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Immidae
Immoidea is a superfamily of pantropical moths containing only the family Immidae comprising ten genera with around 250 species, over half of them in the genus ''Imma''. Many are brightly coloured and diurnal. The position of this group is currently uncertain within the group Obtectomer The larvae feed on the leaves of dicotyledons and conifers including ''Podocarpus ''Podocarpus'' () is a genus of conifers, the most numerous and widely distributed of the podocarp family, the Podocarpaceae. The name comes from Greek πούς (poús, “foot”) + καρπός (karpós, “fruit”). ''Podocarpus'' species ...'' (Dugdale et al. 1999). References *Dugdale, J.S., Kristensen, N.P., Robinson, G.S. and Scoble, M.J. (1999). The smaller microlepidoptera grade superfamilies, Ch.13., pp. 217–232 in Kristensen, N.P. (Ed.). ''Lepidoptera, Moths and Butterflies''. Volume 1: Evolution, Systematics, and Biogeography. Handbuch der Zoologie. Eine Naturgeschichte der Stämme des Ti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Immidae
Immoidea is a superfamily of pantropical moths containing only the family Immidae comprising ten genera with around 250 species, over half of them in the genus ''Imma''. Many are brightly coloured and diurnal. The position of this group is currently uncertain within the group Obtectomer The larvae feed on the leaves of dicotyledons and conifers including ''Podocarpus ''Podocarpus'' () is a genus of conifers, the most numerous and widely distributed of the podocarp family, the Podocarpaceae. The name comes from Greek πούς (poús, “foot”) + καρπός (karpós, “fruit”). ''Podocarpus'' species ...'' (Dugdale et al. 1999). References *Dugdale, J.S., Kristensen, N.P., Robinson, G.S. and Scoble, M.J. (1999). The smaller microlepidoptera grade superfamilies, Ch.13., pp. 217–232 in Kristensen, N.P. (Ed.). ''Lepidoptera, Moths and Butterflies''. Volume 1: Evolution, Systematics, and Biogeography. Handbuch der Zoologie. Eine Naturgeschichte der Stämme des Ti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scaptesylomima
''Scaptesylomima bicoloroides'' is a moth in the family Immidae and the sole species of genus ''Scaptesylomima''. It was described by Lutz W. R. Kobes in 1989. It is found on Sumatra Sumatra is one of the Sunda Islands of western Indonesia. It is the largest island that is fully within Indonesian territory, as well as the sixth-largest island in the world at 473,481 km2 (182,812 mi.2), not including adjacent i ....Kobes, L. W. R. (1989) "A new genus and five new species from Sumatra (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae: Euteliinae, Ophiderinae)". ''Heterocera Sumatrana''. 2(7): 175-184. References Immidae Moths of Indonesia Monotypic moth genera {{Immidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loxotrochis
''Loxotrochis sepias'' is a moth in the family Immidae and the sole species of genus ''Loxotrochis''. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1906. It is found on the New Hebrides. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777–200 has a wingspan of , and a wandering albatross (''Diomedea exulans'') caught in 1965 had a wingspan of ... is about 28 mm. The forewings are rather dark fuscous, with the veins obscurely paler. The hindwings are dark grey, with a faint purplish tinge. References Immidae[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ptochaula
''Ptochaula niphadopa'' is a moth in the family Immidae and the sole species in genus ''Ptochaula''. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1920. It is found in India (Assam). The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777–200 has a wingspan of , and a wandering albatross (''Diomedea exulans'') caught in 1965 had a wingspan of ... is about 17 mm for males and 23 mm for females. The forewings are dark fuscous with a whitish dot on the end of the cell, smaller in females. The hindwings are blackish-fuscous. References Immidae Moths of Asia Monotypic moth genera Taxa named by Edward Meyrick {{Immidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alampla Arcifraga
''Alampla arcifraga'' is a moth in the family Immidae. It is found in New Guinea and Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the nort .... References Moths described in 1914 Immidae Moths of Asia {{Immidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Birthana
''Birthana'' is a genus of moths in the family Immidae. * '' Birthana loxopis'' (Meyrick, 1909) * '' Birthana saturata'' (Walker, 1864) * '' Birthana taiwana'' Heppner, 1990 Former species * '' Birthana acribes'' (Durrant, 1916) * '' Birthana caelestis'' (Meyrick, 1906) * '' Birthana pulchella'' (Schultze, 1910) References Immidae Moth genera {{Immidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alampla
''Alampla'' is a genus of moths in the family Immidae. Species *''Alampla arcifraga ''Alampla arcifraga'' is a moth in the family Immidae. It is found in New Guinea and Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern ...'' (Meyrick, 1914) *'' Alampla palaeodes'' (Meyrick, 1914) References Immidae Moth genera {{Immidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moca (genus)
''Moca'' is a genus of moths in the family Immidae Immoidea is a superfamily of pantropical moths containing only the family Immidae comprising ten genera with around 250 species, over half of them in the genus ''Imma''. Many are brightly coloured and diurnal. The position of this group is curr .... The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1863. Species Selected former species References External links * Immidae Moth genera {{Immidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bursadella
''Bursadella'' is a genus of moths in the family Immidae Immoidea is a superfamily of pantropical moths containing only the family Immidae comprising ten genera with around 250 species, over half of them in the genus ''Imma''. Many are brightly coloured and diurnal. The position of this group is curr .... at funet.fi. Species * '' Bursadella acribes'' (Durrant, 1916) * '' Bursadella dichroalis'' Snellen, 1880 * '' Bursadella e ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bryonympha
''Bryonympha'' is a monotypic moth genus in the family Immidae. Its only species, ''Bryonympha silvana'', is found on Grande Comore of the Comoros in the Mozambique Channel off the eastern coast of Africa. Both the genus and species were first described by Edward Meyrick Edward Meyrick (25 November 1854, in Ramsbury – 31 March 1938, at Thornhanger, Marlborough) was an English schoolmaster and amateur entomologist. He was an expert on microlepidoptera and some consider him one of the founders of modern micr ... in 1930. References Immidae Moths described in 1930 Monotypic moth genera Moths of Africa {{Immidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Imma
''Imma'' is a large genus of moths in the obtectomeran "micromoth" family Immidae. This is the type genus of its family. They are widespread in the tropics, with most species occurring between the Himalayas and the Oceanian region; the genus is furthermore plentiful in the Neotropics, but not very diverse in the Afrotropics.Clarke (1986), and see sources in Savela (2010) Selected species Species of ''Imma'' include: * '' Imma accuralis'' (Walker, 859 * '' Imma acosma'' (Turner, 1900) * '' Imma acrognampta'' Meyrick, 1930 * ''Imma acroptila'' Meyrick, 1906 * ''Imma aeluropis'' Meyrick, 1906 * ''Imma albifasciella'' (Pagenstecher, 1900) * ''Imma albofascia'' (Felder, 1861) * ''Imma albotaeniana'' (Sauber, 1901) * ''Imma alienella'' (Walker, 1864) * ''Imma amphixantha'' Meyrick, 1906 * ''Imma ancistrota'' Meyrick, 1912 * ''Imma arenaria'' Diakonoff, 1955 * ''Imma aritogiton'' Diakonoff, 1955 * ''Imma arsisceles'' Meyrick, 1937 * '' Imma asaphoneura'' Meyrick, 1934 * '' Imma assita' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sthenistis
''Sthenistis'' is a monotypic moth genus in the family Immidae. Its only species, ''Sthenistis gyrtoniformis'', is found in Sri Lanka. Both the genus and species were described by George Hampson in 1896. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777–200 has a wingspan of , and a wandering albatross (''Diomedea exulans'') caught in 1965 had a wingspan of ... is about . The forewings are pale brown, thickly marked with short dark brown streaks in the interspaces, the inner margin paler, also the outer area except towards the costa. There are traces of an antemedial line appearing as a wedge-shaped mark on the inner margin and there is a dark speck at the lower angle of the cell, with an obscure oblique line from it to the inner margin. The hindwings are fuscous brown. Females have broader forewings, with the inner and outer areas prominently paler. References {{Taxonbar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
