Chrysoclista splendida
Chrysoclista splendida is a butterfly (moth ) from the family of the grass leaf miner ( Elachistidae ).
Features
The moths reach a wingspan of 14-17 millimeters. The species differs from the similar Chrysoclista linne ella by the larger wingspan. The black- brown Costalstrich widens significantly from the base to the silvery Costalfleck. The small silvery spot near the wing base and the silvery spot on the inner edge each have a tuft of blackish brown protruding scales.
In the males, the Gnathos - arms are long and curved. They are broad and distally strongly tapered at the base. The apex is occupied by four large thorns. The Tegumen is short and wider than long. The Valven are at the base at its widest and tapering gradually to a rounded apex. The Anellus - lobes are long and slender, they are about 2/3 as long as the Valven. The aedeagus is bent almost at a 90 - degree angle. The genital armature of the males differs from Chrysoclista lathamella by the tapered Gnathos - arms, the slimmer Anellus - cloth and the strongly curved aedeagus.
In females, the Apophyses are posterior half times as long as the anterior Apophyses. The sclerotization of the eighth Tergits is laterally convex. The antrum is simple and funnel-shaped. The ductus bursae is curved and narrow in front of the center. The corpus bursae is narrowed elongated and slightly medially.
Dissemination
Chrysoclista splendida is native to Central Europe. After Fauna Europaea, the species occurs in Western Europe (Portugal, France) and South-Eastern Europe (Romania, Bulgaria, Macedonia ). Evidence from Sweden are considered doubtful.
Biology
The caterpillars develop on willow ( Salix). Some specimens were bred by Kasy 1958 randomly selected from branches and trunks of the white willow (Salix alba) and purple willow ( Salix purpurea ), which were infested by the gall midge Rabdophaga saliciperda. Rebel was in 1925 a large number of species on the trunks of old silver and break - willow (Salix fragilis ). The moths can be observed until June on the trunks and stumps of old pastures in waters near the end of May. Some specimens in the Natural History Museum in London were, according to the labeling collected from September to October in Vienna.
System
From the literature, the following synonyms are known: