Eteobalea albiapicella
Eteobalea albiapicella
Eteobalea albiapicella is a butterfly (moth ) from the family of the splendor butterfly ( Cosmopterigidae ).
Features
The moths reach a wingspan of 10-12 millimeters. Head and forehead ( frons ) are white, the vertex (vertex ) shines bronze and has a narrow white line each side. The sensors shine dark brown and have a white longitudinal line from the sensor base member ( scape ) reaches up to 7 segment. The thorax shining bronze color and has a white center line. The forewings are dark brown and have a white drawing. At 1/ 6 of the forewing length is a very slanted outwards binding. It ranges from the Costa loader to the anal cleft and is slightly curved inwards. Before the half wing length is an obliquely extending outward Costalstrich, which reaches into the wing center. At 3 /4 of the forewing length is a triangular Costalstrich. A small Subdorsalfleck is the inner Costalstrich directly opposite. A second Subdorsalfleck is located on the interior angles opposite or slightly inward from the outer Costalstrich. At the apex there is a spot. The hind wings shining gray. The abdomen shining gray-brown to dark brown, its after clump is white.
In the males, the Tegumen distal tapered slightly. The trailing edge has a shallow V-shaped recess. The right brachium is curved, broad and flattened. It is about twice as long as the left. The tip is small and roundish. The left brachium has an obtuse apex. The Valven are pear-shaped and slightly concave. Valvella the right is the thickest in the middle. It tapers gradually and has a blunt, strongly sclerotized, hook-shaped tip. Directly opposite is on the tubular portion of the aedeagus a small sclerotized spot. The aedeagus is quite thick and nearly straight. It tapers gradually and has a blunt tip.
In females, the 8th segment is about as long as wide. The Apophyses anteriores are strongly sclerotized and strong. The ostium is circular. The sterigma is easy saccular. The ductus bursae is about one third as long as the corpus bursae. The corpus bursae is elongate and the front of the widest. He has a gradually tapering rear extension. Signa are not formed.
Similar Species
Eteobalea albiapicella similar Eteobalea alypella, but differs by the bronze-colored vertex, the white line on the sensor base, the white center line on the thorax and the white Subdorsalfleck in the middle of the forewing.
Dissemination
Eteobalea albiapicella is native to central and southern Europe. In the east, the range extends to the south of the European part of Russia. The species is found on the Mediterranean islands and in Asia Minor. Evidence from North Africa ( Morocco) are probably Eteobalea alypella assign.
Biology
The caterpillars develop on Swedish ball flower ( Globularia vulgaris), Camellia flower ball ( Globularia elongata ) and Nacktstängeliger ball flower ( Globularia nudicaulis ). First you live in the flower stalks and later in the seed heads. The caterpillars can be found from August to April, they overwinter in the seed heads. It makes two generations per year. The moths fly from May to June and from August to September.
System
From the literature the following synonym is known:
- Lita albi - Apicella Duponchel in Godart 1843