Coenonympha oedippus
Rivervale - Heath ( Coenonympha oedippus )
The Rivervale - Heath ( Coenonympha oedippus ) or bog - Heath is a butterfly ( butterfly ) of the family Nymphalidae ( Nymphalidae ).
- 5.1 Notes and references
- 5.2 Literature
Features
Butterfly
The moths reach a wingspan of 26-34 millimeters, the females are slightly larger. Your front and rear wing tops are dyed one color without markings and dull brown. Occasionally one or two indistinct eye-spots on the outer edge of the hind wings are visible. The wing undersides are light brown and show a lot of yellow -bordered black eye-spots, which also white are centered. In females, these are also available on the front wing bottoms, and they also show a striking, silver-white wing edge binding.
Egg, caterpillar, pupa
The egg is relatively large and of a blue-green color. The slender caterpillars are green yellow and have a dark back stripe and long pink anus tips. The doll is bright olive green and has yellow, white ring around the wing sheaths and brownish head tips.
Similar Species
- The smaller Forest Heath ( Coenonympha hero ) allows multiple reddish -bordered ocelli on the hind wing upper side and a bit more colorful colored wing back recognize.
- The Brown Waldvogel ( Aphantopus hyperantus ) lacks the silvery-white edge binding on the wing underside. He is also much larger.
Occurrence
The animals come into mutually isolated colonies locally ago from southwest France east to Japan. In German-speaking countries they are found only in a few limited points in Austria and Switzerland. They are preferably found on bog and marsh meadows, but also occasionally in dry places and on warmer Rivervale - Molinia meadows.
Way of life
The moths live in a generation annually from mid June to mid August. They fly in the sun low and slow over meadows and resting with wings closed. The females lay eggs on the stems of forage crops. The young caterpillars hibernate. As the caterpillar food plants are mainly used for pipe grasses ( Molinia ), cotton grass ( Eriophorum ) or sedge ( Carex panicea ). Pupation takes place in a Stürzpuppe.
Threats and conservation
The species was formerly found in Bavaria, but is now considered extinct. The cultivation of peat meadows has this situation probably accelerated. The Rivervale - Heath is therefore performed on the Red List of endangered species in Category 0 ( extinct or lost ).