Mompha subbistrigella
Mompha subbistrigella
Mompha subbistrigella is a butterfly (moth ) from the family of Frans moths ( Momphidae ).
- 5.1 Notes and references
Features
The moths reach a wingspan 7-12 mm. The head is mottled gray and light gray. The thorax and forewings are dark gray.
In the males, the cucullus is wide at the base and tapers distally. The saccule is truncated at the apex and has three or four short, thick teeth. The aedeagus has a large, beilkopfförmigen at the end Cornutus. Another Cornutus is long and a third is bent short and easy. The shape of the apical portion of the saccule and Cornuti are characteristic of the species.
In the females the lamella antevaginalis consists of two wedge-shaped sclerites and a small intervening sclerotized plate. The ductus bursae is divided into a short and narrow rear ( subostialen ) part and a long and wide part. The form of the Lamella antevaginalis of the ductus bursae and are characteristic of the species.
Similar Species
M. subbistrigella has basically the same wing as drawing Mompha sturnipennella, but it lacks the rust-colored lines in the middle of the front wing and there are clear white Costalstriche in the apical region.
Dissemination
Mompha subbistrigella is common in northern and central Europe. In the east, the range extends to the Caucasus and Central Asia.
Biology
The caterpillars develop on smaller fireweed species ( Epilobium ) as the Mountain Fireweed (Epilobium montanum ), the Marsh Willowherb (Epilobium palustre ), the Kleiblütigem fireweed (Epilobium parviflorum ) and the Vierkantigem fireweed (Epilobium tetragonum ). The caterpillars live in the seed pod and eaten by the end of June to July the immature seeds. Infested by caterpillars seed capsules are shorter, curved and has a small hole. Butterflies can be found throughout the year. After the winter they can often be observed from late spring to early summer. According to other data, the moths do not seem to winter in Central Europe.
System
From the literature the following synonym is known:
- Tinea subbistrigella Haworth, 1828