Eteobalea alypella

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Eteobalea alypella
Systematics
Class : Insects (Insecta)
Order : Butterflies (Lepidoptera)
Family : Magnificent butterfly (Cosmopterigidae)
Subfamily : Cosmopteriginae
Genre : Eteobalea
Type : Eteobalea alypella
Scientific name
Eteobalea alypella
( Klimesch , 1946)

Eteobalea alypella is a butterfly ( moth ) from the family of cosmopterigidae (Cosmopterigidae).

features

The moths reach a wingspan of 10 to 11 millimeters. The head is white, the vertex is strongly mixed with brown at the back. The antennae shine dark brown. In the basal half they are ringed whitish, in the last third there are five white rings. The thorax shines dark brown and is sparsely provided with white scales at the back. The drawing of the forewings resembles Eteobalea albiapicella , but the bands and lines are narrower. The white spot opposite the inner costal spot is on the inner edge of the wing. The hind wings shine gray. The abdomen is dark gray, the anus tuft is white.

The genital armature of the males differs from Eteobalea albiapicella by the slimmer valves and the more clearly developed cucullus, the long, gradually tapering right brachium and the longer and slimmer aedeagus .

The female genital fittings have not yet been described.

Similar species

Eteobalea alypella differs - with the exception of Eteobalea alpiapicella - from the other species of the genus in the absence of shiny metallic scales on the forewings.

distribution

Eteobalea alypella is native to southern France , Spain , Italy and Morocco .

biology

The caterpillars develop in the flower heads of the shrubby globular flower ( Globularia alypum ). The caterpillars mature at the end of October and overwinter in the seed pods. They pupate in spring. The moths fly in June.

Systematics

The following synonym is known from the literature:

  • Stagmatophora alypella Klimesch , 1946

supporting documents

  1. ↑ 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. 146 (English).
  2. ^ Josef Klimesch (1946): Stagmathophora alypella spec. nova. (Lep., Momphidae). Journal of the Vienna Entomological Society 31: pp. 72–74 first description (PDF; 583 kB)
  3. ↑ Eteobalea alypella in Fauna Europaea. Retrieved February 22, 2012