Eteobalea beata
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Eteobalea beata is a butterfly ( moth ) from the family of cosmopterigidae (Cosmopterigidae).
features
The moths reach a wingspan of 13 to 22 millimeters. The antennae are blackish and whitish ringed. The outside of the feeler base section is conspicuously white. The labial palps extend over the head. They are white and have a blackish ring at the base. The middle link has an indistinct bronze-colored ring near the apex. There are two black rings on the last link. The head is milky white. The thorax is bronze black. Eteobalea beata is similar to Eteobalea intermediella and Eteobalea sumptuosella , but differs through the third costal spot, which is more elongated towards the apex . A reliable identification of the species is only possible through genital examination .
In the males, the tegumen is parallel- walled , the rear bulge is very large, deep and rounded. The right brachium is slightly curved and about two and a half times as long as the left. The right brachium has a large flattened apex, the left is pointed. The blades are boot-shaped. The right valvella is thick and club-shaped. The aedeagus is short and almost straight. It has a strong tubular part and gradually tapers.
In females, the 8th segment is wider than it is long. The ostium bursae is semicircular. The sterigma has a transverse sclerotized ridge. The ductus bursae is almost twice as long as the corpus bursae. The corpus bursae is elongated and widest behind. It has a bulbous, long protrusion that gradually tapers. There are two small triangular signs.
distribution
Eteobalea beata is distributed in the western Mediterranean region in southern France , Italy , on the Iberian Peninsula and in North Africa ( Algeria ). Evidence from more eastern regions relates to intermediella and anonymella . Distribution information published before 1965 relates to Stagmatophora beata sensu lato - a species complex made up of beata , intermediella and anonymella .
biology
The species was collected from snapdragons ( Antirrhinum ) in Italy . The host plants and life cycle are believed to be similar to those of Eteobalea intermediella and Eteobalea serratella . The moths fly from May to August.
Systematics
The following synonym is known from the literature:
- Stagmatophora beata Walsingham , 1907
supporting documents
- ^ A b Walsingham (1907): Descriptions of new species of Stagmatophora, H.-S. (Lepidoptera: Tineina). The Entomologist's Monthly Magazine 43: 177-181
- ↑ 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. 142 (English).
- ↑ Eteobalea beata in Fauna Europaea. Retrieved February 12, 2012
Web links
- Determination aid of the Lepiforum for the butterfly species found in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Eteobalea beata (WALSINGHAM, 1907). Lepiforum e. V., accessed February 10, 2012 .