Splay-winged butterfly
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The splay-winged butterflies (Choreutidae) are a family of butterflies (Lepidoptera). They occur worldwide with approx. 400 kinds . Up to now 17 species have been described throughout Europe , of which 12 species occur in Central Europe . They used to be counted among the round-fronted moths (Glyphipterigidae). They were also classified in the superfamily Sesioidea , but meanwhile have their own superfamily, which only includes their family, whose relationship to the others is still unclear.
features
The moths reach a wingspan of 5 to 20 millimeters. The forewings are rather broad and often have metallic patterns. The hind wings are similarly wide as the fore wings and are rounded. They are fringed short. The thread-like antennae are of medium length and reach 0.5 to 0.75 times the length of the forewings. In addition to the compound eyes , the moths also have point eyes ( ocelli ). Your Maxillarpalpen are well developed, or regressed, you flaked at the base of proboscis is fully developed.
The front wings have 12 wing veins with two anal veins (1b and 1c), the rear wings, which have a well-developed vein, have 10 veins with three anal veins (1a, 1b and 1c).
Way of life
The oligophagous caterpillars skeletonize leaves, only a few are miners . They eat plants from numerous families, such as B. rose family (Rosaceae), nettle family (Urticaceae), mulberry family (Moraceae), mint family (Lamiaceae), daisy family (Asteraceae) and Easter flower family (Aristolochiaceae).
Some species are pests , such as B. Choreutis pariana on apple .
Systematics
There are three subfamilies within the Choreutidae family:
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Brentiinae : With about 70 species, distributed in the Nearctic , South Asia and Australasia.
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Brenthia
- Brenthia elachista Walsingham , 1900
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Brenthia
- Choreutinae : With around 290 species, widespread in the Holarctic and pantropical; The Indonesian-Australian region has the highest biodiversity.
- Millierinae : With only 3 species that are native to Europe, Florida and Chile.
Here is a list of the species common in Europe:
Subfamily Millierinae
- Millieria dolosalis ( Heydenreich , 1851) A, CH, D
Subfamily Choreutinae
- Anthophila abhasica Danilevsky , 1969 A, D
- Anthophila fabriciana ( Linnaeus , 1767) A, CH, D
- Anthophila threnodes ( Walsingham , 1910)
- Choreutis diana ( Hübner , 1822) CH, D
- Choreutis nemorana ( Hübner , 1799) A, CH, D
- Choreutis pariana ( Clerck , 1759) A, CH, D
- Prochoreutis holotoxa ( Meyrick , 1903) A, CH
- Prochoreutis myllerana ( Fabricius , 1794) A, CH, D
- Prochoreutis sehestediana ( Fabricius , 1776) CH, D
- Prochoreutis solaris ( Erschoff , 1877)
- Prochoreutis stellaris ( Zeller , 1847) A.
- Prochoreutis ultimana ( Krulikovsky , 1909)
- Tebenna bjerkandrella ( Thunberg , 1784) A, CH, D
- Tebenna chingana Danilevsky , 1969
- Tebenna micalis ( Mann , 1857) CH, D
- Tebenna pretiosana ( Duponchel , 1842)
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Choreutidae in Fauna Europaea. Retrieved February 25, 2011
- ↑ Choreutidae. Lepiforum eV, accessed on January 15, 2007 .
- ^ A b Taxonomic Group: Lepidoptera, Choreutidae. Fauna Europaea, accessed January 15, 2007 .
- ↑ Malcolm J. Scoble: The Lepidoptera - Form, Function and Diversity . Oxford University Press, 1995, ISBN 0-19-854952-0 . Pp. 262-264
literature
- Thomas Kaltenbach, Peter Victor Küppers: Small butterflies. Verlag J. Neudamm-Neudamm, Melsungen 1987, ISBN 3-7888-0510-2 .
