Pyroderces apicinotella

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Pyroderces apicinotella
Systematics
Class : Insects (Insecta)
Order : Butterflies (Lepidoptera)
Family : Magnificent butterfly (Cosmopterigidae)
Subfamily : Cosmopteriginae
Genre : Pyroderces
Type : Pyroderces apicinotella
Scientific name
Pyroderces apicinotella
( Chrétien , 1915)

Pyroderces apicinotella is a butterfly ( moth ) from the family of cosmopterigidae (Cosmopterigidae).

features

The moths reach a wingspan of 8 to 9 millimeters. The head is yellowish white. The antennae are gray-brown and ciliate on both sides. A white line extends from the base of the antennae ( scapus ) to a quarter of the antennae length. The thorax is gray-brown and lined with white at the back. The tegulae are gray-brown. The forewings are yellowish white and, especially in the basal region, strongly mixed with gray-brown. This gray-darkened area is interrupted by an oblique inward running, irregular, yellowish white band at a third of the forewing length. A second interruption is made by a wider, yellowish white band in the middle of the wing. It widens towards the inner edge of the wing. At the apex there is a knee-shaped curved band, which is followed by a dark brown apical line that extends into the fringed scales. The fringed scales are pale ocher. The hind wings are pale gray, the basal half is mixed gray-brown. The fringed scales are pale yellow on the Costa loader and on the base of the wing inner edge.

In the males the tegumen is long and slightly pointed distally. The brachia are strongly curved. The right brachium is hook-shaped at the tip and about twice as long as the left brachium. The blades are long, slender and have a strongly curved tuft of hair distally . The aedeagus is short and truncated and pointed distally. The left valvella is triangular, the right is greatly reduced. The genital armature of the males is similar to that of Pyroderces klimeschi , but differs in the shape of the manica and the right valvella.

The female genital fittings have not yet been described.

distribution

Pyroderces apicinotella is common in Tunisia , Libya and Iraq .

biology

The biology of the species is unknown. The moths were collected in May.

Systematics

The following synonyms are known:

  • Lallia apicinotella Chrétien , 1915
  • Blastodacna cinnamomina Turati , 1930
  • Tenuipenna simplicella blackbird , 1959

supporting documents

  1. ↑ a b c d e 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. 129 (English).