Cosmopterix turbidella
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Cosmopterix turbidella is a butterfly ( moth ) from the family of cosmopterigidae (Cosmopterigidae).
features
The moths reach a wingspan of 7 to 8 millimeters. The head is pale brown and has two elongated white lines on the sides. The antennae are brown and have a short white line that starts at the base and extends as a broken line to the middle of the antennae. Three white sections of two segments are located at 2/3 of the antenna length, the white, subapical section also consists of two segments. The thorax is pale brown and has a white center line. The tegulae are light brown and drawn inside with white lines. The forewings are pale brown and have five narrow, white lines in the basal region . The costal line is very short and is next to the yellow band on the inside. The subcostal line extends from the wing base to 1/4 of the wing length and is sharply inwardly curved distally . The medial and subdorsal lines are above and below the anal fold. The subdorsal line is a little further from the base of the wing. The dorsal line is formed as a narrow, white border at the base. A light yellow band is located behind the middle of the wing, it tapers towards the inner edge of the wing and there is a brownish mix. Adjacent inside and outside are bumpy, silvery bands that have a strong, pale pink sheen. The inner band does not extend to the costalader , it has a blackish stain on the outside. The outer band is bordered in brown on the inside of the Costa loader and on the inner edge of the wing. There is a short white line at the apex . The fringed scales are brown at the apex and gray-brown at the inner edge of the wing. The hind wings are gray-brown. The abdomen is dorsally brown.
In the males, the right brachium is spatulate and has a rounded tip. It's more than twice as long as the one on the left. The blades are short and wide and have a concave upper edge. The lower margin and the caudal margin are almost straight. The Valvellae are about as long as the Valven and have parallel walls. They are rounded distally and have short, strong bristles at the apex. The aedeagus is bottle-shaped and tapers sharply apically . The rear part is very long and widens distally.
In the females, the posterior end of the 7th sternite is trapezoidal, and the posterior edge is slightly concave . The 8th segment is slightly wider than it is long. The ostium is oval and sclerotic in the shape of a sickle . The sterigma is diamond-shaped and expansive at the base. The distal walls are more sclerotized and elongated. The ductus bursae is slightly longer than the corpus bursae and is almost at right angles before it joins it. The corpus bursae is very wrinkled and has two equally large, sickle-shaped signs.
Similar species
Cosmopterix turbidella is similar to Cosmopterix pulchrimella , but differs in the light brown color of the forewings, the five asymmetrical, white lines in the basal region, the pale pink sheen of the metallic bands and the short, uninterrupted apical line.
distribution
Cosmopterix turbidella is native to the Canary Islands and occurs there on walls and in trenches. Shady places up to the upper limit of the dry zone are preferred.
biology
The caterpillars mine in the leaves of upright glasswort ( Parietaria officinalis ), Parietaria debilis , Parietaria arborea and Forsskaolea angustifolia . The mine begins as a short, straight feeding tunnel on the leaf center rib and then runs more or less obliquely outwards to the leaf edge. The mine then becomes an irregular open space mine. The manure is ejected from the underside of the leaf at the beginning of the mine. The caterpillars pupate between detritus on the ground. The moths fly from March to July and are most common between April and May.
Synonyms
It is known a synonym:
- Cosmopteryx turbidella Rebel , 1896
supporting documents
- ↑ a b c d e f 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. 117 (English).
- ^ A b Hans Rebel (1896): Third contribution to the lepidopteran fauna of the Canaries. - Annals of the Imperial and Royal Natural History Court Museum 11: pp. 102–148 + plate III
- ↑ Cosmopterix turbidella in Fauna Europaea. Retrieved January 14, 2012