Euchalcia bellieri

Euchalcia bellieri is a moth of the family Noctuidae.

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]

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]

References
  1. Biolib
  2. GBIF
  3. Lepiforum.de
  4. Noctuidae.de
  5. 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


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