Euchalcia bellieri | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Noctuidae |
Genus: | Euchalcia |
Species: | E. bellieri
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Binomial name | |
Euchalcia bellieri (Kirby, 1903)
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Synonyms | |
Euchalcia bellieri is a moth of the family Noctuidae.
Latin species name bellieri honors the French entomologist Jean-Baptiste Eugène Bellier de la Chavignerie (1819-1888). [3]
Euchalcia bellieri has a wingspan of about 33–34 millimetres (1.3–1.3 in). [3] [4] This rare species closely resemble Euchalcia variabilis, but it is quite smaller. The upperside of the forewings shows a well marked oblique inner line with a slight rosy border. The central area is dark brown, while the hind margin is rosy. The basal dark line is angulated. The orbicular stigma is double, with a yellow ring. Larvae are green with a white lateral line. [5]
Caterpillars feed on Delphinium dubium, maybe also on Aconitum species. [6] They are fully grown at the end of June, while adults fly in July. [5]
This species is endemic to France (Hautes-Alpes, Basses-Alpes, Alpes Maritimes) and to a northern Italian Region ( Piedmont). [7] [8]
Euchalcia bellieri | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Noctuidae |
Genus: | Euchalcia |
Species: | E. bellieri
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Binomial name | |
Euchalcia bellieri (Kirby, 1903)
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Synonyms | |
Euchalcia bellieri is a moth of the family Noctuidae.
Latin species name bellieri honors the French entomologist Jean-Baptiste Eugène Bellier de la Chavignerie (1819-1888). [3]
Euchalcia bellieri has a wingspan of about 33–34 millimetres (1.3–1.3 in). [3] [4] This rare species closely resemble Euchalcia variabilis, but it is quite smaller. The upperside of the forewings shows a well marked oblique inner line with a slight rosy border. The central area is dark brown, while the hind margin is rosy. The basal dark line is angulated. The orbicular stigma is double, with a yellow ring. Larvae are green with a white lateral line. [5]
Caterpillars feed on Delphinium dubium, maybe also on Aconitum species. [6] They are fully grown at the end of June, while adults fly in July. [5]
This species is endemic to France (Hautes-Alpes, Basses-Alpes, Alpes Maritimes) and to a northern Italian Region ( Piedmont). [7] [8]