Dovania Mirei

picture info	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]
picture info	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]
	Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of Guinea to the south in the Atlantic Ocean. It covers an area of , and with a population of over 225 million, it is the most populous country in Africa, and the world's sixth-most populous country. Nigeria borders Niger in the north, Chad in the northeast, Cameroon in the east, and Benin in the west. Nigeria is a federal republic comprising of 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, where the capital, Abuja, is located. The largest city in Nigeria is Lagos, one of the largest metropolitan areas in the world and the second-largest in Africa. Nigeria has been home to several indigenous pre-colonial states and kingdoms since the second millennium BC, with the Nok civilization in the 15th century BC, marking the first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Sphingini Sphingini is a tribe of moths of the family Sphingidae. The tribe was described by Pierre André Latreille in 1802. Taxonomy Genus '' Amphimoea'' Genus '' Amphonyx'' Genus '' Apocalypsis'' Genus ''Ceratomia'' Genus '' Cocytius'' Genus '' Dolba'' Genus '' Dolbogene'' Genus '' Dovania'' Genus '' Ellenbeckia'' Genus '' Euryglottis'' Genus '' Hoplistopus'' Genus '' Ihlegramma'' Genus '' Isoparce'' Genus ''Lapara'' Genus '' Leucomonia'' Genus ''Lintneria'' Genus '' Litosphingia'' Genus '' Lomocyma'' Genus '' Macropoliana'' Genus ''Manduca'' Genus '' Meganoton'' Genus '' Morcocytius'' Genus '' Nannoparce'' Genus '' Neococytius'' Genus ''Neogene'' Genus '' Oligographa'' Genus '' Panogena'' Genus '' Pantophaea'' Genus '' Paratrea'' Genus '' Poliana'' Genus '' Praedora'' Genus '' Pseudococytius'' Genus '' Pseudodolbina'' Genus '' Psilogramma'' Genus '' Sagenosoma'' Genus †'' Sphingidites'' Genus ''Sphinx'' Genus '' Thamnoecha'' Genus '' Xanthopan' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]