Homonopsis Kuznetsov
Type species: illotana Kennel
DIAGNOSIS
External characters:
Venation:
venation H. foederatana Kennel
Forewing: R 4-R 5 stalked.
Hindwing: M 3 -CuA 1 extending from one point; R and M 1 stalked.
Forewing shape and markings:
Homonopsis foederatana female 2
Forewing elongate semi-ovate, without costal fold. Markings variable.
Sexual dimorphism:
Apex of forewing more produced in females.
Genitalia:
Male:
male genitalia H. illotana
Tegumen very large, extending proximally; vinculum fairly broad, simple; uncus very broad, bilobed, provided with large brush consisting of long scales; gnathos weakly sclerotized, with delicate terminal plate; tuba analis broad. Valva with elongate, densely spined, distal part and dorsal convexity; sacculus without free termination; sclerite of disc large but rather weak. Transtilla very broad, fusing with disc-sclerite, almost vertical; juxta simple, small. Aedeagus with small coecum penis and caulis; cornuti not found.
Female:
female gen. H. illotana
Sterigma with strong, concave, lateral lobes, sclerotized terminally; ductus seminalis in anterior portion of colliculum, sub-laterally; signum with small basal plate, with atrophied capitulum.
Early stages:
Larvae of species included in the species cards are greenish in colour with pale yellowish ochreous head capsules.
Biology:
Probably two generations yearly. Hibernation occurs in the larval stage. Larvae are polyphagous.
Distribution:
Eastern part of Palaearctic region.