Nine-spotted moth
White -spot burnet ( Amata phegea )
The White -spot burnet ( Amata phegea ) is a butterfly (moth ) from the subfamily of tiger moths ( Arctiinae ).
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Features
The White -spot burnet reaches a wingspan of 35 to 40 millimeters. Its wings are black blue and have white spots, the number and size may vary. Another feature is the located on the abdomen broad, yellow ring. The black sensor have white tips.
The beads reach a length of up to 30 millimeters. The gray caterpillars body is covered with short tufts of gray hair sitting on black warts. The tracked head is reddish brown.
Similar Species
- Amata ragazzii ( Turati, 1917)
- Modifiable Burnet ( Zygaena Ephialtes ) (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
- Syntomis phegea
Mimicry
The White -spot burnet imitates his appearance the variable Burnet ( Zygaena Ephialtes ), which is toxic to birds and is shunned by them. The White -spot burnet benefited.
Dissemination
The White -spot burnet occurs particularly in Southern Europe, but is also used in Central Europe to north- west and north- east of Germany before. In the East, the spread to Asia Minor and Transcaucasia enough. The species prefers dry areas that are open overgrown with trees and shrubs, as well as forest edges. In Central Europe, the white -spot burnet is especially found in open woods and bushy slopes.
Way of life
The caterpillars of the white spot Widderchens eat especially herbaceous plants, including Erika plants such as heather and moor grass, yellow dock, cleavers and plantain. The caterpillars overwinter in a common cocoon on the ground and still eat afterwards to May. The moths emerge from June to July.