Ramphis

Ramfis is a genus of butterflies of the family splendor butterfly ( Cosmopterigidae ).

Features

The head of the moth is scaly smooth. The antennae are three-quarters as long as the forewing. The labial palps are cylindrically bent and over the head. The moths have brown forewings lanceolate black, marked with a pattern of white and silver or pale golden Costalstrichen spots. The hind wings are narrow and pointed, and plenty of half as long as the forewing.

In the males, the Brachia are symmetrical and of approximately equal length. They are slightly curved and taper distally. The Valven are narrow and elongated. The distal half is covered with bristles sparse. The right Valvella is well developed, while the left is usually lacking. The aedeagus is long and strong. It has a bulbous basal portion and a long, tapering distal part.

In females, the posterior Apophyses are approximately one and a half times as long as the anterior Apophyses. The sterigma with the semicircular Antevaginalplatte is opposite the sclerotization at the rear end of the 7th sternites. The ductus bursae is narrow, membranous and about as long as or shorter than the corpus bursae. The corpus bursae is elongate and has a rear extension which ends in the ductus seminalis. It formed two funnel - or cup-shaped signals.

Dissemination

The genus has a disjunct distribution. The species are native to the Iberian Peninsula and in the eastern Mediterranean.

Biology

The caterpillars nate in the leaves of Labiatae.

System

The type species of the genus is Ramphis ibericus. The following list of species is based on the 2002 started by Sinev World catalog of cosmopterigid moths.

Documents

  • Cosmopterigidae
  • Splendor falter
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