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Homona Coffearia
''Homona coffearia'', the tea tortrix or camellia tortrix, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. The species was Species description, first described by John Nietner, Nietner in 1861. It is widely distributed in the Oriental region. Description The wingspan is 16–20 mm for males and about 23 mm for females. The ground colour of the forewings in males is greyish brown, with brown markings and a darker spot at the costa. The hindwings are dark fuscous. In females, the forewings are pale brown, almost without distinct markings. Adults are on wing between December and April in Sri Lanka. There are two generations per year in China with adults appearing in late May. Ecology The larvae feed on ''Acacia auriculiformis'', ''Arachis hypogaea'', ''Bauhinia'', ''Cajanus indicus'', ''Calophyllum inophyllum'', ''Camellia sinensis'', ''Cinnamomum'', ''Citrus'', ''Coffea'', ''Crotalaria'', ''Derris'', ''Eucalyptus alba'', ''Eugenia polyantha'', ''Glochidion'', ''Gossypium'', ''Linum' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Nietner
John Nietner born Johannes Werner Theodor Nietner (19 May 1828 - 21 February 1874) was a Prussian-born naturalist chiefly interested in botany and entomology. Born in Potsdam, he became a naturalized British citizen and owned a coffee plantation in Ceylon. During his stay in Ceylon from 1851 to 1874 he collected and described numerous insect species from the island. He also sent specimens for study by experts in Europe and many species such as ''Cethosia nietneri'' were named after him by others. Interested in insect pests, he wrote a booklet on the pests of coffee in 1861. Biography Johannes was born in Paretz, near Potsdam where his father Theodor Eduard Nietner (1790-1871) and mother Charlotte Louise Albertine or Bertha née Sello (1802-1835) belonged to court-gardener families. Theodor worked from 1822 as head gardener in the court of Queen Louise and Friedrich Wilhelm III. Bertha belonged to the court-gardener family of Sello and two of her brothers worked in the gardens at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
