Mother Shipton Moth
Check Tageule ( Calli webs mi)
The check - Tageule ( Euclidia ( Calli lands) mi) is a butterfly (moth ) from the family of cutworms ( Noctuidae ).
Features
The moths reach a wingspan of 25-30 millimeters. Their forewings are gray, brown and white patterned, in the middle of the wing a broad, dark structure, each has a round indentation on the body towards the center, can be seen. The hind wings are dark brown and have yellowish or white, swinging placed patches or bandages.
The caterpillars are about 40 mm long and have a slim, smooth body and have just two abdominal pairs of legs, but they are not operational. They are light yellow to yellow-brown on the back and wear a thin, light longitudinal line and to the side depending on two broad, dark lines that can be divided into narrower and finally the stigmata a bright longitudinal binding.
Geographical distribution and habitat
They live on both dry and open terrain, such as on dry grasslands, meadows and forest edges, as well as wet meadows and at the edges of bogs. You lack to over-fertilized and heavily farmed meadows.
Way of life
The check - Tageule forms two generations a year, flying the moth from late April to mid-July and from late July to late August. The moths are, unlike almost all other cutworms, diurnal and fly different flowers on the nectar eyes. Sometimes they can also be seen flying at dusk time. They are shy and usually sit so that you can recognize their hind wings. The caterpillars are from September to October ( first generation) and June-August (second generation) to be found. The caterpillars are diurnal as well as nocturnal, but are very sensitive to vibration. In case of danger, they curl up and let himself fall to the ground. They are commonly found on grasses that do not belong to their food plants, dormant. Their locomotion similar to those of loopers. The caterpillars feed on red clover (Trifolium pratense), wing - broom ( Genista sagittal ), skipjack or sweet clover ( Melilotus officinalis) and bird vetch (Vicia cracca ). The check - Tageule hibernates in the pupa, which is located either on the ground or hanging on a plant.
Taxonomy
The check - Tageule was formerly assigned to the genus Calli webs Hübner, 1823 ( in combination Calli webs mi). The genus was, however, by Goater et al. (2003) in the subgenus of Euclidia Ochsenheimer, 1816 devalued.