Ochropacha duplaris
Two- owls Spinner ( Ochropacha duplaris )
The two-point owl moth ( Ochropacha duplaris ) is a butterfly of the family of Sichelflügler ( Drepanidae ).
- 3.1 Flight times and caterpillars
- 3.2 food of the caterpillars
- 5.1 Notes and references
- 5.2 Literature
Features
The wings are gray and have a black eponymous colon on the front wings on. Otherwise, the moth the birch owl moth ( Tetheella fluctuosa ) looks similar to its smaller size. The wavy cross bands on the forewings are strongly washed out and poorly visible.
Similar Species
- Birch owls Spinner ( Tetheella fluctuosa )
Occurrence
The animals are in central and northern Europe and Asia, east to take to Japan. In addition to wet heathland, lowland forests and copses they also prefer woodlands with high humidity and the banks of rivers.
Way of life
Flight times and caterpillars
The moths fly in two generations from mid-May to mid-July and from late July to mid-September. The second generation is incomplete in some areas, or missing altogether. The caterpillars from the eggs of the first generation can be found from August to October, the second from June to July of the following year.
Food of the caterpillars
The caterpillars feed on birches (Betula ), alder ( Alnus ) and poplars (Populus ).
Development
The caterpillars live together between spun leaves. They overwinter as a pupa.