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Trauerwidderchen / Almond-tree leaf skeletonizer moth
Aglaope infausta
50.0166, 7.85229
Field Notes
Description:
SIZE: ~15 mm
<br>It's much smaller than other Zygaenidae I've seen so far. The wings are grey, the forewings are a bit red at the upper edge, the hindwings have a red spot at the inner side. The thorax is black with a red band towards the head.
Habitat:
It is found in Portugal, Spain, France and north-western Italy reaching its north-eastern distribution limit in western Germany. The habitat has to be hot and dry. The species lives in bushy, warm, steppe regions and in forests.
<br>In Germany it's listed in the Red List as "extremely rare" (RL R).
Notes:
When we found it we didn't know what it is - some kind of Zygaenid moth, yes, but which? At home we determined the photos - and were happy as hell :D In 2011 we already found the caterpillar not far away from this spot ( http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/30314004 ), and finally we have seen an adult - great :D
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