Agdistis delicatulella
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Agdistis delicatulella is a butterfly (moth) from the family of feather moths (Pterophoridae).
features
The moths reach a wingspan of 13 to 17 millimeters. The forewings are pale gray and speckled with dark scales . There are three spots on the Costa loader, between these the scale fringes are almost white. A third spot is located diagonally below the central costal spot.
The valves are almost symmetrical, the left valve has a non-uniform surface ventrally . The right valve has a small attachment near the apex. The costalarms are long and narrow and about as long as the valves. The aedeagus is equipped with a long cornutus, the latter is provided with a thorn-like extension at both ends.
The ostium is unequal. The apophyseal appendages are as long as the eighth tergite .
distribution
Agdistis delicatulella is native to Corsica and Malta .
Way of life
The moths fly in July, September and October. In Corsica the caterpillars were found on purslane wedge marmosets ( Atriplex portulacoides ).
Systematics
Synonyms
The following synonyms are known from the literature for Agdistis salsolae :
- Agdistis melitensis blackbird, 1954
- Agdistis staticis var. Delicatulella Chretien, 1917
swell
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c C. Gielis: Pterophoridae. In: P. Huemer, O. Karsholt, L. Lyneborg (Eds.): Microlepidoptera of Europe 1: 1-222. , Apollo Books 1996, ISBN 87-88757-36-6
- ↑ Jacques Nel: Agdistis delicatulella new species Chretien, 1917, in Corsica, new species for France: Twenty-third contribution to the knowledge of Pterophoridae from southern France (Lepidoptera Pterophoridae). Alexanor, 17 (7), 1992, pp. 414-416, ISSN 0002-5208