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Rhyacia simulans (Hufnagel, 1766)

Имаго  (Rhyacia simulans)

Taxonomy

class Insecta subclass Pterygota infraclass Neoptera superorder Holometabola order Lepidoptera superfamily Noctuoidea family Noctuidae subfamily Noctuinae tribe Noctuini subtribe Noctuina genus Rhyacia → species Rhyacia simulans

Species name(s)

Rhyacia simulans (Hufnagel, 1766) = Phalaena simulans Hufnagel, 1766 = Noctua tristis Fabricius, 1775 = Noctua pyrophila Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775 = Phalaena (Noctua) radicea Esper, 1789 = Agrotis augurides Rothschild, 1914 = Rhyacia augurides = Standfussiana simulans. [9, 10]

Dotted Rustic.

urn:lsid:insecta.pro:taxonomy:7859

Expansion

This species marks on the maps: 3.

Zoogeographical regions

Palaearctic.

Russia regions

#1. Kaliningradsky; #3. Karelsky; #4. Evropeisky Severo-Zapadny; #6. Evropeisky Severo-Vostochny; #7. Evropeisky yuzhno-tayozhny; #8. Evropeisky Tsentralny; #9. Evropeisky Tsentralno-Chernozyomny; #10. Sredne-Volzhsky; #11. Volgo-Donsky; #12. Nizhnevolzhsky; #13. Zapadno-Kavkazsky; #14. Vostochno-Kavkazsky; #17. Yuzhno-Uralsky; #19. Sredneobsky; #20. Yuzhno-Zapadnosibirsky; #22. Krasnoyarsky; #23. Predaltaisky; #24. Gorno-Altaisky; #26. Predbaikalsky; #31. Yuzhno-Yakutsky.

Forewing length

17—19 mm.

Primary colors

Brown/Gray/Black.

Flight time

January February March April May June July August September October November December

Larva lifespan

January February March April May June July August September October November December

Имаго  (Rhyacia simulans)

Detailed information with references

Distribution

  • Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Great Britain, Hungary, Germany, Greece, Denmark, Ireland, Spain, Italy, Corsica, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sardinia, Sicily, Slovakia, the Soviet Union - the European part Finland, France, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Sweden, Estonia, Yugoslavia. [1].
  • Albania, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the British Isles, France, Germany, Greece (mainland), Denmark (mainland), Ireland, Spain (mainland), Italy (mainland), Corsica, Latvia Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Moldova, Netherlands, Norway (mainland), Poland,Portugal (mainland), Romania, Russia, Sardinia, Northern Ireland, Sicily, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine, Finland, France (mainland), Croatia, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Sweden, Estonia, Yugoslavia. [10].
  • Regions of the Russian Federation: the Volga-Don, East Caucasus, Gorno-Altaisk, the European North-East, the European North-West, the European Central Black Earth, the European Central European South taiga, the Western Caucasus, Kaliningrad, Karelia, Krasnoyarsk, Lower Volga, Prealtay, of Baikal,Middle-Volga, Sredneobskaya, South West Siberian, South Ural, South Yakutia. [3].
  • Ареал: умеренная Европа и Азия. В Альпах на высоте до 2000 м. [85].

Imago Habitus and Differences from alike species

  • Длина переднего крыла может составлять от 1,7 до 1,9 см, окрас — от серого до коричневатого. Внутрення и наружная полосы всегда зубчатые. По кайме и краю крыльев идут черные точки, почковидное пятно и круглое пятно — светлоокрашенные. [85].

General info about Imago

  • Местообитания: сухие участки на песчаных почвах, лужайки, луговины с бедным растительным покровом. [85].

Imago lifespan

  • Бабочка летает с начала июня до конца сентября. [85].

Larva food plants / other food objects

  • Дикорастущие злаки. [85].

Larva lifespan

  • Гусеница притворщицы активна с октября по апрель следующего года. [85].

Overwintering stage

  • Зимует гусеница. [85].

Authors

Initial species uploading to the site: Peter Khramov.

Photos: Sergey Novitckiy, Anton Goltsov.

Text data: Peter Khramov.

The species characteristics formalization: Peter Khramov.

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