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Basiothia
''Basiothia'' is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae first described by Francis Walker in 1859. Species *'' Basiothia aureata'' (Karsch, 1891) *'' Basiothia charis'' (Walker, 1856) *'' Basiothia laticornis'' (Butler, 1879) *'' Basiothia medea'' (Fabricius, 1781) *'' Basiothia schenki'' (Moschler, 1872) References Macroglossini Moth genera Taxa named by Francis Walker (entomologist) {{Macroglossini-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basiothia
''Basiothia'' is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae first described by Francis Walker in 1859. Species *'' Basiothia aureata'' (Karsch, 1891) *'' Basiothia charis'' (Walker, 1856) *'' Basiothia laticornis'' (Butler, 1879) *'' Basiothia medea'' (Fabricius, 1781) *'' Basiothia schenki'' (Moschler, 1872) References Macroglossini Moth genera Taxa named by Francis Walker (entomologist) {{Macroglossini-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basiothia Medea
''Basiothia medea'', the small verdant hawk, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is common in open habitats throughout the Ethiopian Region, including Madagascar. It is however probably absent from the equatorial forest belt, except as a vagrant. The species is an active migrant. The length of the forewings is 22–25 mm and the wingspan is 49–63 mm. The body is grass green. The forewings are grass green with two or three faint darker green transverse lines. The hindwings are dull orange with a narrow brown margin. The larvae feed on '' Spermacoce natalensis'', '' Dioda'', ''Spermacoce'', ''Pentas ''Pentas'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. The genus is found in tropical and southern Africa, the Comoros, Madagascar, and the Arabian Peninsula. The plants have hairy green leaves and clusters of flowers in shades of re ...'' and '' Pentasinia'' species. References Basiothia Moths described in 1781 Moths of Africa Moths of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basiothia Schenki
''Basiothia schenki'', the brown striped hawk, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Heinrich Benno Möschler in 1872. It is known from Zimbabwe and South Africa. It has a close plant-pollinator relationship with ''Disa cooperi'', whose scent attracts only two hawkmoth species, ''Basiothia schenki'' and '' Agrius convolvuli'', that can effectively pollinate its flower. The moths' proboscis length and the orchid's spur length align perfectly with its petals and position of the pollinaria and stigma, although ''B. schenki'' has a shorter proboscis than ''A. convolvuli'' and must fly almost up to the flower and press against it. Adults are also pollinators of ''Satyrium longicauda ''Satyrium'' is the generic name of two groups of organisms and may refer to: * ''Satyrium'' (butterfly), a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae * ''Satyrium'' (plant), a genus of plants in the family Orchidaceae {{Genus disambig ...'' and '' Zaluziansky ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basiothia Laticornis
''Basiothia laticornis'' is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is only known from Madagascar. It is similar to ''Basiothia medea ''Basiothia medea'', the small verdant hawk, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is common in open habitats throughout the Ethiopian Region, including Madagascar. It is however probably absent from the equatorial forest belt, except as a ...'', but immediately distinguishable by the generally brown forewing and hindwing uppersides. The antennae are strongly clubbed in both sexes, but noticeably longer and thicker in the male. The forewing upperside is purplish-brown. There are three antemedian lines present. There is a darker brown patch distal to the apex of the discal cell. The female has a wingspan of 35–40 mm.Griveaud P.,1970, ''Sur quelques Sphingides de Madagascar (Lep.) 4ieme Note''. Bulletin de la Société Entomologique de France, 1970, 75 (7; 8), p. 201-208. References Basiothia Moths described in 1879 Moths of Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basiothia Aureata
''Basiothia aureata'', the gold dotted temnora, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is found in wooded habitats from Liberia to Kenya in the east and to Angola, Zambia and Zimbabwe in the south. The length of the forewings is 20–23 mm. The head and body are reddish brown and the abdomen is decorated with tiny golden dots. The forewings are reddish brown mottled with pinkish brown, particularly at the base, the apex and above the tornus. There are numerous oblique darker transverse lines. The hindwings are paler, with a dark brown margin. The females are sometimes darker. The larvae feed on ''Impatiens ''Impatiens'' is a genus of more than 1,000 species of flowering plants, widely distributed throughout the Northern Hemisphere and the tropics. Together with the genus ''Hydrocera'' (one species), ''Impatiens'' make up the family Balsaminaceae. ...'' species. They have a green head and body with a darker green dorsal line and traces of a darker subdorsal line wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basiothia Charis
''Basiothia charis'', the lesser brown striped hawk, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1856. It is fairly common in most habitats, excluding very dry areas, throughout Africa south of the Sahara , photo = Sahara real color.jpg , photo_caption = The Sahara taken by Apollo 17 astronauts, 1972 , map = , map_image = , location = , country = , country1 = , .... It has not been recorded from Madagascar. The length of the forewings is 22–25 mm. The head and body are golden brown with a double gold dorsal line. The forewings are golden reddish-brown with a straight whitish line from the middle of the inner margin to the apex. There are two parallel darker straight lines near the outer margin. The ground colour is interrupted by whitish streaks along the veins inside the whitish line. The hindwings are crimson with a narrow brown borde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Macroglossini
Macroglossini is a tribe of moths of the family Sphingidae described by Thaddeus William Harris in 1839. Taxonomy * Subtribe Choerocampina Grote & Robinson, 1865 **Genus '' Basiothia'' Walker, 1856 **Genus '' Cechenena'' Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 **Genus '' Centroctena'' Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 **Genus ''Chaerocina'' Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 **Genus '' Deilephila'' Laspeyres, 1809 **Genus '' Euchloron'' Boisduval, 1875 **Genus '' Griseosphinx'' Cadiou & Kitching, 1990 **Genus ''Hippotion'' Hübner, 1819 **Genus '' Hyles'' Hübner, 1819 **Genus '' Pergesa'' Walker, 1856 **Genus '' Phanoxyla'' Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 **Genus '' Rhagastis'' Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 **Genus '' Rhodafra'' Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 **Genus '' Theretra'' Hübner, 1819 **Genus ''Xylophanes'' Hübner, 1819 Cechenena helops papuana MHNT CUT 2010 0 22 Wau New Guinea male.jpg, '' Cechenena'' Deilephila elpenor MHNT.jpg, '' Deilephila'' Hippotion celerio MHNT CUT 2010 0 73 Malaysia female.jpg, ''Hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis Walker (entomologist)
Francis Walker (31 July 1809 – 5 October 1874) was an English entomologist. He was born in Southgate, London, on 31 July 1809 and died at Wanstead, England on 5 October 1874. He was one of the most prolific authors in entomology, and stirred controversy during his later life as his publications resulted in a huge number of junior synonyms. However, his assiduous work on the collections of the British Museum had great significance. Between June 1848 and late 1873 Walker was contracted by John Edward Gray Director of the British Museum to catalogue their insects (except Coleoptera) that is Orthoptera, Neuroptera, Hemiptera, Diptera, Lepidoptera and Hymenoptera. Walker largely accomplished this and (Edwards, 1870) wrote of the plan and by implication those who implemented it “It is to him raythat the Public owe the admirable helps to the study of natural history which have been afforded by the series of inventories, guides, and nomenclatures, the publication of which beg ... [...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] |
Sphingidae
The Sphingidae are a family of moths (Lepidoptera) called sphinx moths, also colloquially known as hawk moths, with many of their caterpillars known as “hornworms”; it includes about 1,450 species. It is best represented in the tropics, but species are found in every region.Scoble, Malcolm J. (1995): ''The Lepidoptera: Form, Function and Diversity'' (2nd edition). Oxford University Press & Natural History Museum London. They are moderate to large in size and are distinguished among moths for their agile and sustained flying ability, similar enough to that of hummingbirds as to be reliably mistaken for them. Their narrow wings and streamlined abdomens are adaptations for rapid flight. The family was named by French zoologist Pierre André Latreille in 1802. Some hawk moths, such as the hummingbird hawk-moth or the white-lined sphinx, hover in midair while they feed on nectar from flowers, so are sometimes mistaken for hummingbirds. This hovering capability is only known to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moth Genera
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 establish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
