|
List Of Moths Of Mauritius
There are about 450 known moth species of Mauritius. The moths (mostly nocturnal) and butterflies (mostly diurnal) together make up the taxonomic order Lepidoptera. This is a list of moth species which have been recorded in Mauritius. Arctiidae *'' Amerila vidua'' (Cramer, 1780) *'' Argina astrea'' (Drury, 1773) *'' Eilema squalida'' (Guenée, 1862) *'' Leucaloa infragyrea'' (Saalmüller, 1891) *'' Maculonaclia florida'' (de Joannis, 1906) *'' Nyctemera insulare'' (Boisduval, 1833) *''Utetheisa cruentata'' (Butler, 1881) *''Utetheisa elata'' (Fabricius, 1798) *'' Utetheisa pulchella'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *'' Utetheisa pulchelloides'' Hampson, 1907 Batrachedridae *''Batrachedra arenosella'' (Walker, 1864) *'' Idioglossa bigemma'' Walsingham, 1881 Bedelliidae *''Bedellia somnulentella'' (Zeller, 1847) Choreutidae *'' Anthophila ialeura'' (Meyrick, 1912) *'' Anthophila turilega'' (Meyrick, 1924) *'' Brenthia leptocosma'' Meyrick, 1916 *'' Tebenna micalis'' (Mann, 1857) Copromorphid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Batrachedra Arenosella
''Batrachedra arenosella'', the armoured scale eating caterpillar or the coconut moth, is a species of moth of the family Batrachedridae. It was first described by Francis Walker using specimens collected in Auckland, New Zealand. It has been hypothesised that the New Zealand moth may contain two distinct species. As well as the moth species in New Zealand, this name has been applied, perhaps incorrectly, to moths found in India, Indonesia, the Malay Peninsula, and Réunion, as well as in Australia, from the Northern Territory and northern Queensland to New South Wales and South Australia. Taxonomy ''B. arenosella'' was first described by Francis Walker in 1864 using specimens collected in Auckland, New Zealand by Daniel Bolton. From 1924 this species name was also applied to moth species found in south east asian countries as well as in Australasia that are known to ingest the flowers of coconut trees. The application of this name to these moths has been argued to be inco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eteobalea Vinsoni
''Eteobalea vinsoni'' is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It is found on Mauritius and Réunion Réunion (; french: La Réunion, ; previously ''Île Bourbon''; rcf, label= Reunionese Creole, La Rényon) is an island in the Indian Ocean that is an overseas department and region of France. It is located approximately east of the island ... in the Indian Ocean. Subspecies *''Eteobalea vinsoni vinsoni'' (Viette, 1953) - from Mauritius *''Eteobalea vinsoni abcedella'' (Viette, 1957) - from Réunion References *Viette, P. 1953c. Description de deux nouveaux microlépidoptères de l'Ile Maurice. - Bulletin de la Société zoologique de France 78(2–3):138–141. *Viette, P. 1957c. Lépidoptères (excepté les Tordeuses et les Géométrides). – In: La Faune entomologique de l'Ile de la Réunion. I. - Mémoires de l'Institut scientifique de Madagascar (E)8:137–226; pls. 1–4. Eteobalea Moths described in 1953 {{Cosmopteriginae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cosmopterix Dacryodes
''Cosmopterix dacryodes'' is a moth of the family Cosmopterigidae. It is widely found in Mauritius and Rodrigues in the Indian Ocean. The wingspan is about 7 mm.Meyrick, 1910, Description of Micro-Lepidoptera from Mauritius and the Chagos Isles. ''Transactions of The Royal Entomological Society of London'' 58: 366-377 References dacryodes ''Dacryodes'' is a genus of about 60 species of trees in the family Burseraceae. The generic name is from the Greek ' meaning "tear(drop)", referring to how resin droplets form on the bark surface. Description ''Dacryodes'' species grow as shrub ... Moths described in 1910 Moths of Mauritius {{Cosmopterix-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cosmopterix Attenuatella
''Cosmopterix attenuatella'' is a moth of the family Cosmopterigidae described by Francis Walker in 1864. It is widely distributed in the tropics and subtropics of both the Old and New World, including the United States, Bermuda, the Cayman Islands, Virgin Islands, Dominica, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Trinidad and Tobago, Costa Rica, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru, Argentina, the Canary Islands, Madeira, the Galápagos Islands, Cook Islands, Taiwan, Australia, New Zealand, Madagascar, Seychelles, Mauritius and Saint Helena. The wingspan is about 9 mm. There are probably two generations per year in the south of the temperate zone and more overlapping generations in the tropics, because here adults can be found throughout the year. The larvae feed on Poaceae ('' Melinus minutiflora''), '' Cyperus rotundus'' and '' Scirpus'' species. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a blotch that descends from close to the tip of the leaf, occupying the e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anatrachyntis Rileyi
''Anatrachyntis rileyi'', the pink cornworm, pink bud moth or pink scavenger, is a species of moth of the family Cosmopterigidae, the cosmet moths. It was first described by Thomas de Grey, 6th Baron Walsingham, Lord Walsingham in 1882 from the southern United States, but it is probably an introduced species, introduction to North America. It is found in much of the warm or tropical areas of the world, including northern Australia, the Galápagos Islands, Hawaii, the Antilles, South America and Mauritius. References External links * * * * Anatrachyntis Insects of Uganda Moths of Japan Moths of Africa Moths of Australia Moths described in 1882 {{Cosmopteriginae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
