Euchalcia bellieri

Euchalcia bellieri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Subfamily: Plusiinae
Genus: Euchalcia
Species: E. bellieri
Binomial name
Euchalcia bellieri
(Kirby, 1903)
Synonyms
  • Euchalcia galloi Berio, 1989[1]
  • Plusia bellieri Kirby, 1900[2]

Euchalcia bellieri is a moth of the Noctuidae family.

Etymology

Latin species name bellieri honors the French entomologist Jean-Baptiste Eugène Bellier de la Chavignerie (1819-1888).[3]

Description

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]

Distribution

This species is endemic to France (Hautes-Alpes, Basses-Alpes, Alpes Maritimes) and to a northern Italian Region (Piedmont). [7][8][9]

References

  1. ↑ Biolib
  2. ↑ GBIF
  3. 1 2 Lepiforum.de
  4. ↑ Noctuidae.de
  5. 1 2 W. F. Kirby The butterflies and moths of Europe I-LXXII, 1-432. London (Cassell and Company)
  6. ↑ Paolo Mazzei, Daniel Morel, Raniero Panfili Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa
  7. ↑ Funet
  8. ↑ Fauna Europaea
  9. ↑ It.advfn.com
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