Hyles zygophylli
Hyles zygophylli is a butterfly (moth ) from the family of moth ( Sphingidae ). The range of the species extends from northwestern Turkey and the southern Wolgatal in Russia east to north- western China and to the south of Mongolia.
- 2.1 Flight times and caterpillars
- 2.2 food of the caterpillars
- 4.1 Notes and references
- 4.2 Literature
Features
Characteristics of the adult bees
The moths reach wingspans of 60 to 75 millimeters. Their forewings are yellowish brown with a narrow, yellowish white stripe that runs centrally from the base of the wing inner edge over the wing to the tip. From this strip branch off one or two equally colored branches to the wing leading edge. The wing outer edge is yellowish. The front wings are much narrower than in the other species of the genus Hyles. The hind wings typical of the genus in the center a striking pink and red on the wing inner edge of a white spot, both of which are lined with black on the wing base and wing outer edge. The species is very variable in color and the extent of the pattern. Animals from arid habitats are usually paler and have a coloration with more yellow proportions. The species can be confused with many color variations of the line hawkmoth ( Hyles llivornica ).
Features of the crawler
The caterpillars reach a body length of 70 to 80 millimeters and occur in several color variations. Full grown they are mainly pale green or yellow and have the back and sides of a black reticulated pattern. The ventral side is undecorated. On both sides of the spine runs a narrow yellow band with small, different sized, black -rimmed, yellow or white eye patch. In some animals the head, the back line, the Analhorn and Nachschieber is black, in others these games are yellow or pale green. All color forms have a yellow longitudinal band below the orange or white stigmas.
Egg and pupa
The size of the eggs is not documented, however, it is above average within the genus Hyles. The eggs are spherical, strong green and resemble those of the poplar hawkmoth ( Laothoe populi ). The doll is 40 to 50 millimeters long, light sand color and wears fine, dark lines.
Occurrence and habitat
The type is from northwestern Turkey and the southern Wolgatal in Russia east of the north of Syria, the Caucasus, northern Iran, Turkmenistan, south of Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan to the north of Afghanistan, and to the northeast about Kyrgyzstan into the Chinese provinces of Xinjiang and Shaanxi, and to the south of Mongolia common. Evidence of the way, there are also areas in Romania, where Beans like Jochblatt ( Zygophyllum fabago ) often grows. From Dalmatia in Croatia the discovery of a Irrgastes is documented; the preparation of the captured specimen is preserved in the Carnegie Museum of Natural History.
The moths colonize hot alkali plains, sand dunes and arid slopes with vegetation of the bean -like Jochblattes. In China, the preferred type bushes with sunny gravel banks along river banks, with the species of the genus Jochblatt ( Zygophyllum ) are covered.
Flight times and caterpillars
The caterpillars are often made between May and September of hot locations you can find them later in the year.
Food of the caterpillars
The caterpillars feed mainly on beans like Jochblatt ( Zygophyllum fabago ), other Jochblatt species are locally eaten, such as Zygophyllum oxianum. Presumably, the caterpillars feed on flowers of steppe Candles ( eremurus ). In captivity, a breeding mostly with Burzeldornen ( Tribulus ), also carried a genus of Jochblattgewächse.
Development
The females lay their eggs on the underside of the leaves of the food plants. The crawler slip after two to five days. They sit initially on the underside of leaves on the midrib. With increasing development, they feed freely on the plant sitting by clinging to a stalk. Flowers and leaves are eaten while hastily. In Turkmenistan, a crawler frequency has been detected of 83.3 animals per 100 food plants. Development from egg to pupation lasts about 30 days, the pupal period in the summer is no more than eight days. The wintering of animals is carried out as a doll. Parasitoids that attack the nature, are not yet known.