Longhorn moths
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Nemophora degeerella , female |
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The longhorn moths (Adelidae) are a family of butterflies (Lepidoptera).
features
The moths reach a wingspan of 8 to 20 millimeters. They have elongated bodies and narrow fore wings that are three to four times longer than they are wide. They either have a completely metallic sheen (e.g. golden, copper, greenish or purple), or are predominantly shiny or have shiny metallic patterns. The hind wings are elliptical to pointed and roughly as wide as the forewings. Its tip is rounded. They are provided with long fringes. The thread-like antennae of the males are noticeably long and often reach a multiple of the body length. Those of the females are significantly shorter. The moths have no point eyes ( ocelli ). Their maxillary palps are greatly reduced, their proboscis are well developed and scaled at the base. Your head is hairy.
The forewings have 12 wing veins with one anal vein (1b). The hind wings have 10 veins with three anal veins (1a, 1b, and 1c).
Way of life
The moths are diurnal and often buzz around in larger groups. The males perform prancing courtship flights near branches on which females sit.
The larvae usually mine in leaves or flowers at the beginning, but later eat fallen leaves lying on the ground. For their protection, they carry a sack made from cut out plant parts, which is open on both sides. Some species are monophagous and only feed on one specific forage plant. In some species, especially the Adela genus , mass reproductions can occur. They fly in large swarms around flowering plants.
Systematics
The longhorn moth family is represented by 50 species in Europe . There are 32 species in German-speaking countries:
The fossil species Adela kuznetzovi from the Eocene was found in the Baltic amber .
Subfamily Adelinae
- Adela albicinctella Mann , 1852
- Adela associatella ( Zeller , 1839)
- Adela australis ( Herrich-Schäffer , 1855)
- Adela croesella ( Scopoli , 1763)
- Adela cuprella ( Denis & Schiffermüller , 1775)
- Adela mazzolella ( Huebner , 1801)
- Adela reaumurella ( Linnaeus , 1758)
- Adela violella ( Denis & Schiffermüller , 1775)
- Cauchas chrysopterella Küppers , 1980
- Cauchas fibulella ( Denis & Schiffermüller , 1775)
- Cauchas leucocerella ( Scopoli , 1763)
- Cauchas rufifrontella ( Treitschke , 1833)
- Cauchas rufimitrella ( Scopoli , 1763)
- Nemophora auricellus ( Ragonot , 1874)
- Nemophora congruella ( Zeller , 1839)
- Nemophora cupriacella ( Huebner , 1819)
- Nemophora degeerella ( Linnaeus , 1758)
- Nemophora dumerilellus ( Duponchel , 1839)
- Nemophora fasciella ( Fabricius , 1775)
- Nemophora metallica ( Poda , 1761)
- Nemophora minimella ( Denis & Schiffermüller , 1775)
- Nemophora ochsenheimerella ( Huebner , 1813)
- Nemophora pfeifferella ( Huebner , 1813)
- Nemophora raddella ( Huebner , 1793)
- Nemophora violellus ( Stainton , 1851)
Subfamily Nematopogoninae
- Nematopogon adansoniella ( Villers , 1789)
- Nematopogon magna ( Zeller , 1878)
- Nematopogon metaxella ( Huebner , 1813)
- Nematopogon pilella ( Denis & Schiffermüller , 1775)
- Nematopogon robertella ( Clerck , 1759)
- Nematopogon schwarziellus Zeller , 1839
- Nematopogon swammerdamella ( Linnaeus , 1758)
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Adelidae in Fauna Europaea. Retrieved February 26, 2011
- ↑ Adelidae. Lepiforum eV, accessed on December 28, 2006 .
