Coccidiphila ledereriella
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Coccidiphila ledereriella is a butterfly ( moth ) from the family of cosmopterigidae (Cosmopterigidae).
features
The moths reach a wingspan of 8 to 10 millimeters. The head is glossy white and tinted ocher in the middle. The nuchal tuft is heavily speckled with dark gray scales . The first two thirds of the antennae are ringed ocher gray and dark gray. The last third is dark gray and has five white rings. The thorax is dark gray. The tegulae are also dark gray and laterally broadly lined with white. The forewings are yellow ocher and often more or less - especially in the apical area - speckled dark gray. A gray costal line extends from the base of the wing to about 2/3 of the fore wing length. It is widest in the middle. An irregular, dark gray spot is located in the anal fold at 1/3 of the fore wing length. A dark gray, very obliquely outward and curved line extends from the middle of the inner wing edge to the apex . There is a small gray dorsal line at the base. The fringed scales are ocher gray and have two dark brown lines at the apex. The hind wings shine gray. The abdomen is also gray.
In the males, the right brachium is shorter than the tegumen . It is moderately to severely curved, flattened on the sides and severely sclerotized . The left brachium is short and rounded. The blades are quite compact and have an almost circular cucullus. The valvellae are straight, curved at right angles behind the middle and tapering to a sharp point. The aedeagus is beveled at the top.
In the males, the rear edge of the 7th sternite has a semicircular bulge and sharp and thorny side edges. The ostium is circular. The sterigma is spherical, has a narrow horizontal bar in front and a short and wide lobe behind. The corpus bursae is densely covered with sickle-shaped comb structures.
distribution
Coccidiphila ledereriella is native to the Mediterranean region ( France , Italy , Malta , Sardinia ). Older reports from Asia Minor and North Africa require confirmation. Reports from the Canary Islands are likely due to confusion with Coccidiphila riedli .
biology
The caterpillars live on the remains of insects that either come from spider webs or from the nests of sociable butterfly caterpillars. They were also found on dried up plant material and on galls from various plants. The species forms several generations a year. The moths fly from the beginning of April to the end of September, in Morocco also in January and March.
Systematics
Coccidiphila ledereriella and Coccidiphila rungsella cannot be distinguished either by their habitus or by characteristics of the genitals. The latter species was therefore synonymous with C. ledereriella .
The following synonyms are known from the literature:
- Cosmopteryx ledereriella Zeller , 1850
- Teleia unedella Millière , 1876
- Coccidiphila rungsella J. Nel & Brusseaux , 1997
supporting documents
- ↑ a b c d e f g J. C. Koster, S. Yu. Sinev: Momphidae, Batrachedridae, Stathmopodidae, Agonoxenidae, Cosmopterigidae, Chrysopeleiidae . In: P. Huemer, O. Karsholt, L. Lyneborg (eds.): Microlepidoptera of Europe . 1st edition. tape 5 . Apollo Books, Stenstrup 2003, ISBN 87-88757-66-8 , pp. 134 (English).
- ↑ a b Coccidiphila ledereriella in Fauna Europaea. Retrieved January 31, 2012
Web links
- Coccidiphila ledereriella (ZELLER, 1850). Lepiforum e. V., accessed on January 31, 2012 . Initial description