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Agriphila Geniculea
''Agriphila geniculea'', the elbow-striped grass-veneer, is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It was first described by Adrian Hardy Haworth in 1811. Subspecies * ''Agriphila geniculea geniculea'' (Haworth, 1811) (Europe, Algeria) * ''Agriphila geniculea andalusiella'' (Caradja, 1910) (Spain, southern France, southern Italy, north-western Africa) Distribution and habitat This species can be found in most of Europe and parts of North Africa. It usually occurs in dry pastures, grassy area, sand-dunes, gardens and grassland."63.095 BF1309 ''Agriphila geniculea'' (Haworth, 1811)" . ''UKMoths''. Retrieved November 28, 2017. Description The is 20–26 mm ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adrian Hardy Haworth
Adrian is a form of the Latin given name Adrianus or Hadrianus. Its ultimate origin is most likely via the former river Adria from the Venetic and Illyrian word ''adur'', meaning "sea" or "water". The Adria was until the 8th century BC the main channel of the Po River into the Adriatic Sea but ceased to exist before the 1st century BC. Hecataeus of Miletus (c.550 – c.476 BC) asserted that both the Etruscan harbor city of Adria and the Adriatic Sea had been named after it. Emperor Hadrian's family was named after the city or region of Adria/Hadria, now Atri, in Picenum, which most likely started as an Etruscan or Greek colony of the older harbor city of the same name. Several saints and six popes have borne this name, including the only English pope, Adrian IV, and the only Dutch pope, Adrian VI. As an English name, it has been in use since the Middle Ages, although it did not become common until modern times. Religion *Pope Adrian I (c. 700–795) *Pope Adrian II (792–872 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moth
Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of which have yet to be described. Most species of moth are nocturnal, but there are also crepuscular and diurnal species. Differences between butterflies and moths While the butterflies form a monophyletic group, the moths, comprising the rest of the Lepidoptera, do not. Many attempts have been made to group the superfamilies of the Lepidoptera into natural groups, most of which fail because one of the two groups is not monophyletic: Microlepidoptera and Macrolepidoptera, Heterocera and Rhopalocera, Jugatae and Frenatae, Monotrysia and Ditrysia.Scoble, MJ 1995. The Lepidoptera: Form, function and diversity. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press; 404 p. Although the rules for distinguishing moths from butterflies are not well establishe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crambidae
The Crambidae are the grass moth family of lepidopterans. They are variable in appearance, the nominal subfamily Crambinae (grass moths) taking up closely folded postures on grass stems where they are inconspicuous, while other subfamilies include brightly coloured and patterned insects which rest in wing-spread attitudes. In many classifications, the Crambidae have been treated as a subfamily of the Pyralidae or snout-moths. The principal difference is a structure in the tympanal organs called the praecinctorium, which joins two tympanic membranes in the Crambidae, and is absent from the Pyralidae. The latest review by Munroe and Solis, in Kristensen (1999), retains the Crambidae as a full family. The family currently comprises 15 subfamilies with altogether 10,347 species in over 1,000 genera. Systematics *subfamilia incertae sedis **''Conotalis'' Hampson, 1919 **''Exsilirarcha'' Salmon & Bradley, 1956 *Subfamily Acentropinae Stephens, 1836 *Subfamily Crambinae Latreille, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Africa
North Africa, or Northern Africa is a region encompassing the northern portion of the African continent. There is no singularly accepted scope for the region, and it is sometimes defined as stretching from the Atlantic shores of Mauritania in the west, to Egypt's Suez Canal. Varying sources limit it to the countries of Algeria, Libya, Morocco, and Tunisia, a region that was known by the French during colonial times as "''Afrique du Nord''" and is known by Arabs as the Maghreb ("West", ''The western part of Arab World''). The United Nations definition includes Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Sudan, and the Western Sahara, the territory disputed between Morocco and the Sahrawi Republic. The African Union definition includes the Western Sahara and Mauritania but not Sudan. When used in the term Middle East and North Africa (MENA), it often refers only to the countries of the Maghreb. North Africa includes the Spanish cities of Ceuta and Melilla, and plazas de s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wingspan
The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777–200 has a wingspan of , and a wandering albatross (''Diomedea exulans'') caught in 1965 had a wingspan of , the official record for a living bird. The term wingspan, more technically extent, is also used for other winged animals such as pterosaurs, bats, insects, etc., and other aircraft such as ornithopters. In humans, the term wingspan also refers to the arm span, which is distance between the length from one end of an individual's arms (measured at the fingertips) to the other when raised parallel to the ground at shoulder height at a 90º angle. Former professional basketball player Manute Bol stood at and owned one of the largest wingspans at . Wingspan of aircraft The wingspan of an aircraft is always measured in a straight line, from wingtip to wingtip, independently of wing shape or sweep. Implications for aircraft design and anima ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agriphila Geniculea, Wrexham Industrial Estate, North Wales, Aug 2010 (19268089553)
''Agriphila'' is a genus of small moths of the family Crambidae. It was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1825. They are common across temperate Eurasia and in adjacent regions. Despite this genus being proposed as early as 1825, it was not widely recognized until the mid-20th century. Consequently, most species were initially placed in the closely related genus ''Crambus''.See references in Savela (2005) Species * ''Agriphila aeneociliella'' (Eversmann, 1844) * '' Agriphila anceps'' (Grote, 1880) * '' Agriphila argentea'' Bassi, 1999 * ''Agriphila argentistrigella'' (Ragonot in de Joannis & Ragonot, 1889) * '' Agriphila atlantica'' (T. V. Wollaston, 1858) * ''Agriphila attenuata'' (Grote, 1880) * ''Agriphila beieri'' Błeszyński, 1955 * ''Agriphila biarmicus'' (Tengström, 1865) * '' Agriphila biothanatalis'' (Hulst, 1886) * '' Agriphila bleszynskiella'' Amsel, 1961 * ''Agriphila brioniella'' (Zerny, 1914) (=''Agriphila vasilevi'' Ganev, 1983) * ''Agriphila cernyi'' Ganev, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buckler W The Larvæ Of The British Butterflies And Moths Plate CLX
A buckler (French ''bouclier'' 'shield', from Old French ''bocle, boucle'' 'boss') is a small shield, up to 45 cm (up to 18 in) in diameter, gripped in the fist with a central handle behind the boss. While being used in Europe since antiquity, it became more common as a companion weapon in hand-to-hand combat during the Medieval and Renaissance periods. Its size made it poor protection against missile weapons (e.g., arrows) but useful in deflecting the blow of an opponent's weapons, binding his arms, hindering his movements, or punching him. MS I.33, considered the earliest extant armed-combat manual, (around 1300) contains an early description of a system of combat with buckler and sword. Typology According to the typology of Schmidt, there are three main types of buckler regarding their shape: *Type I: round *Type II: rectangular or trapezoid *Type III: oval or teardrop-shaped These types are combined with the cross sections: *Type a: flat *Type b: concave *Type ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agriphila Tolli
''Agriphila tolli'' is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It is found in Ukraine, Romania, Bulgaria, Turkey, Greece, the Republic of North Macedonia, Albania, Montenegro, Hungary, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Austria, Italy and on Corsica, Sicily and Crete Crete ( el, Κρήτη, translit=, Modern: , Ancient: ) is the largest and most populous of the Greek islands, the 88th largest island in the world and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, after Sicily, Sardinia, Cyprus, and .... Subspecies *''Agriphila poliellus poliellus'' *''Agriphila poliellus pelsonius'' Fazekas, 1985 (Carpathian basin) References Moths described in 1952 Crambini Moths of Europe Moths of Asia {{Crambini-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agriphila Inquinatella
:''The name ''Agriphila inquinatella'' has been misapplied to some related species in the past; see below for details.'' ''Agriphila inquinatella'' is a small moth species of the family Crambidae. It is found in Europe, around the Caucasus area to Turkestan, and in the Near East to Jordan. The type locality is in Austria. Three subspecies are accepted today: * ''Agriphila inquinatella inquinatella'' (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) – most of the range * ''Agriphila inquinatella nevadensis'' (Caradja, 1910) – Sierra Nevada and presumably elsewhere in Spain * ''Agriphila inquinatella elbursella'' (Zerny, 1939) – Alborz mountains and presumably elsewhere in the Caucasus region The adult moths fly between June and September, depending on the location. Their wingspan is 23–29 mm. The caterpillars feed mainly on Poaceae grasses, such as meadow-grass species (''Poa'') or sheep's fescue (''Festuca ovina''). They can be found under pebbles adjacent to their food ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Festuca Ovina
''Festuca ovina'', sheep's fescue or sheep fescue, is a species of grass. It is sometimes confused with hard fescue (''Festuca trachyphylla''). General description It is a perennial plant sometimes found in acidic ground, and in mountain pasture, throughout Europe (with the exception of some Mediterranean areas) and eastwards across much of Asia; it has also been introduced to North America. It is one of the defining species of the British NVC community CG2, i.e. ''Festuca ovina'' – ''Avenula pratensis'' grassland, one of the calcicolous grassland communities. However, the species has a wide ecological tolerance in the UK, occurring on both basic and acid soils, as well as old mining sites and spoil heaps that are contaminated with heavy metals. Sheep's fescue is a densely tufted perennial grass. Its greyish-green leaves are short and bristle-like. The panicles are both slightly feathery and a bit one-sided. It flowers from May until June, and is wind-pollinated. It has no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agriphila
''Agriphila'' is a genus of small moths of the family Crambidae. It was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1825. They are common across temperate Eurasia and in adjacent regions. Despite this genus being proposed as early as 1825, it was not widely recognized until the mid-20th century. Consequently, most species were initially placed in the closely related genus ''Crambus''.See references in Savela (2005) Species * ''Agriphila aeneociliella'' (Eversmann, 1844) * '' Agriphila anceps'' (Grote, 1880) * '' Agriphila argentea'' Bassi, 1999 * ''Agriphila argentistrigella'' (Ragonot in de Joannis & Ragonot, 1889) * '' Agriphila atlantica'' (T. V. Wollaston, 1858) * ''Agriphila attenuata'' (Grote, 1880) * ''Agriphila beieri'' Błeszyński, 1955 * ''Agriphila biarmicus'' (Tengström, 1865) * '' Agriphila biothanatalis'' (Hulst, 1886) * '' Agriphila bleszynskiella'' Amsel, 1961 * ''Agriphila brioniella'' (Zerny, 1914) (=''Agriphila vasilevi'' Ganev, 1983) * ''Agriphila cernyi'' Ganev, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crambini
Crambinae is a large subfamily of the lepidopteran family Crambidae, the crambid snout moths. It currently includes over 1,800 species worldwide. The larvae are root feeders or stem borers, mostly on grasses. A few species are pests of sod grasses, maize, sugar cane, rice, and other Poaceae. The monophyly of this group is supported by the structure of the tympanal organs and the phallus attached medially to the juxta, as well as genetic analyses. Taxonomy (biology), Taxonomists' opinions differ as to the correct placement of the Crambidae, some authorities treating them as a subfamily of the family Pyralidae. If this is done, the present group would be demoted to tribe (biology), tribe status, as Crambini. Crambinae taxonomy *tribe ''incertae sedis'' **''Anaclastis'' Turner, 1904 **''Aphrophantis'' Meyrick, 1933 **''Argentochiloides'' Błeszyński, 1961 (= ''Argentochilo'' Błeszyński & Collins, 1962) **''Australargyria'' Błeszyński, 1970 **''Autarotis'' Meyrick, 1886 (= ''Pog ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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