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Eurota Joergenseni
''Eurata'' is a genus of moths in the subfamily Arctiinae (moth), Arctiinae. The genus was erected by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1853. Species * ''Eurata baeri'' Rothschild, 1911 * ''Eurata bifasciata'' Gaede, 1926 * ''Eurata elegans'' Druce, 1906 * ''Eurata helena'' Herrich-Schäffer, 1854 * ''Eurata hermione'' Berg, 1878 * ''Eurata hilaris'' Zerny, 1937 * ''Eurata histrio'' Guérin-Meneville, 1843 * ''Eurata igniventris'' Berg, 1878 * ''Eurata jorgenseni'' Orfila, 1931 * ''Eurata julia'' Orfila, 1931 * ''Eurata maritana'' Schaus, 1896 * ''Eurata minerva'' Schaus, 1901 * ''Eurata paraguayensis'' Schrottky, 1910 * ''Eurata parishi'' Rothschild, 1911 * ''Eurata patagiata'' Burmeister, 1878 * ''Eurata picta'' Herrich-Schäffer, 1853 * ''Eurata plutonica'' Hampson, 1914 * ''Eurata schausi'' Hampson, 1898 * ''Eurata selva'' Herrich-Schäffer, 1854 * ''Eurata semiluna'' Walker, 1854 * ''Eurata sericaria'' Perty, 1834 * ''Eurata spegazzinii'' Jörgensen, 1913 * ''Eurat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer
Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer (17 December 1799 – 14 April 1874) was a German entomologist and physician. He was born, and died, in Regensburg. Herrich-Schäffer studied and collected particularly butterflies and moths (Lepidoptera). He was chairman of the Regensburg Botanical Society () from 1861 to 1871, and was awarded an honorary citizenship of Regensburg in 1871. He wrote ''Systematische Bearbeitung der Schmetterlinge von Europa'' between 1843 and 1856, one of the most influential works on the higher classification of Lepidoptera of the 19th century. Many of the lepidopteran higher taxa recognized today were defined in this work for the first time. He based his classification mostly on wing venation. Parts of his collection went to Otto Staudinger at the Museum für Naturkunde in Berlin and M. J. Bastelberg at the Zoologische Staatssammlung München. Many Microlepidoptera in his collection were given to Ottmar Hofmann (1835–1900) at the Natural History Museum, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |