Burnet Companion Moth
Brown Tageule ( Euclidia glyphica )
The Brown Tageule ( Euclidia glyphica ) is a butterfly (moth ) from the family of cutworms ( Noctuidae ).
Features
The moths reach a wingspan of 25-30 millimeters. They have gray-brown forewings, where two dark or reddish-brown transverse bands, and another brown binding can be seen on the wing outer edge. Furthermore, they have near the wing tip to the wing leading edge of a dark or reddish-brown, triangular spot. The hind wings are dark brown and the outer wing third yellow.
The caterpillars are about 40 mm long. They are where the check - Tageule ( Calli webs mi ) is very similar, but have three abdominal pairs of legs, the first pair is much smaller. Your color is yellow-brown, they have several dark brown longitudinal lines above and below the spiracles a wide, somewhat brighter yellowish longitudinal line.
Geographical distribution and habitat
The animals come in Central Europe common and widespread before and live both in dry and in moist areas, such as on moorland meadows, meadows and dry grasslands.
Way of life
The Brown Tageule forms two generations a year, flying the moth from late April to mid-July and from late July to late August. The animals are unusual for cutworms, diurnal, and fly to flowers. The females lay their eggs in bright green rows of the forage plants, rarely on dry grasses. The caterpillars are from September to October ( first generation) and June-August (second generation) to be found. One finds the caterpillars during the day sitting on the forage plants. Their locomotion similar to those of loopers. The caterpillars feed on plants of the pea, such as alfalfa (Medicago sativa), the ordinary foot trefoil ( Lotus corniculatus ), Bird Vetch (Vicia cracca ), red clover (Trifolium pratense), meadow pea ( Lathyrus pratensis) and horseshoe vetch ( Hippocrepis comosa ). They overwinter as a pupa on the ground.