Hodgesiella rhodorrhisella

Hodgesiella rhodorrhisella is a butterfly (moth ) from the family of the splendor butterfly ( Cosmopterigidae ).

Features

The moths reach a wingspan of 9 to 12 millimeters. Head and forehead ( frons ) are silvery white, the vertex (vertex ) shines gray. The head shines back and dark brown on the sides. The antennae are dark brown, and up over the first half curled out white. In Subapikalbereich there are two or three white rings in the apical four indistinct white rings to find. Thorax and tegulae shining dark brown. The forewing shining dark brown and are also on the inner edge more grayish brown. Two irregular white napkins are located at 1 /5 of the fore wing length and wing center. The internal bond is inclined inwards, tapering to anal fold something. In addition, it is very narrow and does not reach the wing inner edge. The outer binding is perpendicular to the Costa loader. It is thickened in the middle, then it tapers sharply. It is not enough to wing inner edge. At the widest point in the middle of a brown spot. A white Costalfleck is 4 /5 of the forewing length and the inner angle there is a white spot. The latter is inward from Costalfleck. There is a white spot, which can sometimes be reduced to a few white scales at the wing tip. The fringe scales are gray brown gray at the apex and toward the inner edge. The hind wings shining gray. The abdomen shining gray, with the males it shines dark brown.

In the males the right brachium is bent, the apex is strongly dilated and hook-shaped. The left brachium extends distally. The Valven are distally expanded triangular. In the basal half of the dilated part, they are filled with coarse bristles and in the distal half with fine bristles. The right Valvella is slender and tapers to. The aedeagus and the tubular member are bent straight and at the very tip.

In females, the 8th segment is shorter than in Hodgesiella rebeli and Hodgesiella Christophi. The posterior Apophyses are about two and a half times as long as the anterior Apophyses. The sterigma is short, plump rear and fitted with a sclerotized bar. The ductus bursae is very narrow. The corpus bursae is egg-shaped and has a narrow elongated appendage. It formed two large, heavily sclerotized, funnel-shaped signals.

Similar Species

Hodgesiella rhodorrhisella similar Hodgesiella rebeli and Hodgesiella Christophi, but differs by the two incomplete binding and irregular internal bond. The yellowish or ocher-colored border around the white bars missing. Said outer pad is contrary to H. rebeli interrupted in the middle.

Dissemination

Hodgesiella rhodorrhisella is common in the Canary Islands (Tenerife, Gran Canaria, La Palma) and is present there in rocky and dry areas.

Biology

The caterpillars nate in the leaves of the flowers rich bindweed (Convolvulus floridus ). The lead begins at the blade tip or on the central rib, and has the form of a brownish space mine. Inside the mine the caterpillars produce a thickened and opaque hiding, in which the Raupenkot is stored. Sometimes the Raupenkot is also ejected. The moths were bred from early December until the end of May, in February they were also collected at light.

System

From the literature the following synonym is known:

• Stagmatophora rhodorrhisella Kasy, 1970

Documents

• Cosmopterigidae
• Splendor falter