Neomariania oecophorella
| Neomariania oecophorella | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Systematics | ||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||
| Scientific name | ||||||||||||
| Neomariania oecophorella | ||||||||||||
| ( Rebel , 1940) |
Neomariania oecophorella is a butterfly from the family of Stathmopodidae .
features
The moths reach a wingspan of 11 to 14 millimeters, the fore wing length is given as 5 to 6 millimeters. The umbra-brown antennae are strongly thickened by scales and sawed at the tip. They are very long and reach one sixth of their length beyond the tip of the forewing. The labial palps are slightly lighter on the inside and slightly curved upwards. The end link is short and almost a third as long as the middle link. The head is umber and has a slightly lighter forehead ( frons ). The abdomen is also colored and conical. It towers over the hind wings with three quarters of its length. The after- bush is short and slightly lighter. The legs are light brown and have lightly spotted tarsi . The forewings are equally wide and have a blunt apex . They are lighter or darker umber brown and have a dark, not always clearly visible spot in the middle of the anal fold. Behind it are similarly colored, washed-out counter spots, they are separated from the dark fringing field by a lighter spot on the front edge. The fringed scales are dark in one color. The hind wings are about half as wide as the forewings. They are very elongated, blackish or umber brown and have fringed scales of the same color. The underside of the forewings is blackish, the underside of the hind wings is somewhat lighter.
Similar species
- Borkhausenia fuscescens ( Haworth , 1828)
distribution
Neomariania oecophorella is common in the Azores .
biology
The biology of the species is unknown.
Systematics
The following synonym is known:
- Megaceraea oecophorella Rebel , 1940
supporting documents
- ↑ a b c d 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. 192 (English).
- ^ A b Hans Rebel (1940): The Lepidoptera Fauna of the Azorean Archipelago. Comment. biol. Soc. Sci. Fenn. 8 (1): page 41.
- ^ Neomariania oecophorella in Fauna Europaea. Retrieved May 9, 2012