Clostera anastomosis
Rust Brown Raufußspinner ( Clostera anastomosis )
The russet Raufußspinner ( Clostera anastomosis ), and Red-brown Raufußspinner, laurel willow moth or rust brown drake tail called, is a butterfly (moth ) from the family of the tooth Spinner ( Notodontidae ).
- 5.1 Notes and references
- 5.2 Literature
Features
Butterfly
The average wingspan of the butterfly is 30 to 38 mm. The ground color of the forewings varies from reddish-brown to gray-brown. You are provided with three thin, usually indistinct, light transverse lines. More clearly, the dark brown midfield takes off with the Apikalfleck, which is intersected by the Diskoidalquerader. In Saumfeld is a wavy line formed from the most elongated black brown spots. The hind wings are without markings gray-brown, somewhat lighter in females. The thorax bears on his back a hair. The abdomen tip is provided with an after bush. It consists in the males mostly of two long tufts. The legs are covered with dense hair. The antennae of the males are long, those of the females feathered shorter and finer. The proboscis is stunted.
Egg
The egg is hemispherical, initially white and later takes on a reddish color.
Caterpillar
Adults caterpillars are brownish, darker on the back. They are yellow and brown haired provided on the back with two rows of white dots. Next to it are orange yellow side stripes. On the fourth and eleventh segment, bushy blackish bump lift. The spiracles are black.
Doll
The doll shines black brown. On the back two red-yellow dot rows and two equally colored, broken stripes are visible. The cremaster is provided with a long tip and several short hair. Pupation takes place in a thin gray-white cocoon.
Similar Species
The Little Raufußspinner ( Clostera pigra ) is smaller ( wingspan 22-28 mm) and differs primarily by a more or less pronounced purple Überstäubung the forewing.
Distribution and habitat
The russet Raufußspinner is widely used in Europe and is heading east before to after China, Japan and Korea. The species prefers inhabited possible aspen forests and wetlands and swamp forests.
Way of life
The species forms in northern Europe a generation in the year from whose moth flying in the months of May and June, in Central Europe they are found in two generations in April and May and in July and August. Where in southern regions copies can still be found in October, they are likely to belong to a third generation. The butterfly sit during the day in rest position with a roof shape over the abdomen folded wings often on leaves, stems or branches. At night they visit artificial light sources. The eggs are stored in a plurality of superposed levels. Young caterpillars first live socially, older caterpillars live separately. They feed on the leaves of various poplar (Populus ) and willow species ( Salix). The young caterpillars of the last generation overwinter in common between leaves spun together.
Endangering
The russet Raufußspinner comes in the German federal states with varying frequency and is run on the red list of endangered species on the early warning list. In Baden- Württemberg, however, as he is not at risk.