Emmelina

Emmelina monodactyla

Emmelina is a cosmopolitan genus of the family of spring moths ( Pterophoridae ).

Features

The moths are colored pale russet and reach in Europe with a wingspan 18-27 mm. The front wings are split up to one third. The palps are small and placed the second and third abdominal segment is stretched. When proximal spur pair of laterally projecting spur is only half as long as the following. The veins R2 and R3 of the fore wings are fused, M3 and Cu1 stalked.

Dissemination

The representatives of the genus are found worldwide Emmelina (see scheme ).

Way of life

The live larvae of Emmelina monodactyla polyphagous on various herbaceous plants, with species of the genera of the winches ( Convolvulus ) and fence winds ( Calystegia ) are preferred.

System

Of the six known species are represented two in Europe: Emmelina argoteles and Emmelina monodactyla. The latter is also found in Central Europe and is the type species of the genus Emmelina, which was originally described by Linnaeus in 1758 as Phalaena Alucita monodactyla.

  • Emmelina amseli ( Bigot, 1969), the Congo, Tanzania, Kenya
  • Emmelina argoteles ( Meyrick, 1922) France, Spain, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Corsica, Slovakia, Austria, Hungary, Bulgaria, Russia, Georgia, Japan, China, India
  • Emmelina bigoti Gibeaux, 1990 Kenya
  • Emmelina buscki Barnes & Lindsay, 1921 United States, Mexico, Costa Rica, Jamaica
  • Emmelina lochmaius ( Bigot, 1974), Gabon
  • Emmelina monodactyla (Linnaeus, 1758) Palaearctic, Neotropics

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