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Hepialoidea
The Hepialoidea are the superfamily of "ghost moths" and "swift moths". Fossils Fossil Hepialoidea appear to be few. ''Prohepialus'' (possibly Hepialidae) has been described from the about 35-million-year-old Bembridge marls of Isle of Wight. A mid-Miocene hepialoid fossil is also known from China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ....Zhang, J. (1989). ''Fossil insects from Shanwung, Shandong, China.'' Shandong Science and Technology Publishing House. References External links Tree of LifeHepialidae of the World - List of Genera and Links to Species [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prototheoridae
''Prototheora'' is a genus of moths. It is the only genus of the Prototheoridae, or the African primitive ghost moths, a family of insects in the lepidopteran order, contained in the superfamily Hepialoidea. These moths are endemic to Southern Africa. Diversity and distribution Members of the genus ''Prototheora'' are found in South Africa (Kristensen, 1999: 60; Nielsen ''et al.'', 2000), Angola (''Prototheora angolae'') and the Mulanje Massif of Malawi Malawi (; or aláwi Tumbuka: ''Malaŵi''), officially the Republic of Malawi, is a landlocked country in Southeastern Africa that was formerly known as Nyasaland. It is bordered by Zambia to the west, Tanzania to the north and northe ... (Davis, 2001). See also revisions by Janse (1942) and Davis (1996). List of species *'' Prototheora parachlora'' (Meyrick, 1919) (originally in ''Metatheora'') **=''Prototheora paraglossa''; Janse, 1942 *'' Prototheora petrosema'' Meyrick, 1917 *'' Prototheora monoglossa'' Meyric ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palaeosetidae
The Palaeosetidae or miniature ghost moths are a family of insects in the order Lepidoptera contained within the superfamily Hepialoidea. Taxonomy and systematics The Palaeosetidae are a primitive family of Hepialoidea with four currently recognised genera and seven species. Distribution One genus occurs in Colombia (''Osrhoes'') and the other three genera have an Old World distribution from Assam Assam (; ) is a state in northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys. Assam covers an area of . The state is bordered by Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh to the north; Nagaland and Manipur ... to Australia.Nielsen, E.S., Robinson, G.S. and Wagner, D.L. 2000. Ghost-moths of the world: a global inventory and bibliography of the Exoporia (Mnesarchaeoidea and Hepialoidea) (Lepidoptera) ''Journal of Natural History'', 34(6): 823-87Abstract References External linksTree of Life [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hepialoidea
The Hepialoidea are the superfamily of "ghost moths" and "swift moths". Fossils Fossil Hepialoidea appear to be few. ''Prohepialus'' (possibly Hepialidae) has been described from the about 35-million-year-old Bembridge marls of Isle of Wight. A mid-Miocene hepialoid fossil is also known from China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ....Zhang, J. (1989). ''Fossil insects from Shanwung, Shandong, China.'' Shandong Science and Technology Publishing House. References External links Tree of LifeHepialidae of the World - List of Genera and Links to Species [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anomosetidae
''Anomoses hylecoetes'' is a species of primitive hepialoid moth endemic to Queensland and New South Wales ) , nickname = , image_map = New South Wales in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of New South Wales in AustraliaCoordinates: , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , es ..., Australia . It is the only species in its genus ''Anomoses'', which is the only genus in the family Anomosetidae. References External linksTree of Life [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neotheoridae
Neotheoridae, or Amazonian primitive ghost moths, is a primitive family of insects in the lepidopteran order containing a single genus and species In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ..., ''Neotheora chiloides''. Distribution ''Neotheora chiloides'' is known from a single female collected in Mato Grosso, Brazil (Kristensen, 1999: 60; Nielsen ''et al.'', 2000). References *Kristensen, N.P., (1999). The non-Glossatan Moths. Ch. 4, pp. 41–62 in Kristensen, N.P. (Ed.). ''Lepidoptera, Moths and Butterflies''. Volume 1: Evolution, Systematics, and Biogeography. Handbuch der Zoologie. Eine Naturgeschichte der Stämme des Tierreiches / Handbook of Zoology. A Natural History of the phyla of the Animal Kingdom. Band / Volume IV Arthropoda: Insecta Teilband / Part 3 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hepialidae
The Hepialidae are a family of insects in the lepidopteran order. Moths of this family are often referred to as swift moths or ghost moths. Taxonomy and systematics The Hepialidae constitute by far the most diverse group of the infraorder Exoporia. The 60 genera contain at least 587 currently recognised species of these primitive moths worldwide. The genera ''Fraus'' (endemic to Australia), ''Gazoryctra'' (Holarctic), ''Afrotheora'' (Southern African), and ''Antihepialus'' (African) are considered to be the most primitive, containing four genera and about 51 species with a mostly relictual southern Gondwanan distribution and are currently separated from the Hepialidae ''sensu stricto'' which might form a natural, derived group.Nielsen, E.S., Robinson, G.S. and Wagner, D.L. 2000. Ghost-moths of the world: a global inventory and bibliography of the Exoporia (Mnesarchaeoidea and Hepialoidea) (Lepidoptera) ''Journal of Natural History'', 34(6): 823–87Abstract/ref> The most diverse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phymatopus Hecta3
''Phymatopus'' (originally: ''Noctua'' Linnaeus, 1758) is a genus of moths of the family Hepialidae (commonly referred to as swift moths or ghost moths), which consists of around 500 species and 30 genera. The genus was erected by Hans Daniel Johan Wallengren in 1869. They can be found across Eurasia and North America. Species can be distinguished by the different morphology of male genitalia and different forewing patterns, which vary in stripe colour and size and arrangement of spots. The stripes themselves consist of spots separated by dark veins which are fringed by thin black lines from both inner and outer sides. Species *'' Phymatopus hecta'' (gold swift) - Europe :*Food plant: ''Pteridium'', but many others are named in the European literature *''Phymatopus japonicus'' - Japan :*Food plant: ''Pteridium'' *''Phymatopus hectica'' - eastern Russia ''Phymatopus'' auctt. nec Wallengren, 1869 *''Phymatopus behrensii'' - United States :*Recorded food plants: ''Helenium'', ''Lup ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lepidoptera Superfamilies
Lepidoptera ( ) is an order of insects that includes butterflies and moths (both are called lepidopterans). About 180,000 species of the Lepidoptera are described, in 126 families and 46 superfamilies, 10 percent of the total described species of living organisms. It is one of the most widespread and widely recognizable insect orders in the world. The Lepidoptera show many variations of the basic body structure that have evolved to gain advantages in lifestyle and distribution. Recent estimates suggest the order may have more species than earlier thought, and is among the four most speciose orders, along with the Hymenoptera, Diptera, and Coleoptera. Lepidopteran species are characterized by more than three derived features. The most apparent is the presence of scales that cover the bodies, wings, and a proboscis. The scales are modified, flattened "hairs", and give butterflies and moths their wide variety of colors and patterns. Almost all species have some form of membrano ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
