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Gynaephora Qumalaiensis
''Gynaephora'' is a genus of "tussock moths", also known as the Lymantriinae, within the family Erebidae. They are mainly found in the Holarctic in alpine, Arctic and Subarctic regions, and are best known for their unusually long larval development period. The life-cycle of '' Gynaephora groenlandica'' was once believed to take fourteen years, but subsequent studies reduced it to seven, still a very slow development rate that is extremely rare in the Lepidoptera. The caterpillars have five instars, with each instar lasting a year. Taxonomy The European species ''Gynaephora selenitica'' was the first described (as ''Phalaena selenitica''). It was moved to ''Gynaephora'' by Jakob Hübner in 1819 and subsequently designated as type species by William Forsell Kirby in 1892. In Kirby's time there were three species recognised in the genus: ''G. selenitica'', ''G. pluto'' (now ''Xylophanes pluto'') and ''G. xerampelina'' (now ''Aroa xerampelina''). ''Laria rossii'' had been d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gynaephora Selenitica
''Gynaephora selenitica'' is a moth in the family Erebidae first described by Eugenius Johann Christoph Esper in 1789. It is found from central Europe through eastern Europe to the Urals and Ob' River in West Siberia. It is not found in western and southern Europe and Scandinavia. The wingspan is 20–25 mm for males and 30–35 mm for females. Adults are on wing from May to June. The larvae are polyphagous and feed mainly on Fabaceae species (including ''Lotus'', '' Coronilla'', ''Hippocrepis'' and '' Onobrychis''), as well as various shrubs ('' Prunus spinosa'', '' Salix'', '' Vaccinium'', '' Calluna'' and '' Rosa'') and other plants ( Asteraceae, Rosaceae including ''Potentilla ''Potentilla'' is a genus containing over 300Guillén, A., et al. (2005)Reproductive biology of the Iberian species of ''Potentilla'' L. (Rosaceae).''Anales del Jardín Botánico de Madrid'' 1(62) 9–21. species of annual, biennial and perenni ...''). Larvae can be found from July t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xylophanes Pluto
''Xylophanes pluto'', the Pluto sphinx, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1777. Distribution It is native to the Americas, where it can be found from Argentina and Paraguay to Bolivia and then through tropical and subtropical lowlands from Brazil north through Central America to Mexico, the West Indies, southern Florida and southern Texas. Description The wingspan is 53–65 mm. The prominent broad chrome-yellow band distinguishes this species from all other '' Xylophanes''s. The thorax is green. The abdomen has a thin medial line, interrupted at the base of each segment by a metallic yellow dot. The lateral lines are also present. The thorax and abdomen are maize yellow, with metallic yellow scales, a few of which are also found dorso-laterally. Xylophanes pluto MHNT CUT 2010 0 295 Cañar Occidental, Ecuador, male dorsal.jpg, Male dorsal Xylophanes pluto MHNT CUT 2010 0 295 Cañar Occidenta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lachana Selenophora
''Lachana selenophora'' is a species of moth of the subfamily Lymantriinae. It is found in alpine habitats on the high mountains (from 1,000 to 3,600 meters) in Central Asia ( Tian-Shan, Pamiro-Alai and Hindu Kush). Description The wingspan is 24–28 mm. The forewings are contrasting pale grey with dark brown bands. The basal area is grey, covered with dark brown scales restricted by a dense dark brown band. The hindwings are widely triangular, dark brown with a wide, dark marginal band. It is a very variable species. Females are wingless and do not leave the cocoon. Infraspecific variability Grigory Grum-Grshimailo distinguishes some geographic variability in wing colour, finding those specimens from the south in the Hindu Kush lighter and somewhat more reddish yellow, with those halfway at Kyzylart Pass intermediate between the two, than the type specimen and specimens from the northern Alay Mountains. Similar species Otto Staudinger, in his original description ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lachana Alpherakii
''Lachana alpherakii'' is a species of moth of the subfamily Lymantriinae first described by Grigory Grum-Grshimailo in 1891. It is found in the high mountains of Tibet and China. Description The wingspan is 22–27 mm. The head, thorax, and abdomen are covered with long silky hairs, mostly intense dark brown with yellowish. It is a very variable species. The wings are mostly yellow with dark brown bands. The basal area of the forewing is yellow lightly mixed with brown scales. The internal bands are dark brown. The hindwings are yellow with a dark brown marginal band. Taxonomy Grigory Grum-Grshimailo first described this species from Qinghai, China, using the scientific name ''Dasychira alpherakii'' in 1891. The species epithet commemorates Sergei Alphéraky, a Greek Russian entomologist from Taganrog who spent the latter part of his life studying the Lepidoptera of Central Asia and East Asia. The following year, in 1892, William Forsell Kirby moved it to the genus ''Daso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Otto Staudinger
Otto Staudinger (2 May 1830 – 13 October 1900) was a German entomologist and a natural history dealer considered one of the largest in the world specialising in the collection and sale of insects to museums, scientific institutions, and individuals. Life Staudinger was born in Groß Wüstenfelde, Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, from a Bavarian family on his father's side. His grandfather was born near Ansbach and came to Holstein at the end of the 18th century where Staudinger's father was born in Groß Flottbeck in 1799. His mother, a born Schroeder, was from Mecklenburg, born in Putzar at the Count of Schwerin's estate in 1794. At the time of Otto Staudinger's birth in 1830 his father was the tenant of the Rittergut Groß Wüstenfelde. At the age of six or seven Otto was introduced into entomology by his private tutor Wagner who collected beetles. In the summer of 1843 his father purchased the Rittergut Lübsee near Güstrow where Otto – now under the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dicallomera Pumila
''Dicallomera pumila'' is a little seen species of moth of the family Erebidae found in mountains in Kazakhstan and in the southern Urals. Taxonomy Until this century, only four caterpillars of this species had ever been found. These were collected near Lake Zaysan in Kazakhstan in the late 19th century and raised to adulthood: becoming two males and two females. These type specimens were transported to Germany and are now in the Museum für Naturkunde der Humboldt Universität in Berlin. Here Otto Staudinger studied them, publishing a description of the species in 1881, and placing it in the genus '' Dasychira'', although he concluded his description with a statement that should it be reclassified in the future, he proposed the name ''Dasorgyia'' for a new monotypic genus for it. The females having shortened wings, he believed they were likely inadequately raised. In 1950, based on photographs of the type specimens in Berlin, Igor Vasilii Kozhanchikov moved the species to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greenland
Greenland ( kl, Kalaallit Nunaat, ; da, Grønland, ) is an island country in North America that is part of the Kingdom of Denmark. It is located between the Arctic and Atlantic oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Greenland is the world's largest island. It is one of three constituent countries that form the Kingdom of Denmark, along with Denmark and the Faroe Islands; the citizens of these countries are all citizens of Denmark and the European Union. Greenland's capital is Nuuk. Though a part of the continent of North America, Greenland has been politically and culturally associated with Europe (specifically Norway and Denmark, the colonial powers) for more than a millennium, beginning in 986.The Fate of Greenland's Vikings , by Dale Mackenzie Brown, ''Archaeological Institute of America'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maximilian Ferdinand Wocke
Maximilian Ferdinand Wocke (27 November 1820, Breslau – 7 November 1906) was a German entomologist, specialising in Lepidoptera. He was an apothecary and physician. Selected works * with Otto Staudinger Otto Staudinger (2 May 1830 – 13 October 1900) was a German entomologist and a natural history dealer considered one of the largest in the world specialising in the collection and sale of insects to museums, scientific institutions, and in ...(1861) ''Catalog der Lepidopteren Europa's und der angrenzenden Länder.'' Dresden (Staudinger & Burdach). XVI + 192 pp. * with Otto Staudinger(1871) ''Catalog der Lepidopteren des Europaeischen Faunengebiets''. Dresden (Burdach). XXXVII + 426 ponline References * Anonym 1906: ocke, M. F.' Ann. Soc. Ent. Belgique'' 50 373 * Dittrich 1907: ocke, M. F.''Z. Ent. (N. F.)'' 32(N.F.) 35-46, Portr. * Horn, Walther (H. R.) 1907: ocke, M. F.- Dtsch. ent. Ztschr. 95 229-230 External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Wocke, Maximilian Ferdinan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dasychira
''Dasychira'' is a genus of tussock moths in the family Erebidae described by Jacob Hübner in 1809. They are well distributed all over Africa, Europe, North America, Madagascar, Japan, China, India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Java and Australia. Description Palpi porrect (extending forward), and second joint is heavily haired. Antennae with long branches in male and short in female. Legs hairy. Forewings with oblique outer margin. Hindwings with veins 3, 4 and 5 from close to angle of cell. Veins 6 and 7 stalked. Species * '' Dasychira achatina'' Hering, 1926 * ''Dasychira acronyctina'' Schultze, 1934 * '' Dasychira aeana'' Collenette, 1931 * ''Dasychira aenotata'' Tams, 1930 * '' Dasychira aeschra'' (Hampson, 1926) * '' Dasychira aethalodes'' Collenette, 1931 * '' Dasychira albescens'' Moore, 1879 * '' Dasychira albiapex'' Hering, 1926 * '' Dasychira albibasalis'' (Holland, 1893) * '' Dasychira albicostata'' (Holland, 1893) * '' Dasychira albilinea'' (Holland, 1893) * '' Dasychira a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heinrich Benno Möschler
Heinrich Benno Möschler (28 October 1831, in Herrnhut – 21 November 1888, in Kronförstchen, near Bautzen) was a German entomologist who specialised in Lepidoptera. Möschler was a butterfly dealer and a member of the Entomological Society of Stettin. His collections from Suriname and Puerto Rico are in the Natural History Museum, Berlin. His microlepidoptera are in the Museum of Natural History, Görlitz. Publications Partial list *(1876)Exotisches (Fortsetzung) ''Stettiner Entomologische Zeitung'' 37(7–9), 293–315. *(1877)Beiträge zur Schmetterlings-Fauna von Surinam ''Verh. zool.-bot. Ges. Wien'' 26: 293–352 Möschler, 1877: Beiträge zur Schmetterlings-Fauna von Surinam Verh. zool.-bot. Ges. Wien 26: 293-352 *(1878)Beiträge zur Schmetterlings-Fauna von Surinam. II ''Verhandlungen der kaiserlich-königlichen zoologisch-botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien'' 27, 629-700. *(1884)Beiträge zur Schmetterlings-fauna des Kaffernlandes ''Verhandlungen der kk Zoologisch-Botanisch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canadian Archipelago
The Arctic Archipelago, also known as the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, is an archipelago lying to the north of the Canadian continental mainland, excluding Greenland (an autonomous territory of Denmark). Situated in the northern extremity of North America and covering about , this group of 36,563 islands, surrounded by the Arctic Ocean, comprises much of Northern Canada, predominately Nunavut and the Northwest Territories. The archipelago is showing some effects of climate change, with some computer estimates determining that melting there will contribute to the rise in sea levels by 2100. History Around 2500 BCE, the first humans, the Paleo-Eskimos, arrived in the archipelago from the Canadian mainland. Between 1000–1500 CE, they were replaced by the Thule people, who are the ancestors of today's Inuit. British claims on the islands, the British Arctic Territories, were based on the explorations in the 1570s by Martin Frobisher. Canadian sovereignty was originally ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Curtis (entomologist)
John Curtis (3 September 1791 – 6 October 1862) was an English entomologist and illustrator. Biography Curtis was born in Norwich to Frances and Charles Morgan Curtis. Charles Morgan died before his son had reached the age of 4 years. His mother, Frances, had a passion for flowers and was a professional flower grower. She encouraged her son to study natural history with a young local naturalist, Richard Walker (1791–1870). At the age of 16 John became an apprentice at a local lawyer's office in Norwich but devoted his spare time to studying and drawing insects and, with insect collecting becoming a growing craze, he found he could make a living selling the specimens he found. At this time he became a friend of Simon Wilkin (1790–1862) a wealthy landowner in Norfolk, eventually leaving his job to live with Wilkin at Cossey Hall where the extensive natural history library and specimen collection afforded him the opportunity to study his emerging over-riding passion, entomo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
