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Pyralidae-Pyraustinae
Palpita quadristigmalis (Guenée, 1854)
Four-spotted Palpita
A moth with transparent wings and an orange (brown) stripe..
Description
- Adult: moth triangular shape in repose. Colour usually very pale, whitish. Wings semi-transparent and satin-like. Fore wings have brown markings, with two black spots in the middle. Wingspan 30 mm.
- Egg: flattened oval, yellowish-white, finely reticulated. 1 mm long, 0.5 mm wide.
- Larva: pale yellow body at hatching, becoming an increasingly green. 3 pairs of small setae sited laterally on each segment. At full development, the caterpillar measures 18 to 20 mm long.
- pupa: brown, slightly roughened; 12 to 16 mm long, 3 to 4 mm wide.
Biology
- Host plants: olive, as well as jasmine (Jasminum), privet (Ligustrum), ash (Fraxinus), arbutus (Arbutus unedo).
- The first adults appear at the beginning of spring. They are active at night and mate from the second day. Pairing lasts 4 to 6 hours and may be repeated many times.
The egg-laying period spreads over 11 to 30 days, depending on the season. The female dies immediately afterwards.
- The female lays about 600 eggs, usually singly, on the upper or lower surface of foliage.
The egg hatches after 3 to 20 days, depending on the temperature, the lower threshold for development being 9°C.
- Larval development lasts 18 to 25 days. The caterpillars feed on young foliage sited at the end of branches, at first scouring one surface, then cutting the lamina.
Before pupation, the caterpillar constructs a shelter by spinning several leaves together with silken threads.
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Aytul Hanım kırmızı zemin üzerinde oldukça göz alıcı bir çekim olmuş. Verdiğiniz değerli bilgiler için de ayrıca teşekkürler. Elinize emeğinize sağlık.
Bayram
Doygun renklerle çok güzel ve net bir çekim olmuş Aytül, şimdiye kadar görmediğim enteresan bir güve, abdomen gerisindeki püsküllere bayıldım!
Mehmet
Hello Aytul,
Thanks for writing your kind critique on my recent picture.
This Moth you have captured so well looks delicate and very pretty against the BG of red flowers.
The top point of view gives a fine impression of its abdomen, wings and head including the eyes.
TFS and all the best,
Ram
Hi aytul!
Very interesting species, great contrast on this red flowers. Good DOF and sharpness.
Thanks for sharing
Adrian
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