Tortilia
Tortilia is a genus of butterflies of the family of Stathmopodidae.
Features
When the representatives of the genus Tortilia is small, yellowish moths, which often have on the front wings made of a brownish stains napkins and drawing. The types are similar to members of the genus Stathmopoda, they differ from them but with shorter front wing and the very short cilia at the antennae of the males. The genitalia of the males differ from those of the genus Stathmopoda by the more or less rectangular Valven lacking the pronounced anterodorsale expansion. In females, the corpus bursae has only a Signum in the front area and rows or patches long sting in the back.
Dissemination
The genus includes about ten species that are native to arid and semi-arid climates of the Old World.
Biology
Biology is only known from two species of the genus. Accordingly, the caterpillars live mainly in dry flowers, fruits and leaves of various plants.
System
Synonyms of the genus are Diadoxastis Meyrick, 1913 and Apertodiscus Amsel, 1935. Tortilia The genus is represented in Europe with two and the Middle East with only three species. The type species of the genus is Tortilia flavella.
- Tortilia flavella Chrétien, 1908
- Tortilia graeca Kasy, 1981
- Tortilia trigonella ( Zerny, 1935)
- Tortilia charadritis ( Meyrick, 1924)
- Tortilia pallidella Kasy, 1973