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Little Forktail ( furcula bifida )
The Little Forktail ( furcula bifida ), sometimes referred to as aspen - tailed, is a butterfly (moth ) from the family of the tooth Spinner ( Notodontidae ).
- 2.1 Flight times and caterpillars
- 3.1 subspecies
- 3.2 Synonyms
- 4.1 Notes and references
- 4.2 Literature
Features
The moths reach a wingspan of 35 to 45 millimeters. They have whitish forewings with a gray median fillet. This is clearly portrayed by black lines and forms in addition to the larger wingspan is the main difference to the similar fork -tailed species. The hind wings are gray white. The caterpillars have a light green color and a brown, yellow border back drawing. This marking on the back is triangular expanded in the middle, narrowed at the end often or interrupted. The abdomen, which ends pointed, ending in a tail fork with two long points, which gave the name of the species.
Similar Species
- Book - tailed ( furcula furcula )
- Birch -tailed ( furcula bicuspid )
Way of life
The caterpillars feed on the leaves of aspen (Populus tremula ), and from the leaves of the poplars (Populus ) and willow ( Salix). Hibernation takes place as a doll, the multiple lies occasionally.
Flight times and caterpillars
The nocturnal moths fly mostly in one, sometimes in two generations mainly from mid-May to late June. The caterpillars can be found in July and August
System
Subspecies
There are known three subspecies:
- Furcula bifida bifida ( Brahm, 1787)
- Furcula bifida Lype ( Seiffers, 1933)
- Furcula bifida urocera Boisduval 1840
Synonyms
- Cerura bifida
- Phalaena bifida Brahm, 1787