Erebidae : Erebinae
Passenger
DYSGONIA algira (Linnaeus, 1767)
Passenger
DYSGONIA algira (Linnaeus, 1767)
Kind permission - © Tim Norriss
Life Cycle Guide - Europe
Description
Wingspan: 44 -48mm
Worldwide Distribution: Europe - less (Belgium,Estonia,Ireland,Latvia,Lithuania,Luxembourg,Norway,Poland,Russia & Sweden ) to N Africa -Morocco, Algeria : Asia Minor - Iran, Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, Kirghisia
UK Distribution: Vagrant from southern Europe : south east England
UK Conservation Status -
Habitat: Warm sites near Bramble : Path Edges
Similar Species -
Pupa: Pupa rests in cocoon on the ground in the litter layer between leaves
Overwinters as: Pupa
Observations: The moth is a migrant from southern Europe and north Africa, having only appeared twice since 1980 with one in Dover in August 1967 and another at Bradwell-on sea Essex in September 1969. Between 1981 and 2005 the moth was recorded nine times and in 2006 an unbelieveable twelve. There has been no evidence of breeding in Britain.
Although similar to Geometrician ant first sight there are clearly easy differences to separate the species.
The moth has delta shaped forewings with dark brown basal and median areas with two dots adjacent to the apex.
Moth is attracted to sugar and to light.
Worldwide Distribution: Europe - less (Belgium,Estonia,Ireland,Latvia,Lithuania,Luxembourg,Norway,Poland,Russia & Sweden ) to N Africa -Morocco, Algeria : Asia Minor - Iran, Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, Kirghisia
UK Distribution: Vagrant from southern Europe : south east England
UK Conservation Status -
- Vagrant/Accidental
- Least Concern
- Phalaena algira (Linnaeus, 1767)
- Phalaena algira (Linnaeus, 1767)
- Algeria
Habitat: Warm sites near Bramble : Path Edges
Similar Species -
- Geometrician - Grammodes stolida - (Fabricius, 1775)
Pupa: Pupa rests in cocoon on the ground in the litter layer between leaves
Overwinters as: Pupa
Observations: The moth is a migrant from southern Europe and north Africa, having only appeared twice since 1980 with one in Dover in August 1967 and another at Bradwell-on sea Essex in September 1969. Between 1981 and 2005 the moth was recorded nine times and in 2006 an unbelieveable twelve. There has been no evidence of breeding in Britain.
Although similar to Geometrician ant first sight there are clearly easy differences to separate the species.
The moth has delta shaped forewings with dark brown basal and median areas with two dots adjacent to the apex.
Moth is attracted to sugar and to light.
Photo Gallery
Larval Food Plants Worldwide
Note - Plants hyperlinked in red below take the visitor to the relevant plant page on"Plants for a Future" website where further information like photos,physical characteristics,habitats,edible uses,medicinal uses,cultivation,propagation,range,height etc. are clearly listed.
Plant Families - in bold red below takes the visitor to the relevant "Lepi-plants" page where other butterflies & moths using the plants below are listed.
Plant Families - in bold red below takes the visitor to the relevant "Lepi-plants" page where other butterflies & moths using the plants below are listed.
- Euphorbiaceae - Spurge Family
- Ricinus communis - Castor Bean
- Lythraceae - Loosestrife Family
- Lythrum salicaria - Purple Loosestrife
- Moraceae - Fig Family
- Ficus carica - Fig
- Punicaceae - Pomegranate Family
- Punica granatum - Pomegranate, Dwarf Pomegranate
- Rosaceae - Rose Family
- Prunus persica - Peach
- Prunus spinosa - Blackthorn - Sloe
- Rubus fruticosus - Bramble - Blackberry
- Rubus idaeus - Raspberry - Framboise
- Rubus ulmifolius - Elm-Leaved Bramble, Elmleaf blackberry
- Urticaeae - Nettle Family
- Parietaria judaica - Wall Pellitory - Pellitory Of The Wall
- Note - Larvae also feed on the following plant families
- Fabaceae - Leguminosea - Genista - Broom
- Phyllanthaceae - Leafflower Family - Phyllanthus - Leafflower
- Rutaceae - Citrus - Orange etc
- Rosaceae - Pyracantha / Rosa - Rose
- Salicaceae - Salix - Sallow
- Vitaceae - Vitis - Grape
- Note - Larvae also feed on the following plant families
- Parietaria judaica - Wall Pellitory - Pellitory Of The Wall
Larval Food Plants
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Taxonomy
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Animalia
Eumetozoa Arthropoda Hexapoda Insecta Lepidoptera Noctuoidea Erebidae Erebinae Ophiusini DYSGONIA Hübner, [1823] Dysgonia algira (Linnaeus, 1767) - Phalaena algira (Linnaeus, 1767) - PHALAENA algira (Linnaeus, 1767) = Phalaena achatina Sulzer, 1776 = Noctua triangularis Hübner, [1803] = Ophiusa albivitta Guenée, 1852 = Ophiusa festina Walker, 1858 = Ophiusa olympia Swinhoe, 1885 = Parallelia algira sinica Bryk, 1949 - Syst. Nat. (Edn 12) 1 (2): Title page : p.836 - n.98 - Algeria |