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Marumba Fenzelii
''Marumba fenzelii'' is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and .... Subspecies *''Marumba fenzelii fenzelii'' (Shaanxi and Sichuan in China) *''Marumba fenzelii connectens'' Mell, 1939 (Shanxi in China) References Marumba Moths described in 1937 {{Smerinthini-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rudolf Mell
Rudolf Emil Mell (1878 in Gera, Thuringia – 1970 in Berlin) was a German zoologist and entomologist who specialised in Lepidoptera especially Sphingidae and the fauna of China. He was the director of the German-Chinese Middle School at Canton (Guangzhou) for some time. His collection of Sphingidae is held by the Carnegie Museum of Natural History in Pittsburgh. It was purchased by Benjamin Preston Clark. Taxa described by Mell (selected) *'' Actias chapae'' (Sphingidae) *''Dahira hoenei'' (Sphingidae) *'' Rhodambulyx davidi'' (Sphingidae) *''Cypa uniformis'' (Sphingidae) *'' Catocala pataloides'' (Erebidae) *'' Catocala dejeani'' (Erebidae) *''Teinopalpus aureus'' (Papilionidae) *'' Mirina fenzeli'' (Endromidae) Works (Partial list) *Mell, Rudolf Emil, 1912 Eiablagen bei Insekten. ''Naturw. Wschr''. 27(11), pp. *Mell, R.E. 1922. Neue südchinesische Lepidoptera. ''Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschriftt'' 1922: 113–129. *Mell, R.E. 1922 Beiträge zur Fauna sinica ''Biologie und ... [...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] |
China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and borders fourteen countries by land, the most of any country in the world, tied with Russia. Covering an area of approximately , it is the world's third largest country by total land area. The country consists of 22 provinces, five autonomous regions, four municipalities, and two Special Administrative Regions (Hong Kong and Macau). The national capital is Beijing, and the most populous city and financial center is Shanghai. Modern Chinese trace their origins to a cradle of civilization in the fertile basin of the Yellow River in the North China Plain. The semi-legendary Xia dynasty in the 21st century BCE and the well-attested Shang and Zhou dynasties developed a bureaucratic political system to serve hereditary monarchies, or dyna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marumba
''Marumba'' is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae first described by Frederic Moore in 1882. Species *'' Marumba amboinicus'' (C. Felder, 1861) *'' Marumba cristata'' (Butler, 1875) *'' Marumba diehli'' Roesler & Kuppers, 1975 *'' Marumba dyras'' (Walker, 1865) *'' Marumba fenzelii'' Mell, 1937 *'' Marumba gaschkewitschii'' (Bremer & Grey, 1853) *'' Marumba indicus'' (Walker, 1856) *''Marumba jankowskii'' (Oberthur, 1880) *'' Marumba juvencus'' Rothschild & Jordan, 1912 *'' Marumba maackii'' (Bremer, 1861) *'' Marumba nympha'' (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903) *'' Marumba poliotis'' Hampson, 1907 *'' Marumba quercus'' (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775) *'' Marumba saishiuana'' Okamoto, 1924 *'' Marumba spectabilis'' (Butler, 1875) *''Marumba sperchius'' (Menetries, 1857) *'' Marumba tigrina'' Gehlen, 1936 *'' Marumba timora'' (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903) Gallery Marumba amboinicus MHNT CUT 2010 0 57 Ambon Isl 70m Indonesia male.jpg, '' Marumba amboinicus'' Marumba cristata titan M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
