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Ascotis Glaucotoxa
''Ascotis'' is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae erected by Jacob Hübner in 1825. Selected species * ''Ascotis antelmaria'' (Mabille, 1893) * ''Ascotis glaucotoxa'' (Prout, 1927) * ''Ascotis fortunata'' (Blachier, 1887) * ''Ascotis margarita'' Warren, 1894 * ''Ascotis reciprocaria'' (Walker, 1860) * ''Ascotis selenaria'' (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) – giant looper – type species * ''Ascotis sordida'' Warren, 1894 * ''Ascotis terebraria ''Ascotis terebraria'' is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found on La Réunion LA most frequently refers to Los Angeles, the second largest city in the United States. La, LA, or L.A. may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Mus ...'' Guénée, 1862 References Boarmiini Geometridae genera {{Boarmiini-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacob Hübner
Jacob Hübner (20 June 1761 – 13 September 1826, in Augsburg) was a German entomologist. He was the author of ''Sammlung Europäischer Schmetterlinge'' (1796–1805), a founding work of entomology. Scientific career Hübner was the author of ''Sammlung Europäischer Schmetterlinge'' (1796–1805), a founding work of entomology. He was one of the first specialists to work on the European Lepidoptera. He described many new species, for example ''Sesia bembeciformis'' and ''Euchloe tagis'', many of them common. He also described many new genus, genera. He was a designer and engraver and from 1786 he worked for three years as a designer and engraver at a cotton factory in Ukraine. There he collected butterflies and moths including descriptions and illustrations of some in ''Beiträge zur Geschichte der Schmetterlinge'' (1786–1790) along with other new species from the countryside around his home in Augsburg. Hübner's masterwork "Tentamen" was intended as a discussion document. I ... [...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] |
Geometridae
The geometer moths are moths belonging to the family Geometridae of the insect order Lepidoptera, the moths and butterflies. Their scientific name derives from the Ancient Greek ''geo'' γεω (derivative form of or "the earth"), and ''metron'' "measure" in reference to the way their larvae, or inchworms, appear to measure the earth as they move along in a looping fashion. A very large family, it has around 23,000 species of moths described, and over 1400 species from six subfamilies indigenous to North America alone. A well-known member is the peppered moth, ''Biston betularia'', which has been subject of numerous studies in population genetics. Several other geometer moths are notorious pests. Adults Many geometrids have slender abdomens and broad wings which are usually held flat with the hindwings visible. As such, they appear rather butterfly-like, but in most respects they are typical moths; the majority fly at night, they possess a frenulum to link the wings, and th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ascotis Antelmaria
''Ascotis'' is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae erected by Jacob Hübner in 1825. Selected species * ''Ascotis antelmaria'' (Mabille, 1893) * ''Ascotis glaucotoxa'' (Prout, 1927) * ''Ascotis fortunata'' (Blachier, 1887) * ''Ascotis margarita'' Warren, 1894 * ''Ascotis reciprocaria'' (Walker, 1860) * ''Ascotis selenaria'' (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) – giant looper – type species * ''Ascotis sordida'' Warren, 1894 * ''Ascotis terebraria ''Ascotis terebraria'' is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found on La Réunion LA most frequently refers to Los Angeles, the second largest city in the United States. La, LA, or L.A. may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Mus ...'' Guénée, 1862 References Boarmiini Geometridae genera {{Boarmiini-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ascotis Glaucotoxa
''Ascotis'' is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae erected by Jacob Hübner in 1825. Selected species * ''Ascotis antelmaria'' (Mabille, 1893) * ''Ascotis glaucotoxa'' (Prout, 1927) * ''Ascotis fortunata'' (Blachier, 1887) * ''Ascotis margarita'' Warren, 1894 * ''Ascotis reciprocaria'' (Walker, 1860) * ''Ascotis selenaria'' (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) – giant looper – type species * ''Ascotis sordida'' Warren, 1894 * ''Ascotis terebraria ''Ascotis terebraria'' is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found on La Réunion LA most frequently refers to Los Angeles, the second largest city in the United States. La, LA, or L.A. may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Mus ...'' Guénée, 1862 References Boarmiini Geometridae genera {{Boarmiini-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ascotis Fortunata
''Ascotis'' is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae erected by Jacob Hübner in 1825. Selected species * ''Ascotis antelmaria'' (Mabille, 1893) * ''Ascotis glaucotoxa'' (Prout, 1927) * ''Ascotis fortunata'' (Blachier, 1887) * ''Ascotis margarita'' Warren, 1894 * ''Ascotis reciprocaria'' (Walker, 1860) * ''Ascotis selenaria'' (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) – giant looper – type species * ''Ascotis sordida'' Warren, 1894 * ''Ascotis terebraria ''Ascotis terebraria'' is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found on La Réunion LA most frequently refers to Los Angeles, the second largest city in the United States. La, LA, or L.A. may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Mus ...'' Guénée, 1862 References Boarmiini Geometridae genera {{Boarmiini-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ascotis Margarita
''Ascotis'' is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae erected by Jacob Hübner in 1825. Selected species * ''Ascotis antelmaria'' (Mabille, 1893) * ''Ascotis glaucotoxa'' (Prout, 1927) * ''Ascotis fortunata'' (Blachier, 1887) * ''Ascotis margarita'' Warren, 1894 * ''Ascotis reciprocaria'' (Walker, 1860) * ''Ascotis selenaria'' (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) – giant looper – type species * ''Ascotis sordida'' Warren, 1894 * ''Ascotis terebraria ''Ascotis terebraria'' is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found on La Réunion LA most frequently refers to Los Angeles, the second largest city in the United States. La, LA, or L.A. may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Mus ...'' Guénée, 1862 References Boarmiini Geometridae genera {{Boarmiini-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ascotis Reciprocaria
''Ascotis'' is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae erected by Jacob Hübner in 1825. Selected species * ''Ascotis antelmaria'' (Mabille, 1893) * ''Ascotis glaucotoxa'' (Prout, 1927) * ''Ascotis fortunata'' (Blachier, 1887) * ''Ascotis margarita'' Warren, 1894 * ''Ascotis reciprocaria'' (Walker, 1860) * ''Ascotis selenaria'' (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) – giant looper – type species * ''Ascotis sordida'' Warren, 1894 * ''Ascotis terebraria ''Ascotis terebraria'' is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found on La Réunion LA most frequently refers to Los Angeles, the second largest city in the United States. La, LA, or L.A. may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Mus ...'' Guénée, 1862 References Boarmiini Geometridae genera {{Boarmiini-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ascotis Selenaria
''Ascotis selenaria'', the giant looper, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Michael Denis and Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775. Subspecies * ''Ascotis selenaria dianaria'' (Hübner, 1817) * ''Ascotis selenaria selenaria'' (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) * ''Ascotis selenaria artemis'' Staudinger, 1897 * ''Ascotis selenaria cretacea'' (Butler, 1879) * ''Ascotis selenaria reciprocaria'' (Walker) * ''Ascotis selenaria imparata'' (Walker) Description ''Ascotis selenaria'' has a wingspan of 38–48 mm. The front wings are characterized by a yellowish-white ground color, with numerous dark grey markings and two brownish sharply toothed transverse lines. The front and rear wings show distinctive moon shaped spots. The color and pattern of the caterpillars vary from green to yellow/green or brown resembling twigs. They have a characteristic bulbous swelling on the thorax and move with a looping motion as usual in measuring worms. The giant looper ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Type Species
In zoological nomenclature, a type species (''species typica'') is the species name with which the name of a genus or subgenus is considered to be permanently taxonomically associated, i.e., the species that contains the biological type specimen(s). Article 67.1 A similar concept is used for suprageneric groups and called a type genus. In botanical nomenclature, these terms have no formal standing under the code of nomenclature, but are sometimes borrowed from zoological nomenclature. In botany, the type of a genus name is a specimen (or, rarely, an illustration) which is also the type of a species name. The species name that has that type can also be referred to as the type of the genus name. Names of genus and family ranks, the various subdivisions of those ranks, and some higher-rank names based on genus names, have such types. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ascotis Sordida
''Ascotis'' is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae erected by Jacob Hübner in 1825. Selected species * ''Ascotis antelmaria'' (Mabille, 1893) * ''Ascotis glaucotoxa'' (Prout, 1927) * ''Ascotis fortunata'' (Blachier, 1887) * ''Ascotis margarita'' Warren, 1894 * ''Ascotis reciprocaria'' (Walker, 1860) * ''Ascotis selenaria'' (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) – giant looper – type species * ''Ascotis sordida'' Warren, 1894 * ''Ascotis terebraria ''Ascotis terebraria'' is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found on La Réunion LA most frequently refers to Los Angeles, the second largest city in the United States. La, LA, or L.A. may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Mus ...'' Guénée, 1862 References Boarmiini Geometridae genera {{Boarmiini-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ascotis Terebraria
''Ascotis terebraria'' is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found on La Réunion LA most frequently refers to Los Angeles, the second largest city in the United States. La, LA, or L.A. may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Music * La (musical note), or A, the sixth note * "L.A.", a song by Elliott Smith on ''Figure .... The larvae feed on '' Humbertia ambavila'' and '' Hypericum lanceolatum''. The wingspan of the adults is approx. 30-35mm. References Moths described in 1862 Boarmiini Moths of Réunion Endemic fauna of Réunion {{Boarmiini-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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