Amphipyra livida
Deep black Glanzeule ( Amphipyra livida )
The Deep Black Glanzeule ( Amphipyra livida ), also called Hochglanzeule or Black Hochglanzeule, is a butterfly (moth ) from the family of cutworms ( Noctuidae ).
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Features
Butterfly
The moths reach a wingspan of 39-45 millimeters. The front wings are plain glossy black colored to black-brown. Sometimes they shimmer slightly purple or bluish. In this phenomenon and the scientific name is derived (Latin: livida = bluish). A drawing is not recognizable. The hind wings show an orange-brown or reddish -gray to yellowish color. The skirt portion is obscured. Male moths have short toothed sensor. The antennae of the female are filiform.
Egg, caterpillar, pupa
The cone-shaped at the base, strongly flattened egg is provided with strong serrated longitudinal ribs. It changes its color from light blue to reddish brown at first to glasigblau.
Full-grown caterpillars have a gray-green or bluish -gray color with thin white lines back side and clear white to yellow side stripes.
The reddish brown pupae shows two oppositely curved thorns and some small bristles on the cremaster.
Similar Species
Due to the very distinctive coloring, the moths are unmistakable.
Geographical distribution and habitat
The Deep Black Glanzeule is distributed locally in central and southern Europe. In northern finds it likely accounted for by immigrants. It also occurs in Asia Minor and on through Central Asia to Korea and China. In Japan, the ssp.corvina is native. The species prefers mixed forest areas, alluvial forests and parklands. In Austria, the species is mainly north of the Danube (about Waldhausen in Upper Austria ) and disseminated in Burgenland.
Way of life
The moths are nocturnal and fly to artificial light sources, and particularly like scale bait. Their main flight period covers the months of August to October. The caterpillars live from April to June and feed on low plants eg of dandelion (Taraxacum ) or hawkweed ( Hieracium ). The species overwinters as an egg.
Endangering
In Germany, the jet-black Glanzeule occurs only in very few regions and is performed on the Red List of endangered species in category 1 ( threatened with extinction ).