Cerastis rubricosa
Red-brown Spring Bodeneule ( Cerastis rubricosa )
The Red-brown Spring Bodeneule ( Cerastis rubricosa ), brown Red Wegericheule is a butterfly (moth ) from the family of cutworms ( Noctuidae ).
- 5.1 Notes and references
- 5.2 Literature
Features
Butterfly
The wingspan of the butterfly is from 32 to 38 mm. The color spectrum of the forewing has predominantly gray and reddish-brown shades. But there are also copies with purple gray or nearly monochromatic red wings. Ring and kidney blemish hardly stand out from the basic color, Zapf blemish can not be identified. On Costalrand there are some black spots, wavy line and outer transverse line are darkened. The hind wings shimmer light reddish gray or brown. Strikingly, both parties briefly saw-toothed antennae of the males.
Egg, caterpillar, pupa
The egg is initially white and turns yellow before hatching and shows a bright red center spot and a wide bandage. The caterpillars have showy when young yellow and brown stripes. Adult they are brownish or violet gray and show narrow, yellowish, broken side ridge lines and large dark spots. The squat, red-brown doll has two strong, curved and two underlying very fine thorns on the cremaster.
Similar Species
- Yellow stain Spring Bodeneule ( Cerastis leucographa ): The yellow ring and kidney brokering stand out most clearly by the color of the forewing from. On Costalrand lacks the black spots.
- Cerastis faceta: the brokering are mostly dark, the neck collar ( Patagia ) is whitish.
Geographical distribution and habitat
The occurrence of the species extends throughout Europe, east through the temperate zones of Asia to Japan. In Northern Europe, partially exceeds the Arctic Circle. In the south of the area of distribution includes the Mediterranean and Turkey. In the mountains it comes to over 1700 meters altitude before. The Red-brown Spring Bodeneule is to be found in different habitats, for example, on warm slopes in deciduous forests, glades, meadows in valleys and high moors, on moorland meadows as well as in gardens and parks.
Way of life
The Red-brown Spring Bodeneule is one generation per year, flying their Falter March to May. You suck at flowering catkins and their very early flight time therefore runs largely parallel to the Flower of Willow ( Salix). The moths are crepuscular and nocturnal, coming to artificial light sources and visit the bait. The caterpillars live from May to July. They feed on the leaves of various plants, for example by
- Luzulo, ( Luzula )
- Mosquito Händelwurz, ( Gymnadenia conopsea )
- Common bird's-foot trefoil ( Lotus corniculatus )
- Germander speedwell ( Veronica chamaedrys )
- Shaggy rattle, ( Rhinenthus alectorolophus )
Very happy they feed on the inflorescences of species of orchid ( Orchidaceae). The species overwinters as a pupa in a hole in the ground.
Endangering
The Red-brown Spring Bodeneule is widely used in Germany and regional basis proliferates, so that it is considered not at risk.