Svensson's copper underwing
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Svensson's copper underwing (Amphipyra berbera) is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Charles E. Rungs in 1949. It is distributed throughout Europe including Russia east to the Urals.
This species has a wingspan of 47–56 mm, the female usually larger than the male. The forewings are brown, marked with pale fascia and a dark-centred pale stigma. The hindwings are bright copper-coloured. This species is very similar to the copper underwing (Amphipyra pyramidea) but can usually be distinguished by the pattern on the underside of the hindwings: A. pyramidea has a pale central area, contrasting strongly with darker margins; A berbera is much more uniformly coloured. See Townsend et al.[1]
A. berbera flies at night from July to SeptemberTemplate:Efn and is attracted to light and strongly to sugar.
The larva feeds on a range of trees and shrubs (see list below). The species overwinters as an egg.
Recorded food plants
- Acer – sycamore maple
- Carpinus – hornbeam
- Populus – aspen
- Quercus – oak
- Rhododendron
- Salix – willow
- Sorbus – rowan
- Syringa – lilac
- Tilia – lime[2]
- Wisteria – Wisteria sinensis
Notes
References
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External links
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- Fauna Europaea
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- Lepiforum e.V. Includes photo of genitalia.
- ↑ Martin C. Townsend, Jon Clifton and Brian Goodey (2010). British and Irish Moths: An Illustrated Guide to Selected Difficult Species. (covering the use of genitalia characters and other features) Butterfly Conservation.
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