Tiliacea citrago
Linden Gelbeule ( tiliacea citrago )
The Linden Gelbeule ( tiliacea citrago ) or strip - Gelbeule is a butterfly of the family of cutworms ( Noctuidae ). The moth is like the bleach - Gelbeule ( Xanthia icteritia ) an outspoken autumn butterfly and fly between August and October.
Features
The forewings of tiliacea citrago are yellow to brick red. Two darker transverse bands differ significantly from the way the related species.
The gray- green caterpillar is marked with white lines and spots and, as the name suggests, by the end of April to June, for example, in winter Linden (Tilia cordata) and to find other Tilia species.
The eggs overwinter.
Similar Species
- Violet Gelbeule ( Xanthia togata )
- Bleaching Gelbeule ( Xanthia icteritia )
- Gold Gelbeule ( Xanthia aurago )
Occurrence
The animals are widely used in Central Europe, but nowhere more frequently. In recent years, the stocks are regional basis receded so much that the moths, as for example in Rhineland -Palatinate, under RL3 (endangered ) on the red list is classified. The Strip Gelbeule preferred sparse forests with Linde stocks, but also individual Linde groups in open terrain. In the far north, the animals are missing.