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Cauchas
''Cauchas'' is a genus of the fairy longhorn moth family (biology), family (Adelidae). Among these, it belongs to subfamily Adelinae. The taxon "Cauchas" Philipp Christoph Zeller 1839 was originally created as a subgenus of the genus ''Adela (moth), Adela'' Latreille 1796 but was raised to the genus level in 1980 by Ebbe Schmidt Nielsen . Species * ''Cauchas albiantennella'' (Burmann, 1943) * ''Cauchas anatolica'' (Rebel, 1902) * ''Cauchas breviantennella'' Nielsen & Johansson, 1980 * ''Cauchas brunnella'' Nielsen & Johansson, 1980 * ''Cauchas canalella'' (Eversmann, 1844) * ''Cauchas cockerelli'' (Busck, 1915) * ''Cauchas cyanella'' (Busck, 1915) * ''Cauchas dietziella'' (Kearfott, 1908) * ''Cauchas discalis'' Braun, 1925 * ''Cauchas fibulella'' (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) * ''Cauchas florella'' (Staudinger, 1871) * ''Cauchas leucocerella'' (Scopoli, 1763) * ''Cauchas rufifrontella'' (Treitschke, 1833) * ''Cauchas rufimitrella'' (Scopoli, 1763) * ''Cauchas sedella'' (Busck, 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cauchas Rufimitrella
''Cauchas rufimitrella'' is a diurnal lepidopteran from the family Adelidae, the fairy long horn moths. It is found in almost all of Europe, except Portugal, Ukraine and the southern part of the Balkan Peninsula. The wingspan of the moth ranges from 10 to 12 millimeters. The thick erect hairs on the head vertex are black, more or less ferruginous-mixed above. Antennae in male 2 x the length of the wing in female 1.5, black, tip whitish. The forewings are shining brassy bronze, sometimes partly or wholly coppery or metallic red purple. The hindwings are dark purplish fuscous.Zagulajev, A.K., 1987 Adelidae; in G.S. Medvedev (ed.): ''Keys to the insects of the europaean part of the USSR'', Vol.IV: Lepidoptera, part 1 (english translation), Oxonian Press Pvt.Ltd., New Dehli, 1987 The flight time is May to June. Caterpillars live on the seeds of ''Cardamine pratensis ''Cardamine pratensis'', the cuckoo flower, lady's smock, mayflower, or milkmaids, is a flowering plant in the fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |