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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] |
Pyralidae
The Pyralidae, commonly called pyralid moths, snout moths or grass moths, are a family of Lepidoptera in the ditrysian superfamily Pyraloidea. In many (particularly older) classifications, the grass moths (Crambidae) are included in the Pyralidae as a subfamily, making the combined group one of the largest families in the Lepidoptera. The latest review by Eugene G. Munroe and Maria Alma Solis retain the Crambidae as a full family of Pyraloidea. The wingspans for small and medium-sized species are usually between with variable morphological features. It is a diverse group, with more than 6,000 species described worldwide, and more than 600 species in America north of Mexico, comprising the third largest moth family in North America. At least 42 species have been recorded from North Dakota in the subfamilies of Pyralidae. Relationship with humans Most of these small moths are inconspicuous. Many are economically important pests, including waxworms, which are the caterpillar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jocara
''Jocara'' is a genus of snout moths. It was described by Francis Walker in 1863. Species * '' Jocara abachuma'' * '' Jocara aidana'' * '' Jocara albiferalis'' * '' Jocara albimedialis'' * '' Jocara albimedialis'' * '' Jocara amazonalis'' * '' Jocara anacita'' * '' Jocara anastasia'' * '' Jocara andeola'' * '' Jocara ansberti'' * '' Jocara athanasia'' * '' Jocara basilata'' * '' Jocara breviornatalis'' (Grote, 1877) * '' Jocara bryoxantha'' * '' Jocara cacalis'' (C. Felder, R. Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875) * '' Jocara cantianilla'' * '' Jocara chlorisalis'' * '' Jocara chrysoderas'' * '' Jocara claudalis'' * '' Jocara cononalis'' * '' Jocara conrana'' * '' Jocara conspicualis'' Lederer, 1863 * '' Jocara cristalis'' C. Felder, R. Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875 * '' Jocara dapha'' * ''Jocara desideria ''Jocara desideria'' is a species of snout moth in the genus ''Jocara''. It is found in South America South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jamaica
Jamaica (; ) is an island country situated in the Caribbean Sea. Spanning in area, it is the third-largest island of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean (after Cuba and Hispaniola). Jamaica lies about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola (the island containing the countries of Haiti and the Dominican Republic); the British Overseas Territory of the Cayman Islands lies some to the north-west. Originally inhabited by the indigenous Taíno peoples, the island came under Spanish rule following the arrival of Christopher Columbus in 1494. Many of the indigenous people either were killed or died of diseases, after which the Spanish brought large numbers of African slaves to Jamaica as labourers. The island remained a possession of Spain until 1655, when England (later Great Britain) conquered it, renaming it ''Jamaica''. Under British colonial rule Jamaica became a leading sugar exporter, with a plantation economy dependent on the African slaves and later their des ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moths Described In 1886
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] |
