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List Of Moths Of Metropolitan France (I–O)
This is a list of moths of families starting from I to O that are found in Metropolitan France (including Corsica). It also acts as an index to the species articles and forms part of the full List of Lepidoptera of Metropolitan France. Family Incurvariidae *''Alloclemensia mesospilella'' (Herrich-Schaffer, 1854) *'' Crinopteryx familiella'' Peyerimhoff, 1871 *''Incurvaria koerneriella'' (Zeller, 1839) *'' Incurvaria masculella'' (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775) *''Incurvaria oehlmanniella'' (Hübner, 1796) *''Incurvaria pectinea'' Haworth, 1828 *''Incurvaria ploessli'' Huemer, 1993 *''Incurvaria praelatella'' (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775) *'' Paraclemensia cyanella'' (Zeller, 1850) *'' Phylloporia bistrigella'' (Haworth, 1828) Family Lasiocampidae *'' Cosmotriche lobulina'' (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775) *'' Dendrolimus pini'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *'' Eriogaster arbusculae'' Freyer, 1849 *''Eriogaster catax'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *'' Eriogaster lanestris'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *'' Erio ... [...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] |
Cosmotriche Lobulina
''Cosmotriche lobulina'' is a moth of the family Lasiocampidae. It is found in Europe through Siberia up to Eastern Asia. The wingspan is 32–38 mm for males and 38–46 for females. The moth flies from May to August in two generations depending on the location. The larvae feed on '' Pinus'', ''Picea A spruce is a tree of the genus ''Picea'' (), a genus of about 35 species of coniferous evergreen trees in the family Pinaceae, found in the northern temperate and boreal (taiga) regions of the Earth. ''Picea'' is the sole genus in the subfami ...'', and '' Abies'' species. Subspecies *''Cosmotriche lobulina lobulina'' *''Cosmotriche lobulina burmanni'' (Daniel, 1952) *''Cosmotriche lobulina junia'' Saarenmaa, 1982 *''Cosmotriche lobulina pinivora'' (Matsumura, 1927) External links Fauna Europaea < ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malacosoma Neustria
The lackey moth (''Malacosoma neustria'') is a moth in the family Lasiocampidae. It was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae''. It is common across southern Britain and central Europe. '' Malacosoma'' species are notable for their caterpillars which are brightly coloured and form silken tents to regulate their temperature. ''Malacosoma neustria'' caterpillars are brown with blue, orange and white stripes. The adults are a fairly uniform brown. The larvae feed mainly on trees and shrubs from within their tents. Subspecies *''Malacosoma neustria neustria'' *''Malacosoma neustria flavescens'' Grünberg, 1912 (Morocco, Algeria) *''Malacosoma neustria formosana'' Matsumura, 1932 (Taiwan) Distribution and habitat The lackey moth is widely distributed across Europe, Asia and North Africa. Its habitat is the edges of woodland, bushy grassland, coppices, hedgerows and road verges. The caterpillar's food plants include apple, pear, plum, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malacosoma Castrensis
''Malacosoma castrense'' (or ''Malacosoma castrensis''), the ground lackey, is a moth of the family Lasiocampidae. It is a tent caterpillar found in Europe. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae''. The moth's habitats are salt marshes and estuaries. Distribution and habitat The habitat is salt marsh and estuary. It is not particularly common due to this specialist habitat, but neither is it a threatened species. Life cycle and behaviour Eggs are laid in rings around plant stalks, and can survive immersion in salt water. The blue-grey larvae feed on various shrubs and herbaceous plants such as heather, cypress spurge, and ''Lotus Lotus may refer to: Plants *Lotus (plant), various botanical taxa commonly known as lotus, particularly: ** ''Lotus'' (genus), a genus of terrestrial plants in the family Fabaceae **Lotus flower, a symbolically important aquatic Asian plant also ...'' species, and other plants found in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Macrothylacia Rubi
''Macrothylacia rubi'', the fox moth, is a lepidopteran belonging to the family Lasiocampidae. It was Species description, first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae, 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae''. Distribution and habitat This species can be found from Western Europe to Central Asia and Siberia. These moths live in open woodlands, moors and prairies. Description The wingspan of the male is 40–65 mm. The wings are reddish brown in males while females are usually paler, more greyish in colour and slightly larger than males. Both sexes show two narrow, straight, light-yellow, transverse bands, running across the forewings. The abdomen is thick, grey brown and hairy. The caterpillars can reach a length of about . They are initially black with bright yellow or orange segments, later they become darker, always covered with blackish and tawny-coloured hairs and with light grey hair on the sides. Macrothylacia rubi MHNT CUT 2011 0 446 m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lasiocampa Trifolii
''Lasiocampa trifolii'', the grass eggar, is a moth of the family Lasiocampidae first described by Michael Denis and Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775 and found in Europe. Distribution and habitat It is found in Europe in coastal dunes. Life cycle and behaviour Eggs are laid on leaves close to the ground, hatch in the autumn, and the young larvae hibernate. The larvae feed on grasses, various shrubs and deciduous trees, such as oak, European beech, poplar and '' Calluna''. The cocoon is formed on the ground. Adults' wingspan is 40–55 mm and it flies from June to September depending on the location (in Britain it is on the wing in August). They fly during the day, but also at night, and will come to a light. The female is larger than the male. Lasiocampa trifolii-Raupe.jpg, Caterpillar Lasiocampa trifolii-02 (xndr).jpg, Caterpillar Lasiocampa trifolii MHNT CUT 2011 0 446 female Mussidan dos.jpg, Female Lasiocampa trifolii MHNT CUT 2011 0 446 female Mussidan ventre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lasiocampa Quercus
''Lasiocampa quercus'', the oak eggar, is a common moth of the family Lasiocampidae found in Europe, including Britain and Ireland. It feeds on a variety of plant species (mainly heather and bilberry), and may develop over two years in higher latitudes, where it may be known as the northern eggar. Its specific name ''quercus'' refers to the fact that its cocoon generally resembles an acorn, not that its primary food source is oak. Habitat The oak eggar's habitat is wide-ranging, including scrub, heath, moor, downland, hedges and sea cliffs, reflecting the larva's very varied range of food plants. Lifecycle Adult The moth's wingspan is about 45 mm (male) to 75 mm (female), the female being larger and paler than the male. It is Britain's largest day-flying moth. The oak eggar is on the wing for about two months between May and September, depending on the latitude. In more northerly latitudes, development can span two years, with larvae overwintering the first year, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gastropacha Populifolia
''Gastropacha populifolia'', the poplar lappet, is a moth of the family Lasiocampidae. It is found in Southern and Central Europe, through Russia, India and China up to Japan. The wingspan is 45–65 mm for males and 65–80 mm for females. The moth flies from June to August depending on the location. The larvae feed on ''Populus ''Populus'' is a genus of 25–30 species of deciduous flowering plants in the family Salicaceae, native to most of the Northern Hemisphere. English names variously applied to different species include poplar (), aspen, and cottonwood. The we ...'' and willow species. Subspecies *''Gastropacha populifolia populifolia'' *''Gastropacha populifolia angustipennis'' (Walker, 1855) *''Gastropacha populifolia mephisto'' Zolotuhin, 2005 External links Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gastropacha Quercifolia
''Gastropacha quercifolia'', the lappet, is a moth of the family Lasiocampidae. It is found in Europe and east across the Palearctic to Japan. The wingspan is 50–90 mm. Meyrick describes it thus - forewings with 9 to termen; red-brown, with purple-bluish gloss, towards costa blackish-mixed, dorsally ferruginous; first, second, and praesubterminal lines blackish-grey, waved, bent near costa; a blackish-grey discal mark; termen waved-dentate. Hindwings as forewings, but lines indistinct, straight, costal area ferruginous, with about six blackish pseudoneuria; 8 connected with cell by long bar. Larva dark grey or brown; whitish dorsal marks on 3 and 4; 2nd and 3rd incisions deep indigo-blue; a prominence on 1 2; a subspiracular series of tubercles and fringe of pale hairs. Meyrick, E., 1895 ''A Handbook of British Lepidoptera'' MacMillan, Londopdf The larvae feed on ''Crataegus'', '' Prunus spinosa'', willow and oak. Subspecies *''Gastropacha quercifolia quercifolia'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Euthrix Potatoria
''Euthrix potatoria'', the drinker, is an orange-brown moth of the family Lasiocampidae. The species' common and scientific names derive from the larva's supposed drinking of drops of dew. Name The scientific name ''Euthryx potatoria'' was given to this moth by Carl Linnaeus in 1758. In choosing the name ''potatoria'' ‘drinker-like’, he was inspired by the Dutch entomologist Johannes Goedaert, who had called the animal ''dronckaerdt'' ‘drunkard’ “because it is very much inclined to drinking”. This remark refers to the moth’s habit of repeatedly plunging its head into the water. The English name ''drinker (moth)'' also refers to Goedaert’s analogy. Subspecies Subspecies include: *''Euthrix potatoria mikado'' Bryk *''Euthrix potatoria potatoria'' (Linnaeus, 1758) Distribution and habitat This species can be found in Europe. The species is fairly common in the southern half of Britain. In Scotland, it is common in the west but not in the east of the countrI ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eriogaster Rimicola
''Eriogaster'' is a genus of moths in the family Lasiocampidae first described by Ernst Friedrich Germar in 1810. Species *'' Eriogaster acanthophylli'' Christoph, 1882 *'' Eriogaster arbusculae'' Freyer, 1849 *''Eriogaster catax'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *''Eriogaster czipkai'' Lajonquiére, 1975 *'' Eriogaster daralagesia'' Zolotuhin, 1991 *'' Eriogaster henkei'' Staudinger, 1879 *''Eriogaster lanestris'' (Linnaeus, 1758) - small eggar *'' Eriogaster neogena'' Fischer von Waldheim, 1824 *''Eriogaster nippei ''Eriogaster'' is a genus of moths in the family Lasiocampidae first described by Ernst Friedrich Germar in 1810. Species *'' Eriogaster acanthophylli'' Christoph, 1882 *'' Eriogaster arbusculae'' Freyer, 1849 *''Eriogaster catax ''Erioga ...'' de Freina, 1988 *'' Eriogaster pfeifferi'' Daniel, 1932 *'' Eriogaster reshoefti'' Schulte & Witt, 1975 *'' Eriogaster rimicola'' (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) References External links * Lasiocampidae Taxonomy art ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eriogaster Lanestris
''Eriogaster lanestris'', commonly known as the small eggar, is a moth of the family Lasiocampidae that is found across the Palearctic. Unlike many other members of the Lasiocampidae, the small eggar is a social insect. Historically, only eusocial insects like ants, bees, and termites were thought to exhibit complex social organization and communication systems. However, research since the late 20th century has found that ''E. lanestris'', among a number of other phylogenetically related moth and butterfly species, demonstrates social behaviors as well. Larvae spend nearly their entire development in colonies of about 200 individuals, and this grouped social structure offers a number of benefits, from thermoregulation to increased foraging success. The small eggar population has been in decline since the 1970s. Landscaping practices like hedgerow cutting and intensive mowing destroy habitats and damage cocoons during pupation, leading to scattered populations and increased rarity. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
