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Angas (moth)
''Actias'' is a genus of Saturniid moths, which contains the Asian-American moon moths. Long tails on their hindwings are among their distinctive traits. Other moths with similar appearance are ''Copiopteryx'', '' Argema'' and '' Eudaemonia''. The majority of species in this genus feed on the leaves of sweetgum, pine, or similar trees. As with all Saturniids, adult ''Actias'' moths lack functional mouthparts so their lifespan after emergence from the cocoon only ranges from a few days to a week. Species The genus includes the following species: *'' Actias aliena'' (Butler, 1879) *'' Actias angulocaudata'' Naumann & Bouyer, 1998 *'' Actias apollo'' Röber, 1923 *'' Actias artemis'' ( Bremer & Gray, 1853) *'' Actias arianeae'' (Brechlin, 2007) *'' Actias australovietnama'' Brechlin, 2000 *'' Actias brevijuxta'' Nässig & Treadaway, 1997 *'' Actias callandra'' Jordan, 1911 – Andaman moon moth *'' Actias chapae'' Mell, 1950 *''Actias chrisbrechlinae'' (Brechlin, 2007) *''Act ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Elford Leach
William Elford Leach Royal Society, FRS (2 February 1791 – 25 August 1836) was an English zoologist and marine biologist. Life and work Elford Leach was born at Hoe Gate, Plymouth, the son of an attorney. At the age of twelve he began a medical apprenticeship at the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, Devonshire and Exeter Hospital, studying anatomy and chemistry. By this time he was already collecting marine animals from Plymouth Sound and along the Devon coast. At seventeen he began studying medicine at St Bartholomew's Hospital in London, finishing his training at the University of Edinburgh before graduating Doctor of Medicine, MD from the University of St Andrews (where he had never studied). From 1813 Leach concentrated on his zoological interests and was employed as an 'Assistant Librarian' (what would later be called Assistant Keeper) in the Natural History Museum, London, Natural History Department of the British Museum, where he had responsibility for the zoological ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Edward Gray
John Edward Gray, FRS (12 February 1800 – 7 March 1875) was a British zoologist. He was the elder brother of zoologist George Robert Gray and son of the pharmacologist and botanist Samuel Frederick Gray (1766–1828). The same is used for a zoological name. Gray was keeper of zoology at the British Museum in London from 1840 until Christmas 1874, before the natural history holdings were split off to the Natural History Museum. He published several catalogues of the museum collections that included comprehensive discussions of animal groups and descriptions of new species. He improved the zoological collections to make them amongst the best in the world. Biography Gray was born in Walsall, but his family soon moved to London, where Gray studied medicine. He assisted his father in writing ''The Natural Arrangement of British Plants'' (1821). After being blackballed by the Linnean Society of London, Gray shifted his interest from botany to zoology. He began his zoologica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Actias Groenendaeli
''Actias groenendaeli'' is a moth of the family Saturniidae first described by Roepke in 1954. It is found in Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine .... Subspecies *''Actias groenendaeli groenendaeli'' (Flores) *''Actias groenendaeli acutapex'' Kishida, 2000 (Sumba) *''Actias groenendaeli sumbawaensis'' U. Paukstadt , L.H. Paukstadt & Rougerie, 2010 (Sumbawa) *''Actias groenendaeli timorensis'' U. Paukstadt , L.H. Paukstadt & Rougerie, 2010 (Timor) References * , 2000: A new subspecies of ''Actias groenendaeli'' Roepke, 1954 (Lepidoptera, Saturniidae) from Sumba I., Indonesia. ''Transactions of the Lepidopterological Society of Japan'' 52(1): 11-12. Abstract and full article * , 1994: Notes on the systematics of the maenas-group of the genus ''Actias'' Leach 18 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Actias Gnoma
''Actias gnoma'', also known as the Japanese moon moth, is a moth in the family Saturniidae The species was first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1877. It is found in Japan and the Russian Far East. Adults are light greenish blue with a raised and sparse scale cover. A single postmedial fascia is found on the forewings. The eyes are small, mostly with a fine black frame (although this is sometimes absent). The inner half of the eye is narrower than the outer one. The apex of the hindwings is usually pointed. (2011)"The ''Actias'' Leach, 1815, in the Far East: how many species?" ''Neue Entomologische Nachrichten''. 67: 40-56. Subspecies *''Actias gnoma gnoma'' (Butler, 1877) *''Actias gnoma mandschurica'' (Staudinger, 1892) *''Actias gnoma miyatai'' Inoue, 1976 (Japan: Hachijō-jima) References Gnoma ''Gnoma'' is a genus of longhorn beetles of the subfamily Lamiinae, [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Actias Felicis
''Actias felicis'' is a moth in the family Saturniidae. It is found in China (Tibet). The larvae have been recorded feeding on ''Pinus'' species, including ''Pinus radiata ''Pinus radiata'' ( syn. ''Pinus insignis''), the Monterey pine, insignis pine or radiata pine, is a species of pine native to the Central Coast of California and Mexico (Guadalupe Island and Cedros island). It is an evergreen conifer in the fa ...''. References Felicis Moths described in 1896 Moths of Asia {{Saturniidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Actias Dulcinea
''Actias'' is a genus of Saturniid moths, which contains the Asian-American moon moths. Long tails on their hindwings are among their distinctive traits. Other moths with similar appearance are ''Copiopteryx'', ''Argema'' and '' Eudaemonia''. The majority of species in this genus feed on the leaves of sweetgum, pine, or similar trees. As with all Saturniids, adult ''Actias'' moths lack functional mouthparts so their lifespan after emergence from the cocoon only ranges from a few days to a week. Species The genus includes the following species: *'' Actias aliena'' (Butler, 1879) *'' Actias angulocaudata'' Naumann & Bouyer, 1998 *'' Actias apollo'' Röber, 1923 *'' Actias artemis'' ( Bremer & Gray, 1853) *'' Actias arianeae'' (Brechlin, 2007) *'' Actias australovietnama'' Brechlin, 2000 *'' Actias brevijuxta'' Nässig & Treadaway, 1997 *'' Actias callandra'' Jordan, 1911 – Andaman moon moth *'' Actias chapae'' Mell, 1950 *''Actias chrisbrechlinae'' (Brechlin, 2007) *''Acti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Oberthür
Charles Oberthür (14 September 1845 – 1 June 1924) was a French amateur entomologist specializing in lepidoptera. Biography Charles Oberthür was born in Rennes, the son of the printer François-Charles Oberthür and Marie Hamelin, and brother of the entomologist René Oberthür. At the age of sixteen he entered the family printing house (which was responsible in particular for printing postal calendars and national lottery tickets) and quickly became a good lithographer. In 1870, he married Louise Le Ray. He is buried in the Cimetière du Nord in a chapel built by his brother-in-law Emmanuel Le Ray, a municipal architect. Politics Oberthür was for some time a member of the municipal council of Rennes. Between 1900 and 1906, he served as first deputy to the mayor, Eugène Pinault. In 1906, he ran as deputy for Ille-et-Vilaine against René Le Hérissé and Mr. Jaouen in the first constituency of the Arrondissement of Rennes. He scored well in the first round (8,151 votes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Actias Dubernardi
''Actias dubernardi'', the Chinese moon moth, is a moth of the family Saturniidae. The species was first described by Charles Oberthür in 1897. Range This moth can be found in parts of China. Life cycle It takes 70–85 days to progress from an egg to the adult, depending on the temperature and humidity. The female releases pheromones that attracts the male so they can mate Egg The female lays up to 120 eggs, and may place their eggs anywhere. The egg is oval-shaped, 1.5 × 1 mm; whitish gray, and firmly stuck to branches or sides of the cage that the female had been kept in. Caterpillars, 4–5 mm long, hatch after 10–14 days, the warmer and the higher the humidity, the quicker it happens. Larva The newly hatched larva is black with hairs. It sheds its skin four times in its larval stage. In the first instar, it is initially black but becomes a deep red-brown as it grows. In the second instar, it continues to lighten to an orange-brown. In the third instar, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Actias Chrisbrechlinae
''Actias chrisbrechlinae'' is a moth in the family Saturniidae. It is found in China (Yunnan, Sichuan and Guangxi Guangxi (; ; Chinese postal romanization, alternately romanized as Kwanghsi; ; za, Gvangjsih, italics=yes), officially the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region (GZAR), is an Autonomous regions of China, autonomous region of the People's Republic ...). 2007e. Fünf neue Taxa der Gattung ''Actias'' Leach, 1815 aus China (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae). ''Entomofauna'' M1: 12-27full article (PDF) References chrisbrechlinae Moths described in 2007 Moths of Asia {{Saturniidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Actias Chapae
''Actias chapae'' or colloquially known as the 'celestial moon moth' is a moth in the family Saturniidae. It is found in Vietnam and China and potentially other countries in the region; it is a montane species recorded from 1500m and higher. It appears to be an exclusive pine feeder and has been raised on many different species of ''Pinus A pine is any conifer tree or shrub in the genus ''Pinus'' () of the family Pinaceae. ''Pinus'' is the sole genus in the subfamily Pinoideae. The World Flora Online created by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and Missouri Botanical Garden accep ...'' in captivity. Subspecies *''Actias chapae chapae'' *''Actias chapae bezverkhovi'' Wu & Naumann, 2006 (southern Vietnam) References * , 1950: Aus der Biologie der chinesischen ''Actia''s Leach. (Argema chapae sp.n., A. sinensis f. virescens f.n.). ''Entomologische Zeitschrift'' 60 (6, 7): 41-45, 53-56. * , 1995: Designation of the lectotype of ''Actias chapae'' Mell, 1950 (Lepidoptera: Saturni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karl Jordan (zoologist, Born 1861)
Heinrich Ernst Karl Jordan (7 December 1861 – 12 January 1959) was a German-British entomologist. He took a special interest in the taxonomy and classification of butterflies, beetles and fleas. Jordan was a founder of the International Congress of Entomology. Jordan was born in a farming family in Almstedt, raised by an uncle after the death of his father in 1855, finished school in Hildesheim and educated at Göttingen University. After a year of military service, he taught at Münden Grammar School for five years and came in contact with zoologist August Metzger and Count Berlepsch that led to a growth in his natural history interest. Through their recommendation he received an invitation to joined Ernst Hartert at Rotschild's museum. In 1893 he began work at Walter Rothschild's Natural History Museum at Tring, specialising in Coleoptera, Lepidoptera and Siphonaptera. Jordan published over 400 papers, many jointly with Charles and Walter Rothschild. He described 2,575 ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Actias Callandra
''Actias callandra'', the Andaman moon moth, is a moth in the family Saturniidae. It is found in India (the Andaman Islands). The larvae have been reared on ''Lannea coromandelica'' and possibly also feed on ''Rhizophora ''Rhizophora'' is a genus of tropical mangrove trees, sometimes collectively called true mangroves. The most notable species is the red mangrove (''Rhizophora mangle'') but some other species and a few natural hybrids are known. ''Rhizophora'' sp ...'' species. References Callandra Moths described in 1911 Moths of Asia {{Saturniidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
