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Anacampsis Primigenia
''Anacampsis primigenia'' is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1918. It is found in Ecuador, Colombia and on the Galapagos Islands. The wingspan is 14–16 mm. The forewings are grey, sometimes finely sprinkled whitish, with scattered black specks and with a small black spot on the base of the costa, as well as a cloudy blackish dot or oblique mark above or crossing the fold at one-fourth. There is a cloudy dark dot on the dorsum at one-fifth. The stigmata are cloudy and blackish or dark grey, the plical rather obliquely before the first discal. There is an indistinct pale or whitish obtusely angulated shade from three-fourths of the costa to the dorsum before the tornus, preceded on the costa by some dark suffusion. There are also marginal blackish dots or marks around the posterior part of the costa and termen. The hindwings are rather dark grey, lighter in the disc anteriorly. The larvae feed on ''Croton scouleri'' and ''Exedeconus mie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Meyrick
Edward Meyrick (25 November 1854, in Ramsbury – 31 March 1938, at Thornhanger, Marlborough) was an English schoolmaster and amateur entomologist. He was an expert on microlepidoptera and some consider him one of the founders of modern microlepidoptera systematics. Life and work Edward Meyrick came from a Welsh clerical family and was born in Ramsbury on the Kennet to a namesake father. He was educated at Marlborough College and Trinity College, Cambridge. He actively pursued his hobby during his schooling, and one colleague stated in 1872 that Meyrick "has not left a lamp, a paling, or a tree unexamined in which a moth could possibly, at any stage of its existence, lie hid." Meyrick began publishing notes on microlepidopterans in 1875, but when in December, 1877 he gained a post at The King's School, Parramatta, New South Wales, there were greater opportunities for indulging his interest. He stayed in Australia for ten years (from 1877 until the end of 1886) working at Syd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |