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Ctenucha Ruficeps
''Ctenucha ruficeps'' is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1854. It is found in Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema .... References ruficeps Moths described in 1854 {{Ctenuchina-stub ... [...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] |
Erebidae
The Erebidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-known macromoth groups. The family includes the underwings ('' Catocala''); litter moths (Herminiinae); tiger, lichen, and wasp moths (Arctiinae); tussock moths (Lymantriinae), including the arctic woolly bear moth (''Gynaephora groenlandica''); piercing moths ( Calpinae and others); micronoctuoid moths (Micronoctuini); snout moths (Hypeninae); and zales, though many of these common names can also refer to moths outside the Erebidae (for example, crambid snout moths). Some of the erebid moths are called owlets. The sizes of the adults range from among the largest of all moths (> wingspan in the black witch) to the smallest of the macromoths ( wingspan in some of the Micronoctuini). The coloration of the adults spans the full range of dull, drab, and camouflaged (e.g., ''Zale lunifera'' and litter moths) to vi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mexico
Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and to the east by the Gulf of Mexico. Mexico covers ,Mexico ''''. . making it the world's 13th-largest country by are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ctenucha
''Ctenucha'' (pronounced "ten-OOCH-ah") is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. Etymology The genus name ''Ctenucha'' was coined by William Kirby from the Greek meaning "having a comb", a reference to the showy antennae of some species.''The Century Dictionary''. New York: The Century Company. 1895 Species * ''Ctenucha affinis'' Druce, 1884 * '' Ctenucha albipars'' * '' Ctenucha andrei'' * '' Ctenucha annulata'' * '' Ctenucha aymara'' (Schaus, 1892) * '' Ctenucha biformis'' * '' Ctenucha braganza'' (Schaus, 1892) * '' Ctenucha bruneri'' * ''Ctenucha brunnea'' Stretch, 1872 – brown ctenucha, brown-winged ctenucha * '' Ctenucha cajonata'' * '' Ctenucha circe'' (Cramer, 780 * '' Ctenucha clavia'' (Druce, 1883) * ''Ctenucha cressonana'' Grote, 1863 – Cresson's ctenucha * '' Ctenucha cyaniris'' Hampson, 1898 * ''Ctenucha devisum'' (Walker, 1856) * ''Ctenucha editha'' (Walker, 1856) * '' Ctenucha fosteri'' * '' Ctenucha garleppi'' * '' Ctenucha hilliana'' * ''Ctenucha laura ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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