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Kloneus
''Kloneus'' is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae, containing only one species, ''Kloneus babayaga'', which is known from Nicaragua but probably ranges from Mexico to Costa Rica. Adults are similar to ''Pachylia ficus ''Pachylia ficus'', known as the fig sphinx, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It lives from the northern tip of South America in Uruguay through Central America to the southern tip of the United States straying into Arizona and Texas. Descr ...'' but can be distinguished by the strongly crenulated outer forewing margin, the very large discal spot on the forewing upperside and the inconspicuous median band on the hindwing upperside. The lower three-quarters of the hindwing upperside are pale brown with a slightly darker median band. The marginal band is dark brown, with a very narrow dark brown postmedian line running along just basal to its inner edge. Adults are probably on wing year round. References Dilophonotini Monotypic moth genera M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dilophonotini
Dilophonotini is a tribe of moths of the family Sphingidae described by Hermann Burmeister in 1878. Taxonomy * Subtribe Dilophonotina Burmeister, 1878 ** Genus '' Aellopos'' Hübner, 1819 ** Genus '' Aleuron'' Boisduval, 1870 ** Genus ''Baniwa'' Lichy, 1981 ** Genus '' Callionima'' Lucas, 1857 ** Genus '' Cautethia'' Grote, 1865 ** Genus ''Enyo'' Hübner, 1819 ** Genus ''Erinnyis'' Hübner, 1819 ** Genus '' Eupyrrhoglossum'' Grote, 1865 ** Genus '' Hemeroplanes'' Hübner, 1819 ** Genus '' Himantoides'' Butler, 1876 ** Genus ''Isognathus'' C. & R. Felder, 1862 ** Genus '' Kloneus'' Skinner, 1923 ** Genus '' Madoryx'' Boisduval, 1875 ** Genus ''Nyceryx'' Boisduval, 1875 ** Genus ''Oryba'' Walker, 1856 ** Genus ''Pachygonidia'' D. S. Fletcher, 1982 ** Genus ''Pachylia'' Walker, 1856 ** Genus ''Pachylioides'' Hodges, 1971 ** Genus ''Perigonia'' Herrich-Schäffer, 1854 ** Genus '' Phryxus'' Hübner, 1819 ** Genus '' Protaleuron'' Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 ** Genus ''Pseudosphinx'' Bu ... [...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] |
Sphingidae
The Sphingidae are a family of moths (Lepidoptera) called sphinx moths, also colloquially known as hawk moths, with many of their caterpillars known as “hornworms”; it includes about 1,450 species. It is best represented in the tropics, but species are found in every region.Scoble, Malcolm J. (1995): ''The Lepidoptera: Form, Function and Diversity'' (2nd edition). Oxford University Press & Natural History Museum London. They are moderate to large in size and are distinguished among moths for their agile and sustained flying ability, similar enough to that of hummingbirds as to be reliably mistaken for them. Their narrow wings and streamlined abdomens are adaptations for rapid flight. The family was named by French zoologist Pierre André Latreille in 1802. Some hawk moths, such as the hummingbird hawk-moth or the white-lined sphinx, hover in midair while they feed on nectar from flowers, so are sometimes mistaken for hummingbirds. This hovering capability is only known to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicaragua
Nicaragua (; ), officially the Republic of Nicaragua (), is the largest country in Central America, bordered by Honduras to the north, the Caribbean to the east, Costa Rica to the south, and the Pacific Ocean to the west. Managua is the country's capital and largest city. , it was estimated to be the second largest city in Central America. Nicaragua's multiethnic population of six million includes people of mestizo, indigenous, European and African heritage. The main language is Spanish. Indigenous tribes on the Mosquito Coast speak their own languages and English. Originally inhabited by various indigenous cultures since ancient times, the region was conquered by the Spanish Empire in the 16th century. Nicaragua gained independence from Spain in 1821. The Mosquito Coast followed a different historical path, being colonized by the English in the 17th century and later coming under British rule. It became an autonomous territory of Nicaragua in 1860 and its northernmost part ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
