Heinemannia festivella
Heinemannia festivella is a butterfly of the family of the grass leaf miner ( Elachistidae ).
- 5.1 Notes and references
Features
The moths reach a wingspan of 14-18 millimeters. The head shines white, the antennae are curled pale gray and indistinct. The thorax shining white, the tegulae are white and have a dark gray brown spot at the front. The forewings are pale yellow and distally darker. The Costalstrich is dark brown and the wing tip pale. He is at 3/ 4 of the forewing length interrupted by a whitish spot. A dark brown spot is in front of the wing center, this ranges from Costalstrich to Costalfalte. A large tuft of raised dark brown scales is opposite this spot and below the Costalfalte. A second dark brown spot is located at the inner angle. There is a dark brown tuft of scales in it. The base of Costalstrichs, the two dark brown stains and shed tufts are outlined in white. A white line in the apical region in the vicinity of the vane inside edge exists. There is a white spot on the wing tip. The fringe scales are grayish yellow, the apex runs a light brown line. The hind wings shining pale gray.
The males of H. festivella can be distinguished from Heinemannia laspeyrella and Heinemannia albidorsella based on the width of the Gnathos arms. They are much wider than the distal portion of the blades.
In females, the eighth tergite is almost square, the basal edges are rounded. The ostium is funnel-shaped. The mouth region of the ductus bursae and corpus bursae is clearly granulated. The corpus bursae is oval.
Similar Species
H. festivella can be distinguished from Heinemannia laspeyrella and Heinemannia albidorsella reference to the pale yellow ground color of the fore wings and the white-colored head and thorax.
Dissemination
The distribution area of H. festivella ranges from Sweden in the north to central Europe to southern Europe. The species also occurs in Asia Minor, the Middle East and Central Asia.
Biology
The host plant of the track is not known. Lhomme [ 1948-1949 ] quoted an unpublished proof of Chrétien, the moths Common Goldenrod (Solidago virgaurea ) began. Later, various authors wrote this proof wrongly caterpillar ( Hruby, 1964; Riedl, 1969). In Central Asia, is often found moths rear cherry shrubs ( Lonicera ). The moths fly from May to the first half of August.
Synonyms
From the literature, the following synonyms are known:
- Tinea festivella [ Denis & Schiffer Müller], 1775
- Borkhausenia kokujevi Krulikowski, 1903