx Oenotherae Denis & Schiffer Müller, 1775 Ankündung syst work Butterfly. Vienna area: 43, 239
- Sphinx schieffermilleri Fuessly 1779 Magazine Lovers. Ent. 2: 69
Occurrence
The evening primrose enthusiast is in Southern Europe and Central Europe with the exception of parts of the Iberian Peninsula, where only isolated occurrences exist, and the Mediterranean islands spread. The distribution forms a 500 to 1,000 kilometer wide new band ranging from the Pyrenees in the west to the east Turkestan. In Austria, the type could be detected about in southern Styria.
Flight times and caterpillars
The evening primrose moth flies in one generation in Germany from May to mid-June. Depending on the climatic conditions, one can observe the butterflies from the end of April and the end of July. The time of appearance of the caterpillar is highly dependent on the weather. In warm summers, you can already find the end of June, in cool and wet years, however, until mid- August.
Way of life
The heat -loving caterpillars of the evening primrose hornworm can be found in Central Europe only climatically favored places that are humid at the same time. You oligophagous live in different types of evening primrose (Oenothera ) and fireweed (Epilobium ). Frequently ranked food plants are the Shaggy fireweed (Epilobium hirsutum ) and the Small-flowered willow herb (Epilobium parviflorum ), which can be found at wet places such as stream banks and meadow ditches. Rarely crawler on narrow-leaved willow herb are (Epilobium angustifolium ) growing on strike corridors found. Typical sites are also sand pits and gravel extraction sites, which are covered with evening primrose species as Common evening primrose ( Oenothera biennis ).
Ebert mentions the following food plants:
- Fireweed (Epilobium angustifolium)
- Alpine Willowherb (Epilobium dodonaei )
- Great Willowherb (Epilobium hirsutum )
- Hoary Willowherb (Epilobium parviflorum )
- Four -edged fireweed (Epilobium tetragonum )
- Fireweed (Epilobium sp. )
- Evening primrose (Oenothera spp.)
Much like the caterpillars of the Middle wine enthusiast but you can also on fuchsias that are planted in pots on a balcony or terrace, the caterpillars.
The moths have a well-trained proboscis and are dependent on the presence of nectar- rich flowers that are visited at dusk. The nectar plants include various representatives of the families of the Pink Family ( Caryophyllaceaea ), Honeysuckle ( Caprifoliaceae ) and Fabaceae ( Leguminosae ).