Eupithecia actaeata
Eupithecia actaeata
Eupithecia actaeata, sometimes referred to as Baneberry - Pug is a butterfly (moth ) from the family of the tensioner ( Geometridae ).
- 5.1 Notes and references
- 5.2 Literature
Features
Butterfly
The moths reach a wingspan of 19 to 24 millimeters. The front wings shimmer usually in a gray-brown color with partially indistinct wavy lines that continue weakened on the hind wings. They have a distinct, usually elongated black Diskalfleck and have near the Thomus a conspicuous bright spot. On the hind wings there is a weak spot trained agents.
Caterpillar
Young caterpillars are green and are fully grown unique to the additional, distinctive, species-typical reddish diamond- like pattern on its back.
Similar Species
Eupithecia trisignaria shows similar drawing elements such as actaeata, but is slightly smaller and to distinguish the three distinct dark spots on the front edge.
As with many Pug species should be a reliable determination of the moths carried out by specialists, and also a genitalmorphologische analysis is recommended for the unique assignment. In an ex - larva - breeding is possible because of the uniqueness of the bead a reliable determination of actaeata.
Geographical distribution and occurrence
The species occurs in Central Europe from Denmark to Hungary before, in the south in the Balkans and in Italy. The westernmost localities lie in France. In the British Isles it is missing. In the north they settled patchy the Fennoscandian countries to beyond the Arctic Circle, in the East it is common to Japan. In the Alps, it rises to a height of 1800 meters. Preferred habitat is shady forests with content Baneberry ( Actaea spicata ).
Way of life
The moths are nocturnal and appear also to artificial light sources. Main flight period are the months of May to June. In the south, a second generation flies in July and August. The caterpillars live primarily on the leaves of Baneberry. The pupae overwinter.
Endangering
In Germany Eupithecia actaeata is to be found in the individual federal states in very different numbers and is run on the Red List of endangered species in some regions as " critically endangered ".