Hodgesiella rebeli
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Hodgesiella rebeli is a butterfly ( moth ) from the family of cosmopterigidae (Cosmopterigidae).
features
The moths reach a wingspan of 9 to 11 millimeters. The head and forehead ( frons ) shine white, the vertex is gray. The head is dark brown on the back and sides. The antennae have a dark brown sheen and are ringed in white. The last fifth is white. Thorax and tegulae have a dark brown sheen. The forewings also have a dark brown sheen and are marked with three shiny white bands with a yellow border. The basal and middle band are perpendicular to the costalader or run slightly inwards. The apical ligament is slightly curved outward on the costalader. The two outer bands taper towards the inner edge of the wing. The fringed scales are grayish brown. The hind wings shine light gray. The first three segments of the abdomen are almost glossy white, the remaining segments are gray.
In the male, the right brachium is parallel- walled and has a widened and flat apex. The left brachium is straight and tapers distally . The blades are lobed. The right valvella is triangular and pointed. The aedeagus , including the tubular part, is straight and has a pointed apex.
In the females, the Apophyses posteriores are three times as long as the Apophyses anteriores. The sterigma is parallel-walled and tapers abruptly in front. It is severely sclerotized . The ductus bursae is as long as the corpus bursae . The corpus bursae is egg-shaped and has a very broad elongated process. The two signs have the shape of a small thorn and are surrounded by an irregularly shaped sclerotized spot.
The caterpillars are 11 to 12 millimeters long and 1 to 3 millimeters thick in the middle. They are waxy yellow or pinkish red and hairless. The head and the split neck plate shine black. There is a black dot on both sides under the neck shield. The feet are colored just like the caterpillar body, only the claw feet are light horn brown at the tip. On the ventral side, there is a light brown elongated spot in the middle on each of the first ten limbs.
Similar species
Similar species are Hodgesiella rhodorrhisiella and Hodgesiella christophi . The distinguishing features are listed in the respective article articles.
distribution
Hodgesiella rebeli is common on the Balkan Peninsula ( Albania , Croatia , Macedonia , Greece ), Italy , Hungary and Romania .
biology
The caterpillars mine in the leaves of the Cantabrian Winds ( Convolvulus cantabricus ) and the Marshmallow Winds ( Convolvulus althaeoides ). The mine begins as a feeding tunnel and quickly becomes a space mine, which is drawn together lengthways by the inner web. The caterpillar droppings are deposited in the passage-like area of the mine. The moths fly from May to July.
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. 164 (English).
- ^ W. Krone (1905): News about Microlepidoptera. Annual report of the Vienna Entomological Association 16: pp. 83–85 ( PDF )
- ↑ Hodgesiella rebeli at Fauna Europaea. Retrieved March 14, 2012