Eteobalea thaumatella
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Eteobalea thaumatella is a butterfly ( moth ) from the family of cosmopterigidae (Cosmopterigidae).
features
The moths reach a wingspan of 8 to 15 millimeters. The head is yellowish white and mixed with ocher at the back. The antennae have a dark brown sheen and five white rings in the last third. The thorax is lined with dark brown and ocher brown behind. The forewings shine dark brown, the dorsal and apical areas are more or less mixed ocher brown. The drawing of the forewings includes three very large, white costal spots. The first is at 1/6 the fore wing length. It runs slightly obliquely outwards to the anal fold. Below it is connected with a raised golden brown spot. The second spot is at half the fore wing length. It is almost square and often has a few golden-brown, shiny metallic scales on the rear edge . The third white spot is elongated and lies between the second spot and the apex . There are three raised, metallic golden brown shiny spots with a slight purple sheen. The first is subdorsally opposite the second costal spot. The second is at the inner corner opposite or slightly inward from the inner edge of the third costal spot. A similar, mixed white spot is on the wing tip. The hind wings shine white. The abdomen is pale brown, the anal tuft is white.
In the males, the tegumen is short. It tapers slightly distally and has a “U” -shaped bulge on the rear edge. The right brachium is nearly straight and less than twice as long as the left. It widens at the top and is sclerotized . There is a large lobe on the inside of the base. The left brachium is slightly curved, the apex tapers to a blunt point. The blades are clipped, boot-shaped. The right valvella is short. It tapers abruptly and has a rounded tip. The aedeagus is short and curved. The bulbous part is circular. The tubular part is shorter than the bulbous part and has a sharp point.
In the females, the eighth segment is longer than it is wide. The ostium is semicircular. The sterigma is sack-shaped and has a curved and heavily sclerotized transverse ridge. The ductus bursae is slightly longer than the corpus bursae. The corpus bursae is oval and has a long, gradually tapering process behind. There are two large signs of different sizes.
Similar species
Eteobalea thaumatella can be distinguished from the other species of the genus by the pattern of the raised, golden-brown, glossy spots in connection with the dark brown and ocher-brown coloring of the forewings .
distribution
Eteobalea thaumatella is native to North Africa , the Canary Islands , Malta , the Arabian Peninsula and Iran .
biology
The biology of the species is unknown. The moths were collected from early March to early May and in October.
Systematics
The following synonyms are known from the literature:
- Stagmatophora thaumatella Walsingham , 1907
- Stagmatophora lactipunctella Turati , 1924
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. 148 (English).
- ↑ P. Sammut, S. Koster (2009): Eteobalea thaumatella (Walsingham, 1907) a new moth for the Maltese islands (Lepidoptera: Cosmopterigidae). Bulletin of the Entomological Society of Malta 2: pp. 9-11
- ↑ Eteobalea thaumatella in Fauna Europaea. Retrieved February 24, 2012
Web links
- Determination aid of the Lepiforum for the butterfly species found in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Eteobalea thaumatella (WALSINGHAM, 1907). Lepiforum e. V., accessed on February 24, 2012 . Taxonomy, photos, first description