Macaria liturata
Violet Grey Eckflügelspanner ( Macaria liturata )
The Violet Grey Eckflügelspanner ( Macaria liturata ), also pine Eckflügelspanner or frequent Gray called pine moth, is a butterfly (moth ) from the family of the tensioner ( Geometridae ).
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Features
Butterfly
The wingspan of the moth is about 26 to 30 millimeters. The wings have a purple gray color. Specific type are three dark transverse lines on the fore wings, which are thickened at the anterior margin and often dissolve into points. Behind the outer transverse line a broad reddish-yellow transverse fascia is visible, which begins at the anterior margin with a brown-red stain, and continues on the hind wings. Sometimes occur brownish, strongly aberrativ colored moths, which the transverse lines are missing, show the broad, orange transverse bands and called f trexleri. The front wings are easily drawn below the apex, the hind wings in the center with a short tip or corner.
Egg
The egg is elliptical in shape, tapering towards the base and is covered with a clear network sculpture. To the micropyle are small warts as well as a siebenblättrige rosette. Freshly deposited eggs have a greenish color, which changes later in reddish brown with white spots, and finally to violet gray.
Caterpillar
Adults caterpillars are of green or gray -green color and show two parallel white side stripes, which give them the appearance of the needles of some forage crops.
Doll
The reddish brown doll has a long terminal spine on the cremaster.
Geographical distribution and habitat
The nominate the violet horror Eckflügelspanners comes from the British Isles to Siberia, south of the western Mediterranean through Italy, the Balkans and the Black Sea region to the Caucasus and in the north to the Arctic Circle, before. In the Alps, it rises to around 1600 meters above sea level. In East Asia, the ssp lives. Macaria liturata pressaria. The species prefers inhabits coniferous and mixed forests.
Way of life
Main flight period of moths are the months of April to August. Visit at night often in number of artificial light sources and occasionally bait. Food plants of the caterpillars are various conifers. These include fir (Abies ), spruce (Picea ), pine (Pinus ) and juniper species ( Juniperus ). The pupa overwinters.
Endangering
The Violet Grey Eckflügelspanner is performed on the Red List of Threatened Species as not at risk.