Drasteria cailino
Drasteria cailino
Drasteria cailino is a butterfly (moth ) from the family of cutworms ( Noctuidae ).
- 4.1 Notes and references
- 4.2 Literature
Features
Butterfly
The wingspan of the butterfly is 30 to 42 mm. On the top of the front wing shows a change of differently colored regions. The basal region is black brown, the Diskalregion root downward initially ocher to pink and then turns into a dark brown, gray -scale to the outside area. The hem is dark brown. The kidneys blemish stand out very large ocher forth and possess inside usually a strongly jagged line. Ring and pin flaws are not cross lines often indistinctly visible. The hind wings are white and have a broad dark brown band in Saumfeld. This is sometimes a whitish spot is near the inner angle. The Diskalfleck is crescent shaped, but is absent in some specimens. The fringes shimmering silky white and are interrupted by a short dark area approximately in the middle.
Similar Species
Drasteria picta shows an overall darker appearance and is distinguished by a narrow dark band in the middle of the hind wings, which runs through the Diskalfleck and extends to the front edge.
Distribution and habitat
The distribution of the species extends across southern Europe along the Mediterranean and east to Asia Minor, the Middle East, South-West Russia and Kazakhstan. It also occurs in Central Asia. In the Canary Islands and in North Africa survived the closely related species Drasteria philippina. Drasteria cailino is mainly found in warm river valleys, on steppe meadows and xerotherm mountain slopes.
Way of life
The nocturnal moths fly in two generations from May to July and in the fall. Visit artificial light sources. The caterpillars feed on the leaves of the basket willow ( Salix viminalis ).