Feather ram

Feather ram
Systematics
Class : Insects (Insecta) Subclass : Flying insects (Pterygota) Superordinate : New winged wing (Neoptera) Order : Butterflies (Lepidoptera) Superfamily : Zygaenoidea Family : Feather ram
Scientific name
Heterogynidae
Rambur , 1866

The feather rams (Heterogynidae) are a family of butterflies (Lepidoptera).

features

The male moths look very similar to the rams (Zygaenidae), but the females look very atypical for butterflies. They are thick and plump and look like maggots . They have no wings or legs and can only move about by crawling.

The caterpillars are very similar to the females, but are normal, similar to the caterpillars of the ram.

Systematics

The feather ram family is represented in Europe with five species, of which only one species, the little moth spinner ( Heterogynis penella ), occurs in Austria, Switzerland and Germany. Only about 10 species have been discovered worldwide, the main area of ​​distribution being the southwest of the Palearctic ( North Africa and Southern Europe ).

species

• Heterogynis andalusica
• Heterogynis canalensis
• Heterogynis eremita
• Heterogynis paradoxa
• Little Moth Moth ( Heterogynis penella )

swell

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Plutellidae in Fauna Europaea. Retrieved October 19, 2006
2. ↑ feather ram. Lepiforum e. V., accessed October 19, 2006 .