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Imbrasia Dione
''Imbrasia'' is a genus of moths belonging to the family Saturniidae first described by Jacob Hübner Jacob Hübner (20 June 1761 – 13 September 1826, in Augsburg) was a German entomologist. He was the author of ''Sammlung Europäischer Schmetterlinge'' (1796–1805), a founding work of entomology. Scientific career Hübner was the author of '' ... in 1819. Species of this genus are present in the tropical Africa. List of selected species *'' Imbrasia epimethea'' (Drury, 1822) – Cameroon *'' Imbrasia ertli'' Rebel, 1904 – Zambia *'' Imbrasia longicaudata'' (Holland, 1894) *'' Imbrasia obscura'' (Butler, 1878) – Cameroon *'' Imbrasia truncata'' Aurivillius, 1908 – Cameroon *'' Imbrasia vesperina'' Stoneham, 1962 References "''Imbrasia''" ''National Center for Biotechnology Information''. Saturniinae Moth genera Taxa named by Jacob Hübner {{Saturniidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Imbrasia Obscura
''Imbrasia obscura'' is a species of moth belonging to the family Saturniidae first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1878. Description ''Imbrasia obscura'' has a wingspan reaching about . The basic colour of the wings is brown, with two large, black, red and white eyespots on each hindwing. Larvae are whitish, with black markings, while the head and the spiny appendages are red, with white hairs. Distribution This species can be found in the tropical Africa, mainly in Angola, Guinea, Cameroon and 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 o .... References "''Imbrasia obscura''" ''Encyclopedia of Life''. External links ''African Moths''. Retrieved November 12, 2018. ZipcodeZooCaterpillars Saturniinae Moths of Africa Moths described in 1878 Taxa named by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacob Hübner
Jacob Hübner (20 June 1761 – 13 September 1826, in Augsburg) was a German entomologist. He was the author of ''Sammlung Europäischer Schmetterlinge'' (1796–1805), a founding work of entomology. Scientific career Hübner was the author of ''Sammlung Europäischer Schmetterlinge'' (1796–1805), a founding work of entomology. He was one of the first specialists to work on the European Lepidoptera. He described many new species, for example ''Sesia bembeciformis'' and ''Euchloe tagis'', many of them common. He also described many new genus, genera. He was a designer and engraver and from 1786 he worked for three years as a designer and engraver at a cotton factory in Ukraine. There he collected butterflies and moths including descriptions and illustrations of some in ''Beiträge zur Geschichte der Schmetterlinge'' (1786–1790) along with other new species from the countryside around his home in Augsburg. Hübner's masterwork "Tentamen" was intended as a discussion document. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
Saturniidae
Saturniidae, commonly known as saturniids, is a family of Lepidoptera with an estimated 2,300 described species. The family contains some of the largest species of moths in the world. Notable members include the emperor moths, royal moths, and giant silk moths. Adults are characterized by large, lobed wings, heavy bodies covered in hair-like scales, and reduced mouthparts. They lack a frenulum, but the hindwings overlap the forewings to produce the effect of an unbroken wing surface.Tuskes PM, Tuttle JP, Collins MM (1996)''The Wild Silk Moths of North America: A Natural History of the Saturniidae of the United States and Canada''. Pages 182-184.Cornell University Press, Ithaca, New York. Saturniids are sometimes brightly colored and often have translucent eyespots or "windows" on their wings. Sexual dimorphism varies by species, but males can generally be distinguished by their larger, broader antennae. Most adults possess wingspans between 1-6 in (2.5–15 cm), but so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Imbrasia Epimethea
''Imbrasia epimethea'' is a species of moth belonging to the family Saturniidae. It was first described by Dru Drury in 1773 from the Calabar coast. Description Upper side: antennae strongly pectinated; the extremities appearing like threads. Thorax light brown, tinged with red. Abdomen grey brown. Anterior wings light grey brown, tinged with red at the base; having a narrow dark-coloured bar verged with grey running from the anterior to the posterior edges, parallel and at a little distance from the external margin. Posterior wings grey brown, terminating behind in points like acute angles; a dark narrow bar, edged with white, crosses these wings from the upper corners to the abdominal edges, dividing them into two compartments; in the uppermost of which are placed two eyes, whose centres are yellow, surrounded with black irides edged with red, and which also are encircled with ash-coloured rings. Above these eyes the wings are dark-coloured, almost black; but next the body ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Imbrasia Ertli
''Imbrasia'' is a genus of moths belonging to the family Saturniidae first described by Jacob Hübner in 1819. Species of this genus are present in the tropical Africa. List of selected species *''Imbrasia epimethea'' (Drury, 1822) – Cameroon *''Imbrasia ertli'' Rebel, 1904 – Zambia *''Imbrasia longicaudata'' (Holland, 1894) *''Imbrasia obscura'' (Butler, 1878) – Cameroon *''Imbrasia truncata'' Aurivillius, 1908 – Cameroon *''Imbrasia vesperina ''Imbrasia'' is a genus of moths belonging to the family Saturniidae first described by Jacob Hübner in 1819. Species of this genus are present in the tropical Africa. List of selected species *''Imbrasia epimethea'' (Drury, 1822) – Cameroo ...'' Stoneham, 1962 References "''Imbrasia''" ''National Center for Biotechnology Information''. Saturniinae Moth genera Taxa named by Jacob Hübner {{Saturniidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Imbrasia Longicaudata
''Imbrasia'' is a genus of moths belonging to the family Saturniidae first described by Jacob Hübner in 1819. Species of this genus are present in the tropical Africa. List of selected species *''Imbrasia epimethea'' (Drury, 1822) – Cameroon *''Imbrasia ertli'' Rebel, 1904 – Zambia *''Imbrasia longicaudata'' (Holland, 1894) *''Imbrasia obscura'' (Butler, 1878) – Cameroon *''Imbrasia truncata'' Aurivillius, 1908 – Cameroon *''Imbrasia vesperina ''Imbrasia'' is a genus of moths belonging to the family Saturniidae first described by Jacob Hübner in 1819. Species of this genus are present in the tropical Africa. List of selected species *''Imbrasia epimethea'' (Drury, 1822) – Cameroo ...'' Stoneham, 1962 References "''Imbrasia''" ''National Center for Biotechnology Information''. Saturniinae Moth genera Taxa named by Jacob Hübner {{Saturniidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Imbrasia Truncata
''Imbrasia'' is a genus of moths belonging to the family Saturniidae first described by Jacob Hübner in 1819. Species of this genus are present in the tropical Africa. List of selected species *''Imbrasia epimethea'' (Drury, 1822) – Cameroon *''Imbrasia ertli'' Rebel, 1904 – Zambia *''Imbrasia longicaudata'' (Holland, 1894) *''Imbrasia obscura'' (Butler, 1878) – Cameroon *''Imbrasia truncata'' Aurivillius, 1908 – Cameroon *''Imbrasia vesperina ''Imbrasia'' is a genus of moths belonging to the family Saturniidae first described by Jacob Hübner in 1819. Species of this genus are present in the tropical Africa. List of selected species *''Imbrasia epimethea'' (Drury, 1822) – Cameroo ...'' Stoneham, 1962 References "''Imbrasia''" ''National Center for Biotechnology Information''. Saturniinae Moth genera Taxa named by Jacob Hübner {{Saturniidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Imbrasia Vesperina
''Imbrasia'' is a genus of moths belonging to the family Saturniidae first described by Jacob Hübner in 1819. Species of this genus are present in the tropical Africa. List of selected species *''Imbrasia epimethea'' (Drury, 1822) – Cameroon *''Imbrasia ertli'' Rebel, 1904 – Zambia *''Imbrasia longicaudata'' (Holland, 1894) *''Imbrasia obscura'' (Butler, 1878) – Cameroon *''Imbrasia truncata'' Aurivillius, 1908 – Cameroon *''Imbrasia vesperina ''Imbrasia'' is a genus of moths belonging to the family Saturniidae first described by Jacob Hübner in 1819. Species of this genus are present in the tropical Africa. List of selected species *''Imbrasia epimethea'' (Drury, 1822) – Cameroo ...'' Stoneham, 1962 References "''Imbrasia''" ''National Center for Biotechnology Information''. Saturniinae Moth genera Taxa named by Jacob Hübner {{Saturniidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saturniinae
The Saturniinae or saturniines are a subfamily of the family Saturniidae. They are commonly known as emperor moths or wild silk moths. They are easily spotted by the eyespots on the upper surface of their wings. Some exhibit realistic eye-like markings, whilst others have adapted the eyespots to form crescent moon or angular shapes or have lost their wing scales to create transparent windows. They are medium to very large moths, with adult wingspans ranging from 7.5 to 15 cm, in some cases even more. They consist of some of the largest sized Lepidoptera, such as the luna moth, atlas moth, and many more. The Saturniinae is an important source of wild silk and human food in many different cultures. The saturniine genera, approximately 169 in number, are divided into four major and one minor ( Micragonini) tribes. The genus '' Adafroptilum'' presently consists of a group of species with undetermined relationships. Adults in the Saturniinae typically live about 5–12 days ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moth Genera
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 establish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
