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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] |
Noctuoidea
Noctuoidea is the superfamily of noctuid (Latin "night owl") or "owlet" moths, and has more than 70,000 described species, the largest number of for any Lepidopteran superfamily. Its classification has not yet reached a satisfactory or stable state. Since the end of the 20th century, increasing availability of molecular phylogenetic data for this hugely successful radiation has led to several competing proposals for a taxonomic arrangement that correctly represents the relationships between the major lineages. Briefly, the disputes center on the fact that in old treatments (which were just as unable to reach a general consensus) the distinctness of some groups, such as the Arctiidae or Lymantriidae, was overrated due to their characteristic appearance, while some less-studied lineages conventionally held to be Noctuidae are in fact quite distinct. This requires a rearrangement at least of the latter family (by simply including anything disputed within it). This is quite unwieldy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan,, pronounced or the Kyrgyz Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Asia. Kyrgyzstan is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Uzbekistan to the west, Tajikistan to the south, and the People's Republic of China to the east. Its capital and largest city is Bishkek. Ethnic Kyrgyz make up the majority of the country's seven million people, followed by significant minorities of Uzbeks and Russians. The Kyrgyz language is closely related to other Turkic languages. Kyrgyzstan's history spans a variety of cultures and empires. Although geographically isolated by its highly mountainous terrain, Kyrgyzstan has been at the crossroads of several great civilizations as part of the Silk Road along with other commercial routes. Inhabited by a succession of tribes and clans, Kyrgyzstan has periodically fallen under larger domination. Turkic nomads, who trace their ancestry to many Turkic states. It was first established as the Yenisei Kyrgyz Khaganate later in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lacanobia
''Lacanobia'' is a genus of moths in the family Noctuidae. Species * '' Lacanobia aliena'' (Hübner, 809 * '' Lacanobia altyntaghi'' Gyulai & Ronkay, 1998 * '' Lacanobia atlantica'' (Grote, 1874) * '' Lacanobia behouneki'' Hreblay & Plante, 1996 * '' Lacanobia blenna'' (Hübner, 824 * '' Lacanobia contigua'' – Beautiful brocade (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) * '' Lacanobia contrastata'' (Bryk, 1942) * '' Lacanobia dentata'' (Kononenko, 1981) * '' Lacanobia grandis'' (Guenée, 1852) * '' Lacanobia kirghisa'' Gyulai & Ronkay, 1998 * ''Lacanobia mista'' (Staudinger, 1889) * '' Lacanobia mongolica'' Behounek, 1992 * '' Lacanobia nevadae'' (Grote, 1876) * ''Lacanobia oleracea'' – Bright-line brown-eye (Linnaeus, 1758) * '' Lacanobia praedita'' (Hübner, 813 * '' Lacanobia radix'' (Walker, 857 (='' Lacanobia desperata'' (Smith, 1891)) * '' Lacanobia softa'' (Staudinger, 1897) * '' Lacanobia splendens'' (Hübner, 808 * '' Lacanobia suasa'' – Dog's tooth (Denis & Schi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
