Currant Pug
Hop - Pug ( Eupithecia assimilata )
The hop - Pug ( Eupithecia assimilata ) is a butterfly (moth ) from the family of the tensioner ( Geometridae ).
- 5.1 Notes and references
- 5.2 Literature
Features
Butterfly
The wingspan of the butterfly is 17 to 24 millimeters. The ground color of the forewings varies from gray-brown to reddish brown to. At the front edge of some dark spots can be seen. The bright wavy line near the hem is dissolved in white spots, of which the spot at the inner angle is especially prominent, and is sometimes applied twice. The significant black middle spot is elongated. The hind wings are slightly brighter than the forewing. On Analwinkel is often a small white spot.
Egg, caterpillar, pupa
The egg has a glossy white color and a smooth surface.
The caterpillars are green in spring, reddish or brownish in late summer and show on the back of very distinct reddish brown angular spots. The color corresponds to the leaves or fruit status of fodder plant.
The yellow-brown doll has green elytra and is equipped with two strong hooks and six thin bristles on the cremaster.
Similar Species
The ragweed Pug ( Eupithecia absinthiata ) has very similar drawing elements. In this type, however, the white dot at the inner angle formed is weaker or absent. A genitalmorphologische examination may be helpful in the determination.
Geographical distribution and occurrence
The hop - Pug is widely used in Europe. Its occurrence extends eastwards to the Urals, the Ussuri and on to the island of Sakhalin. In the Pyrenees and the Alps, he rises to heights of 1500 or 1800 meters. Another area of distribution is in North America. The species prefers moist forest edges, hedgerows and shady shore regions.
Way of life
The moths are crepuscular and nocturnal and fly in two generations from late April to June and July to September. Sometimes they suck on the flowers of elderberry (Sambucus ) or ash species ( Fraxinus ). They also appear to artificial light sources. The caterpillars initially feed on the leaves of the hop ( Humulus lupulus), later also of the flowers and fruits. In North America they live on currant species ( Ribes ). The wintering pupae of the second generation.
Endangering
In Germany the hop - Pug is found in all states and is " not at risk " out on the red list of threatened species as. Only in the Saarland, he is considered " critically endangered ".