Cosmopterix sibirica
Cosmopterix sibirica is a butterfly (moth ) from the family of the splendor butterfly ( Cosmopterigidae ).
Features
The moths reach a wingspan of 11-13 millimeters. The head shining dark brown and has the sides and in the center white lines. The antennae are dark brown and have a short white line that extends from the base to the first tenth. Subapical there are two white portions, the inner consists of four segments, the outer of two segments. Another, existing from eight white segments section is located at the apex. The thorax is dark brown and has a white center line. The tegulae are outlined in dark brown and golden inside. The forewings are dark brown. In the basal region arise from three broad, spindle-shaped, golden lines. The first begins on the Costa loader and extends into the second third of the basal region. The second is positioned above the anal fold and extends from the first fifth to fourth fifth, and the third lies below the anal fold and extends from the second end of the fifth to the center line or slightly beyond. A wide yellow orange tie runs behind the wing half of the Costa loader to the wing inner edge. It widens in the middle towards the apex and then tapers heavily towards the wing inner edge. Internally it is bounded by a slightly irregular nodular, pale golden fascia. There is a pale golden costal and a Dorsalfleck on the outside. The latter is twice as large as the Costalfleck and is closer to the vane base. External borders, a white line that extends into the fringe scales on the Costalfleck. The binding and stains are inside edged irregular black brown. A wide, pale golden apex line is located at the inner edge of wing. The fringe scales are dark brown, the wing inner edge wing base will pale in direction. At the wing tip are white. The hind wings are brownish gray and have gray-brown fringed scales.
In the males the right brachium is long and strong apical it is tapered and has a slightly curved tip. The Valven are slender and sickle-shaped. The Valvellae are slightly curved and wide in the distal half. The aedeagus is large and bottle-shaped.
The genital armature of females has not been described.
Dissemination
Cosmopterix sibirica is in Eastern Europe, located in the south of the Ural Mountains, and in the south of Siberia and Mongolia.
Way of life
The habit of the species is unknown. Moths were collected in June.