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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] |
Tanimbar Islands
The Tanimbar Islands, also called ''Timur Laut'', are a group of about 65 islands in the Maluku (province), Maluku Provinces of Indonesia, province of Indonesia. The largest and most central of the islands is Yamdena; others include Selaru to the southwest of Yamdena, Larat and Fordata (island), Fordata to the northeast, Maru and Molu to the north, and Seira, Wuliaru, Selu, Wotap and Makasar to the west. The Indonesian phrase ''timur laut'' means "east of the sea" or "northeast". The Tanimbar Islands are administered as the ''Tanimbar Islands Regency'' ( id, Kabupaten Kepulauan Tanimbar), a Regencies of Indonesia, regency of Maluku (province), Maluku. The Regency covers a land area of 10,102.92 km2, and it had a population of 105,341 at the 2010 census, rising to 123,572 at the 2020 census. The principal town and administrative centre lies at Saumlaki. Geography Geographically, the northeast islands are still part of the Lesser Sunda Islands. The Aru Islands Regency, Aru Isla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sphingulini
Sphingulini is a tribe of moths of the family Sphingidae. The tribe was described by Walter Rothschild and Karl Jordan in 1903. Taxonomy *Genus ''Coenotes'' Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 *Genus ''Dolbina'' Staudinger, 1877 *Genus ''Hopliocnema'' Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 *Genus ''Kentrochrysalis'' Staudinger, 1887 *Genus '' Monarda'' Druce, 1896 *Genus ''Pentateucha'' Swinhoe, 1908 *Genus ''Sphingulus'' Staudinger, 1887 *Genus ''Synoecha'' Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 *Genus ''Tetrachroa'' Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 Dolbina inexacta MHNT CUT 2010 0 267 Chiang Mai Thailand male.jpg, ''Dolbina'' Sphingulus mus MHNT CUT 2010 0 317 Ussuri, Gornotajosnoje, Russia, male.jpg, ''Sphingulus'' Tetrachroa edwardsi MHNT CUT 2010 0 44 Australia male.jpg, ''Tetrachroa ''Tetrachroa'' is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae, containing only one species, ''Tetrachroa edwardsi'', which is known from Queensland and New South Wales ) , nickname = , image_map = New South Wales in Aust ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
