Lulworth Skipper
Mattscheckiger Brown - Skipper ( Thymelicus Acteon )
The Mattscheckige Brown - Skipper ( Thymelicus Acteon ) is a butterfly of the family of the skipper ( Hesperiidae ).
- 3.1 Flight times and caterpillars
- 3.2 food of the caterpillars
- 4.1 Dining Falter
- 6.1 Notes and references
Features
The moths reach a wingspan of 24 to 28 millimeters, the females are slightly larger than males. Your wing tops are colored orange-brown, the outer edge is dark and has a bright rim. You can see a curved row of small pale yellowish spots in the Postdiskalregion formed strong in males indistinct, with the females. The males have black streak-like fragrance shed stains.
The beads reach a length of up to 24 millimeters. The crawler body tapers at both ends and is colored green. On the back is a dark green, pale -edged line, which is flanked by a pale greenish yellow line. The spiracles is also greenish yellow; below this there is a yellowish white ribbon. The tracked head is large and greenish brown.
Similar Species
- Black Kolbiger Brown - Skipper ( Thymelicus lineola )
- Brown Kolbiger Brown - Skipper ( Thymelicus sylvestris)
- Thymelicus hyrax
- Thymelicus hamza
Dissemination
The species is throughout the Mediterranean, distributed except on some islands such as Corsica and Sardinia and North Africa, east Asia Minor to Iraq. To the north it reaches the south of England ( only in the vicinity of Lulworth, hence the English name " Lulworth Skipper" ) and Northern Germany. They fly up to an altitude of about 1,600 meters, in North Africa and up to 1,800 meters. Though they are widely distributed throughout central Europe, the animals are usually only locally before then but often in large numbers. They live in hot, dry, flowery and grassy places, especially among the bushes. In the south of England they live in grassy karst areas.
Way of life
Like all Dickkopffalter the animals are avid flower visitors and mainly on violet flowers, such as Find Knapweed, Hauhecheln and Marsh. They fly very fast in only a small height. They live about two to three weeks.
Flight times and caterpillars
The moths fly in one generation from July to August, the caterpillars are found from September to June of next year.
Food of the caterpillars
The caterpillars feed on broad-leaved grasses, such as by
- Pinna - Zwenke ( Brachypodium pinnatum )
- Forest Zwenke ( Brachypodium sylvaticum )
- Common couch grass ( Elymus repens )
- Crawling couch grass ( Elymus repens )
- Small-reed ( Calamagrostis epigejos ).
Development
The females lay their eggs usually in rows of about five to six, maximum of 15 pieces in the leaf sheaths, on the underside of leaves of forage plants from. These are preferably grown in size. The caterpillars hatch in September and cocoon themselves immediately afterwards in a cocoon in which they hibernate. They begin their development until the following spring around April. They are nocturnal and live between the edges together spun a blade of grass. Pupation takes place in a loose cocoon in the grass in a green belt doll.
Food of moths
The moths were observed in the Nektarsuche among others, the following plants:
- Dove Pincushion Flower ( Scabiosa columbaria )
- Field Scabious ( Knautia arvensis)
- Forest scabious ( knautia dipsacifolia )
- Medicinal Ziest ( Stachys officinalis)
- Meadow knapweed (Centaurea jacea )
- Stemless thistle ( Cirsium acaule )
- Nodding Thistle ( Carduus nutans )
- Small burnet saxifrage (Pimpinella Saxifraga )
- Common bird's-foot trefoil ( Lotus corniculatus )
Threats and conservation
The populations of Mattscheckigen brown thick head moth are threatened, including through land consolidation, the use of herbicides and mulching. The careful use of the nectar habitats is of particular importance. Thymelicus Acteon is classified in the red list of endangered species of the Federal Republic as being at risk (Level 3).