Philareta treitschkii (Frivaldszky, 1835)


Philareta treitschkii: Adult resting on an inflorescence of the host plant during daytime (Greece, Lefkada island, early June 2021) [N] Philareta treitschkii: Adult resting on an inflorescence of the host plant during daytime (Greece, Lefkada island, early June 2021) [N] Philareta treitschkii: Adult resting on an inflorescence of the host plant during daytime (Greece, Lefkada island, early June 2021) [N] Philareta treitschkii: Adult resting on an inflorescence of the host plant during daytime (Greece, Lefkada island, early June 2021) [N] Philareta treitschkii: Adult resting on an inflorescence of the host plant during daytime (Greece, Lefkada island, early June 2021) [N] Philareta treitschkii: Adult resting on an inflorescence of the host plant during daytime (Greece, Lefkada island, early June 2021) [N] Philareta treitschkii: Adult resting on a dry stem during daytime (Greece, Lefkada island, early June 2021) [N] Philareta treitschkii: Adult resting on an inflorescence of the host plant during daytime (Greece, Lefkada island, early June 2021) [N] Philareta treitschkii: Adult resting on an inflorescence of the host plant during daytime (Greece, Lefkada island, early June 2021) [N] Philareta treitschkii: Adult resting on an inflorescence of the host plant during daytime (Greece, Lefkada island, early June 2021) [N] Philareta treitschkii: Adult resting on an inflorescence of the host plant during daytime (Greece, Lefkada island, early June 2021) [N] Philareta treitschkii: Adult resting on an inflorescence of the host plant during daytime (Greece, Lefkada island, early June 2021) [N] Philareta treitschkii: Adult resting on an inflorescence of the host plant during daytime (Greece, Lefkada island, early June 2021) [N] Philareta treitschkii: Adult resting on an inflorescence of the host plant during daytime (Greece, Lefkada island, early June 2021) [N] Philareta treitschkii: Adult resting on an inflorescence of the host plant during daytime (Greece, Lefkada island, early June 2021) [N] Philareta treitschkii: Adult resting on an inflorescence of the host plant during daytime (Greece, Lefkada island, early June 2021) [N] Philareta treitschkii: Adult resting on an inflorescence of the host plant during daytime (Greece, Lefkada island, early June 2021) [M] Philareta treitschkii: Adult resting on an inflorescence of the host plant during daytime (Greece, Lefkada island, early June 2021) [N] Philareta treitschkii: Adult (e.o. rearing, Greece, Lefkada, egg found in June 2021, eclosed in May 2022) [S] Philareta treitschkii: Adult (e.o. rearing, Greece, Lefkada, egg found in June 2021, eclosed in May 2022) [S] Philareta treitschkii: Adult (e.o. rearing, Greece, Lefkada, egg found in June 2021, eclosed in May 2022) [S] Philareta treitschkii: Adult (e.o. rearing, Greece, Lefkada, egg found in June 2021, eclosed in May 2022) [S] Philareta treitschkii: Adult (e.o. rearing, Greece, Lefkada, egg found in June 2021, eclosed in May 2022) [S] Philareta treitschkii: Adult (e.o. rearing, Greece, Lefkada, egg found in June 2021, eclosed in May 2022) [S] Philareta treitschkii: Egg (Greece, Lefkada island, early June 2021) [S] Philareta treitschkii: Egg (Greece, Lefkada island, early June 2021) [S] Philareta treitschkii: Egg (Greece, Lefkada island, early June 2021) [S] Philareta treitschkii: Egg (Greece, Lefkada island, early June 2021) [S] Philareta treitschkii: Egg (Greece, Lefkada island, early June 2021) [S] Philareta treitschkii: Egg (Greece, Lefkada island, early June 2021) [S] Philareta treitschkii: Egg (Greece, Lefkada island, early June 2021) [S] Philareta treitschkii: Fresh (right side) and some days old egg (Greece, Lefkada island, early June 2021) [S] Philareta treitschkii: Some days old egg (Greece, Lefkada island, early June 2021) [S] Philareta treitschkii: Some days old egg (Greece, Lefkada island, early June 2021) [S] Philareta treitschkii: Larva in the first instar (e.o. rearing Greece, Lefkada island, egg in early June 2021) [S] Philareta treitschkii: Larva in the first instar (e.o. rearing Greece, Lefkada island, egg in early June 2021) [S] Philareta treitschkii: Larva in the first instar (e.o. rearing Greece, Lefkada island, egg in early June 2021) [S] Philareta treitschkii: Larva in the first instar (e.o. rearing Greece, Lefkada island, egg in early June 2021) [S] Philareta treitschkii: Larva in the first instar (e.o. rearing Greece, Lefkada island, egg in early June 2021) [S] Philareta treitschkii: Larva in the first instar (e.o. rearing Greece, Lefkada island, egg in early June 2021) [S] Philareta treitschkii: Larva in the second instar (e.o. rearing Greece, Lefkada island, egg in early June 2021) [S] Philareta treitschkii: Larva in the second instar (e.o. rearing Greece, Lefkada island, egg in early June 2021) [S] Philareta treitschkii: Larva in the second instar (e.o. rearing Greece, Lefkada island, egg in early June 2021) [S] Philareta treitschkii: Larva in the end of the second instar (e.o. rearing Greece, Lefkada island, egg in early June 2021) [S] Philareta treitschkii: Larva in the third instar (e.o. rearing Greece, Lefkada island, egg in early June 2021) [S] Philareta treitschkii: Larva in the third instar (e.o. rearing Greece, Lefkada island, egg in early June 2021) [S] Philareta treitschkii: Larva in the third instar (e.o. rearing Greece, Lefkada island, egg in early June 2021) [S] Philareta treitschkii: Larva in the third instar (e.o. rearing Greece, Lefkada island, egg in early June 2021) [S] Philareta treitschkii: Larva in the third instar (e.o. rearing Greece, Lefkada island, egg in early June 2021) [S] Philareta treitschkii: Larva in the third instar (e.o. rearing Greece, Lefkada island, egg in early June 2021) [S] Philareta treitschkii: Larva in the third instar (e.o. rearing Greece, Lefkada island, egg in early June 2021) [S] Philareta treitschkii: Larva in the third instar (e.o. rearing Greece, Lefkada island, egg in early June 2021) [S] Philareta treitschkii: Larva in the third instar (e.o. rearing Greece, Lefkada island, egg in early June 2021) [S] Philareta treitschkii: Larva in the end of the third instar (e.o. rearing Greece, Lefkada island, egg in early June 2021) [S] Philareta treitschkii: Larva in the end of the third instar (e.o. rearing Greece, Lefkada island, egg in early June 2021) [S] Philareta treitschkii: Larva in the end of the third instar (e.o. rearing Greece, Lefkada island, egg in early June 2021) [S] Philareta treitschkii: Larva in the end of the third instar (e.o. rearing Greece, Lefkada island, egg in early June 2021) [S] Philareta treitschkii: Larva in the penultimate instar (e.o. rearing Greece, Lefkada island, egg in early June 2021) [S] Philareta treitschkii: Larva in the penultimate instar (e.o. rearing Greece, Lefkada island, egg in early June 2021) [S] Philareta treitschkii: Larva in the penultimate instar (e.o. rearing Greece, Lefkada island, egg in early June 2021) [S] Philareta treitschkii: Larva in the penultimate instar (e.o. rearing Greece, Lefkada island, egg in early June 2021) [S] Philareta treitschkii: Larva in the penultimate instar (e.o. rearing Greece, Lefkada island, egg in early June 2021) [S] Philareta treitschkii: Larva in the penultimate instar (e.o. rearing Greece, Lefkada island, egg in early June 2021) [S] Philareta treitschkii: Larva in the penultimate instar (e.o. rearing Greece, Lefkada island, egg in early June 2021) [S] Philareta treitschkii: Larva in the penultimate instar (e.o. rearing Greece, Lefkada island, egg in early June 2021) [S] Philareta treitschkii: Larva in the penultimate instar (e.o. rearing Greece, Lefkada island, egg in early June 2021) [S] Philareta treitschkii: Larva in the penultimate instar (e.o. rearing Greece, Lefkada island, egg in early June 2021) [S] Philareta treitschkii: Larva in the penultimate instar (e.o. rearing Greece, Lefkada island, egg in early June 2021) [S] Philareta treitschkii: Larva in the final instar (e.o. rearing Greece, Lefkada island, egg in early June 2021) [S] Philareta treitschkii: Larva in the final instar (e.o. rearing Greece, Lefkada island, egg in early June 2021) [S] Philareta treitschkii: Larva in the final instar (e.o. rearing Greece, Lefkada island, egg in early June 2021) [S] Philareta treitschkii: Larva in the final instar (e.o. rearing Greece, Lefkada island, egg in early June 2021) [S] Philareta treitschkii: Larva in the final instar (e.o. rearing Greece, Lefkada island, egg in early June 2021) [S] Philareta treitschkii: Larva in the final instar (e.o. rearing Greece, Lefkada island, egg in early June 2021) [S] Philareta treitschkii: Larva in the final instar (e.o. rearing Greece, Lefkada island, egg in early June 2021) [S] Philareta treitschkii: Larva in the final instar (e.o. rearing Greece, Lefkada island, egg in early June 2021) [S] Philareta treitschkii: Larva in the final instar (e.o. rearing Greece, Lefkada island, egg in early June 2021) [S] Philareta treitschkii: Larva in the final instar (e.o. rearing Greece, Lefkada island, egg in early June 2021) [S] Philareta treitschkii: Larva in the final instar (e.o. rearing Greece, Lefkada island, egg in early June 2021) [S] Philareta treitschkii: Larva in the final instar (e.o. rearing Greece, Lefkada island, egg in early June 2021) [S] Philareta treitschkii: Larva in the final instar (e.o. rearing Greece, Lefkada island, egg in early June 2021) [S] Philareta treitschkii: Larva in the final instar (e.o. rearing Greece, Lefkada island, egg in early June 2021) [S] Philareta treitschkii: Larva in the final instar (e.o. rearing Greece, Lefkada island, egg in early June 2021) [S] Philareta treitschkii: Larva in the final instar (e.o. rearing Greece, Lefkada island, egg in early June 2021) [S] Philareta treitschkii: Larva in the final instar (e.o. rearing Greece, Lefkada island, egg in early June 2021) [S] Philareta treitschkii: Larva in the final instar (e.o. rearing Greece, Lefkada island, egg in early June 2021) [S] Philareta treitschkii: Larva in the final instar (e.o. rearing Greece, Lefkada island, egg in early June 2021) [S] Philareta treitschkii: Larva in the final instar (e.o. rearing Greece, Lefkada island, egg in early June 2021) [S] Philareta treitschkii: Larva in the final instar (e.o. rearing Greece, Lefkada island, egg in early June 2021) [S] Philareta treitschkii: Larva in the final instar (e.o. rearing Greece, Lefkada island, egg in early June 2021) [S] Philareta treitschkii: Larva in the final instar (e.o. rearing Greece, Lefkada island, egg in early June 2021) [S] Philareta treitschkii: Larva in the final instar (e.o. rearing Greece, Lefkada island, egg in early June 2021) [S] Philareta treitschkii: Larva in the final instar (e.o. rearing Greece, Lefkada island, egg in early June 2021) [S] Philareta treitschkii: Larva searching for a place for pupation (e.o. rearing Greece, Lefkada island, egg in early June 2021) [S] Philareta treitschkii: Cocoon (e.o. rearing Greece, Lefkada island, egg in early June 2021) [S] Philareta treitschkii: Pupa (e.o. rearing Greece, Lefkada island, egg in early June 2021) [S] Philareta treitschkii: Pupa (e.o. rearing Greece, Lefkada island, egg in early June 2021) [S] Philareta treitschkii: Pupa (e.o. rearing Greece, Lefkada island, egg in early June 2021) [S] Philareta treitschkii: Pupa (e.o. rearing Greece, Lefkada island, egg in early June 2021) [S] Philareta treitschkii: Pupa before eclosion (e.o. rearing, Greece, Lefkada, egg found in June 2021, May 2022) [S] Philareta treitschkii: Habitat with adult resting on an inflorescence of the host plant during daytime (Greece, Lefkada island, early June 2021) [N] Philareta treitschkii: Habitat (Greece, Lefkada island, early June 2021) [N] Philareta treitschkii: Habitat (Greece, Lefkada island, early June 2021) [N] Philareta treitschkii: Habitat (Greece, Lefkada island, early June 2021) [N] Philareta treitschkii: Habitat (Greece, Lefkada island, early June 2021) [N] Philareta treitschkii: Habitat (Greece, Lefkada island, early June 2021) [N] Philareta treitschkii: Habitat (Greece, Lefkada island, early June 2021) [N] Philareta treitschkii: Habitat (Greece, Lefkada island, early June 2021) [N] Philareta treitschkii: Habitat (Greece, Lefkada island, early June 2021) [N]

Host plants:
The larvae feed on species of Scutellaria. In Lefkada (Greece) Scutellaria rupestris was the host plant.

Habitat:
Philareta treitschkii is especially found in shrubby, warm screes, often in open woodland or scrub. Locally also slopes in higher altitudes around the timber line are inhabited. In lower altitudes it is also found along dry river beds within woodlands or in olive groves. In general, many Scutellaria are species of screes.

Life cycle:
The pupa hibernates in a cocoon in the soil, partially several times. The moths occur between late April or May and July (in high altitudes even early August). In Lefkada Island I recorded them quite numerously resting on Scutellaria flower stands in 600m asl in early July during daytime. The eggs are deposited singly on the plants, often on flower buds. The larva develops from May to August (between 500 and 1400m supposedly mostly mid-June to late July). It prefers fruits.

Endangerment factors:
Philareta treitschkii is locally endangered, especially in lower altitudes. Main causes are grazing on the one hand and overgrowth with shrubs or trees on the other. Especially in the lowest elevations also large cuttings with subsequent heat and drought may cause damage. Probably some more populations will be found in remote scree-rich mountain slopes.

Remarks:
Philareta treitschkii occurs locally from SE-Europe (Greece, Bulgaria, Repuplic of North Macedonia, Albania, Ukraine) accross Turkey and the Caucasus region to Iran.


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