Oidaematophorus giganteus

Oidaematophorus giganteus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Pterophoridae
Genus:Oidaematophorus
Species: O. giganteus
Binomial name
Oidaematophorus giganteus
Mann, 1855
Synonyms
  • Pterophorus giganteus Mann, 1855

Oidaematophorus giganteus is a moth in the Pterophoridae family. It is found on Sicily, Corsica and Sardinia and in Portugal, France and Italy.[1]

Description

The species have a wingspan of 28–31 millimetres (1.1–1.2 in), and are brownish-yellow coloured. The lobes are dorsally curved and acute. The male genitalia valve is elongated from the left, but is still straight and half as long as the right valve. Meantime, the right valve is of the same shape, but lacks a saccular spine, which the left one has. The female genitalia have flattened Ostium, while the antrum is narrowed, identically to Oidaematophorus constanti.[2]

Habitat

The larvae feed on Inula hellenium and Pulicaria odora.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Oidaematophorus giganteus (Mann, 1855)". Fauna Europaea. 2.5. July 23, 2012. Retrieved November 25, 2012.
  2. ↑ C. Gielis (1996). "Microlepidoptera of Europe: Pterophoridae" (PDF). 1. Apollo Books: 96. ISBN 87-88757-36-6. ISSN 1395-9506.
  3. ↑ Oidaematophorus at funet


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