Hodgesiella rhodorrhisella
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Hodgesiella rhodorrhisella is a butterfly ( moth ) from the family of cosmopterigidae (Cosmopterigidae).
features
The moths reach a wingspan of 9 to 12 millimeters. Head and forehead ( frons ) are silvery white, the crown ( vertex ) shines gray. The head shines dark brown on the back and sides. The antennae are dark brown and ringed white beyond the first half. In the subapical area there are two or three white rings, in the apical area there are four indistinct white rings. Thorax and tegulae have a dark brown sheen. The forewings also shine dark brown and are more grayish brown on the inner edge. Two irregular white bands are at 1/5 of the forewing length and in the middle of the wing. The inner bandage runs diagonally inwards and tapers slightly to the anal fold. In addition, it is very narrow and does not reach the inner edge of the wing. The outer band is perpendicular to the Costalader . It is thickened in the middle, then it tapers sharply. It does not extend to the inner edge of the wing. At the widest point there is a brown spot in the middle. A white costal spot is 4/5 of the forewing length and there is a white spot at the inner corner . The latter is inward of the costal spot. There is a white spot on the wing tip, which can sometimes be reduced to a few white scales . The fringed scales are gray at the apex and gray-brown towards the inner edge. The hind wings shine gray. The abdomen shines gray, in the males it shines dark brown.
In the males, the right brachium is curved, the apex is greatly expanded and hook-shaped. The left brachium widens distally . The valves are widened triangularly distally. In the basal half of the widened part they are covered with coarse bristles and in the distal half with fine bristles. The right valvella is slender and tapered to a point. The aedeagus and the tubular part are straight and curved at the extreme tip.
In females, the 8th segment is shorter than in Hodgesiella rebeli and Hodgesiella christophi . The Apophyses posteriores are about two and a half times as long as the Apophyses anteriores. The sterigma is short, rounded at the back, and has a sclerotized ridge. The ductus bursae is very narrow. The corpus bursae is egg-shaped and has a narrow elongated process. There are two large, heavily sclerotized, funnel-shaped signs.
Similar species
Hodgesiella rhodorrhisella is similar to Hodgesiella rebeli and Hodgesiella christophi , but differs in the two incomplete bands and the more irregular inner band. The yellowish or ocher border of the white bands is missing. In contrast to H. rebeli , the outer band is interrupted in the middle.
distribution
Hodgesiella rhodorrhisella is widespread in the Canary Islands ( Tenerife , Gran Canaria , La Palma ) and occurs there in rocky and dry areas.
biology
The caterpillars mine in the leaves of the flowering bindweed ( Convolvulus floridus ). The lead begins at the tip of the blade or at the midrib and has the shape of a brownish space mine. Inside the mine, the caterpillars create a thickened and opaque hiding place in which the caterpillar droppings are also deposited. Some of the caterpillar droppings are also thrown out. The moths were grown from the beginning of December to the end of May, in February they were also collected in the light .
Systematics
The following synonym is known from the literature:
- Stagmatophora rhodorrhisella Kasy , 1970
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. 165 (English).
- ↑ a b Hodgesiella rhodorrhisella in Fauna Europaea. Retrieved March 15, 2012
- ^ A b Friedrich Kasy (1970): Eine neue Stagmatophora s. 1. from the Canary Islands (Lepidoptera, Cosmopterigidae). Annals of the Natural History Museum Vienna 74: pp. 195–200