Magnificent butterflies
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Species of the genus Macrobathra |
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Cosmopterigidae | ||||||||||
Heinemann & Wocke , 1876 |
The magnificent butterflies (Cosmopterigidae) are a family of butterflies (Lepidoptera). They occur worldwide with around 1,600 species . Up to now 80 species have been described throughout Europe , of which 25 species occur in Central Europe . The moths are closely related to the palm moths (Gelechiidae), with which they are in a sister relationship. Their main distribution area are the tropics .
features
The moths have a narrow and elongated body and narrow wings. The hind wings are usually narrower and sometimes pointed. The forewings are mostly vividly colored and sometimes have metallic colored areas. They have long fringes on the inside of the wings. Their thread-like antennae are about as long as the forewings. Your proboscis is well developed. The penis ( aedeagus ) of the males is hardened and clearly asymmetrical.
Way of life
The predominantly nocturnal moths live in open and loosely vegetated areas, such as B. on meadows, on roadsides and in sparse forests. There are only a few diurnal species that cannot be attracted by light at night. In the resting position, the hind legs are characteristic of the slightly raised abdomen. You can sometimes see them dancing in a circle on leaves, especially on their forage plants.
Food of the caterpillars
The caterpillars mostly feed as miners in bark and leaves, but also in plant galls or on flowers and ovules. The spectrum of the butterfly's diet includes more than 35 plant families, but most species feed on sweet grasses (Poaceae) and legumes (Fabaceae). Some tropical caterpillars feed on rotting plant material, some species feed on carrion . The caterpillars of the genus Hyposmocoma , such as. As the on Hawaii living hyposmocoma molluscivora are predatory. They catch their prey ( snails ) by tying them up with spun silk.
Systematics (Europe)
- Subfamily Antequerinae
- Alloclita haifensis
- Alloclita recisella Staudinger , 1859
- Euclemensia woodiella ( Curtis , 1830)
- Gibeauxiella bellaqueifontis ( Gibeaux , 1986)
- Gibeauxiella reliqua ( Gibeaux , 1986)
- Limnaecia phragmitella Stainton , 1851
- Pancalia baldizzonella Riedl , 1994
- Pancalia leuwenhoekella (Linnaeus , 1761)
- Pancalia nodosella ( Bruand , 1851)
- Pancalia schwarzella ( Fabricius , 1798)
- Subfamily Chrysopeleiinae
- Ascalenia acaciella Chrétien , 1915
- Ascalenia decolorella Sinev , 1984
- Ascalenia echidnias ( Meyrick , 1891)
- Ascalenia vanella ( Frey , 1860)
- Ascalenia vanelloides Gerasimov , 1930
- Ascalenia viviparella Kasy , 1969
- Bifascia nigralbella ( Chrétien , 1915)
- Bifascioides leucomelanellus ( Rebel , 1916)
- Calycobathra calligoni Sinev , 1979
- Calycobathra variapenella Sinev , 1984
- Gisilia lerautella Gibeaux , 1986
- Gisilia stereodoxa ( Meyrick , 1925)
- Sorhagenia janiszewskae Riedl , 1962
- Sorhagenia lophyrella ( Douglas , 1846)
- Sorhagenia reconditella Riedl , 1983
- Sorhagenia rhamniella ( Zeller , 1839)
- Subfamily Cosmopteriginae
- Anatrachyntis simplex ( Walsingham , 1891)
- Coccidiphila danilevskyi Sinev , 1997
- Coccidiphila gerasimovi Danilevsky , 1950
- Coccidiphila kasypinkeri Traugott-Olsen , 1986
- Coccidiphila ledereriella ( Zeller , 1850)
- Coccidiphila patriciae J. Nel & A. Nel , 2000
- Coccidiphila riedli Traugott-Olsen , 1986
- Cosmopterix athesiae Huemer & Koster , 2006
- Cosmopterix attenuatella ( Walker , 1864)
- Cosmopterix coryphaea Walsingham , 1908
- Cosmopterix crassicervicella Chrétien , 1896
- Cosmopterix lienigiella Zeller , 1846
- Cosmopterix orichalcea Stainton , 1861
- Cosmopterix pararufella Riedl , 1976
- Cosmopterix pulchrimella Chambers , 1875
- Cosmopterix schmidiella Frey , 1856
- Cosmopterix scribaiella Zeller , 1850
- Cosmopterix sibirica Sinev , 1985
- Cosmopterix turbidella Rebel , 1896
- Cosmopterix zieglerella ( Huebner , 1810)
- Eteobalea albiapicella ( Duponchel , 1843)
- Eteobalea alypella ( Klimesch , 1946)
- Eteobalea anonymella ( Riedl , 1965)
- Eteobalea beata ( Walsingham , 1907)
- Eteobalea dohrnii ( Zeller , 1847)
- Eteobalea intermediella ( Riedl , 1966)
- Eteobalea isabellella ( OG Costa , 1836)
- Eteobalea serratella ( Treitschke , 1833)
- Eteobalea siciliae ( Riedl , 1966)
- Eteobalea sumptuosella ( Lederer , 1855)
- Eteobalea teucrii ( Walsingham , 1907)
- Eteobalea thaumatella ( Walsingham , 1907)
- Eteobalea tririvella ( Staudinger , 1870)
- Hodgesiella rebeli ( crown , 1905)
- Hodgesiella rhodorrhisella ( Kasy , 1970)
- Isidiella divitella ( Constant , 1885)
- Isidiella nickerlii ( Nickerl , 1864)
- Pyroderces argyrogrammos ( Zeller , 1847)
- Pyroderces brosi Riedl , 1969
- Pyroderces caesaris Gozmany , 1957
- Pyroderces Klimeschi Rebel , 1938
- Pyroderces tethysella Koster & Sinev , 2003
- Pyroderces wolschrijni Koster & Sinev , 2003
- Ramphis ibericus Riedl , 1969
- Ramphis libanoticus Riedl , 1969
- Stagmatophora heydeniella ( Fischer von Röslerstamm , 1838)
- Vulcaniella cognatella Riedl , 1990
- Vulcaniella extremella ( Wocke , 1871)
- Vulcaniella fiordalisa ( Petry , 1904)
- Vulcaniella gielisi Koster & Sinev , 2003
- Vulcaniella grabowiella ( Staudinger , 1859)
- Vulcaniella grandiferella Sinev , 1986
- Vulcaniella karadaghella Sinev , 1986
- Vulcaniella klimeschi ( Riedl , 1966)
- Vulcaniella pomposella ( Zeller , 1839)
- Vulcaniella rosmarinella ( Walsingham , 1891)
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Cosmopterigidae in Fauna Europaea. Retrieved May 18, 2007
- ↑ Cosmopterigidae. Lepiforum eV, accessed on December 22, 2006 .
- ^ Taxonomic Group: Lepidoptera, Cosmopterigidae. Fauna Europaea, accessed January 6, 2007 .
- ^ NP Kristensen: Lepidoptera, Moths and Butterflies, 1: Evolution, Systematics, and Biogeography. Handbuch der Zoologie 4 (35) , Walter de Gruyter. Berlin, New York 2003, ISBN 3-11-015704-7
- ^ Daniel Rubinoff & William P. Haines: Web-Spinning Caterpillars Stalks Snails. Science, vol. 309, 574-575, New York 2005.