Ptilodon cucullina
Maple Dental Spinner ( Ptilodon cucullina )
The maple - tooth Spinner ( Ptilodon cucullina ) is a butterfly (moth ) from the family of the tooth Spinner ( Notodontidae ).
- 3.1 food of the caterpillars
- 4.1 Notes and references
Features
Imago
The moths reach a wingspan of 30 to 40 millimeters. They have yellow-brown to reddish-brown wings and on the outer edge of the fore wings a white-gray bandage, which is interrupted by a brownish stain with a narrow dark stripes. Through this binding, the bright butterfly significantly different from otherwise similar camel tooth Spinner ( Ptilodon capucina ).
Egg
The egg is slightly arched and white gray color.
Caterpillar
The caterpillars are about 30 mm long. They are either light green or light yellow. The back is almost white. On the front four segments, there is a continuous dark spot back. The segments five and six have low back hump, the eleventh segment a higher hump with red lace.
Doll
The pupa is dark brown or black colored brown with a round Analende.
Synonyms
- Ptilodontella cucullina
- Lophopteryx cuculla
Occurrence
The species is widespread in Central Europe, but nowhere common. She lives in different habitats where their food plants grow, such as on warm slopes, in mixed deciduous forests, glades and parklands.
Way of life
The nocturnal moths fly in two generations a year from early May to late June and in an incomplete second generation from late July to mid-August. You like to fly to artificial light sources. Eggs are laid in groups on leaves and twigs of the food plant. The caterpillar pupates in a loose cocoon on the ground. Hibernation takes place in the pupal stage.
Food of the caterpillars
The caterpillars feed mainly on field maple (Acer campestre ) and sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus).