Hydrelia flammeolaria

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Hydrelia flammeolaria
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Hydrelia
Species:
H. flammeolaria
Binomial name
Hydrelia flammeolaria
(Hufnagel, 1767) [1] [2]
Synonyms
  • Phalaena flammeolariaHufnagel, 1767
  • Phalaena centrataFabricius, 1776
  • Asthena chibianaMatsumura, 1925
  • Geometra flavicataThunberg, 1784
  • Phalaena flavostrigataDonovan, 1806
  • Geometra luteataDenis & Schiffermüller, 1775
  • Phalaena sinuosataGiorna, 1791

Hydrelia flammeolaria, the small yellow wave, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Johann Siegfried Hufnagel in 1767 It is found in most of the Palearctic realm, from western Europe to Japan. [3]

The wingspan is 14–20 mm. It is similar to Asthena albulata , but can be distinguished from this on the fact that the brown-yellow areas of the wings are about the same size as the white (in A.albulata the white colour dominates) and that the forewing has a small, brown spot. The forewings are white with about six fairly wide, wavy, brownish-yellow cross-bands that sometimes flow partially together. In the middle of the wing there is a small, brown spot. The hindwings are white with three brownish-yellow cross-bands. The larva is light green with white longitudinal stripes on either side of the back.

Fig 2. Larva after final moult Buckler W The larvae of the British butterflies and moths PlateCXVI.jpg
Fig 2. Larva after final moult

There is one generation per year, with adults on wing from mid-May to August.

The larvae feed on various deciduous trees, including Alnus (including Alnus glutinosa and Alnus incana ) and Acer (including Acer campestris ) species. Larvae can be found from July to September. It overwinters as a pupa.

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References

  1. Hydrelia flammeolaria at Fauna Europaea
  2. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Hydrelia flammeolaria (Hufnagel 1767)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 26, 2016.
  3. Xue, Dayong; Scoble, Malcolm J. (June 27, 2002). "A review of the genera associated with the tribe Asthenini (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Larentiinae)". Bulletin of the Natural History Museum. Entomology Series. 71 (1): 77–133. doi:10.1017/S0968045402000044.