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Mesoptila
''Mesoptila'' is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae The geometer moths are moths belonging to the family Geometridae of the insect order Lepidoptera, the moths and butterflies. Their scientific name derives from the Ancient Greek ''geo'' γεω (derivative form of or "the earth"), and ''met .... Species *'' Mesoptila compsodes'' Meyrick, 1891 *'' Mesoptila deviridata'' (Warren, 1907) *'' Mesoptila excita'' (Prout, 1958) *'' Mesoptila festiva'' (Prout, 1916) *'' Mesoptila melanolopha'' Swinhoe, 1895 *'' Mesoptila murcida'' Mironov & Galsworthy, 2012 *'' Mesoptila unitaeniata'' (Warren, 1906) References External linksNatural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database Eupitheciini {{Eupitheciini-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mesoptila Compsodes
''Mesoptila compsodes'' is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by Edward Meyrick in 1891. It is found in Australia. (2012)"A generic level review of ''Eupithecia'' Curtis and some closely related genera based on the Palaearctic, Nearctic and Oriental fauna (Lepidoptera, Geometridae, Larentiinae)" ''Zootaxa''. 3587: 46-64. ''Mesoptila compsodes'' is the type species In zoological nomenclature, a type species (''species typica'') is the species name with which the name of a genus or subgenus is considered to be permanently taxonomically associated, i.e., the species that contains the biological type specimen ... of the genus ''Mesoptila''. References Moths described in 1891 Eupitheciini {{Eupitheciini-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mesoptila Melanolopha
''Mesoptila melanolopha'' is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by Charles Swinhoe in 1895. It is found in Nepal, China (Shaanxi, Jiangsu, Hunan), Korea, Japan, Taiwan, India (Sikkim, Meghalaya), Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia and on Java, Bali and Borneo. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777–200 has a wingspan of , and a wandering albatross (''Diomedea exulans'') caught in 1965 had a wingspan of ... is 16–21 mm. The larvae have been recorded feeding '' Stephania'' species. References Moths described in 1895 Eupitheciini Moths of Japan {{Eupitheciini-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mesoptila Deviridata
''Mesoptila deviridata'' is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in New Guinea New Guinea (; Hiri Motu Hiri Motu, also known as Police Motu, Pidgin Motu, or just Hiri, is a language of Papua New Guinea, which is spoken in surrounding areas of Port Moresby (Capital of Papua New Guinea). It is a simplified version of ...., 2012: A generic level review of ''Eupithecia'' Curtis and some closely related genera based on the Palaearctic, Nearctic and Oriental fauna (Lepidoptera, Geometridae, Larentiinae). ''Zootaxa'' 3587: 46-64. Abstract References Moths described in 1907 Eupitheciini {{Eupitheciini-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mesoptila Excita
''Mesoptila excita'' is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found on Sulawesi Sulawesi (), also known as Celebes (), is an island in Indonesia. One of the four Greater Sunda Islands, and the world's eleventh-largest island, it is situated east of Borneo, west of the Maluku Islands, and south of Mindanao and the Sulu Ar ...., 2012: A generic level review of ''Eupithecia'' Curtis and some closely related genera based on the Palaearctic, Nearctic and Oriental fauna (Lepidoptera, Geometridae, Larentiinae). ''Zootaxa'' 3587: 46-64. Abstract References Moths described in 1958 Eupitheciini {{Eupitheciini-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mesoptila Murcida
''Mesoptila murcida'' is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found on Java., 2012: A generic level review of ''Eupithecia'' Curtis and some closely related genera based on the Palaearctic, Nearctic and Oriental fauna (Lepidoptera, Geometridae, Larentiinae). ''Zootaxa'' 3587: 46-64. Abstract The habitat consists of montane areas. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777–200 has a wingspan of , and a wandering albatross (''Diomedea exulans'') caught in 1965 had a wingspan of ... is about . The ground colour of the forewings is grey-brown with four dark costal spots. The hindwings are the same colour as the forewings, with darker shading between the anal margin and the discal cell. References Moths described in 2012 Eupitheciini {{Eupitheciini-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mesoptila Unitaeniata
''Mesoptila unitaeniata'' is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by William Warren in 1906. It is found in New Guinea New Guinea (; Hiri Motu Hiri Motu, also known as Police Motu, Pidgin Motu, or just Hiri, is a language of Papua New Guinea, which is spoken in surrounding areas of Port Moresby (Capital of Papua New Guinea). It is a simplified version of ...., 2012: A generic level review of ''Eupithecia'' Curtis and some closely related genera based on the Palaearctic, Nearctic and Oriental fauna (Lepidoptera, Geometridae, Larentiinae). ''Zootaxa'' 3587: 46-64. Abstract References Moths described in 1906 Eupitheciini {{Eupitheciini-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mesoptila Festiva
''Mesoptila festiva'' is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in South Africa. References Endemic moths of South Africa Moths described in 1916 Eupitheciini {{Eupitheciini-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. Other ways of defining species include their karyotype, DNA sequence, morphology, behaviour or ecological niche. In addition, paleontologists use the concept of the chronospecies since fossil reproduction cannot be examined. The most recent rigorous estimate for the total number of species of eukaryotes is between 8 and 8.7 million. However, only about 14% of these had been described by 2011. All species (except viruses) are given a two-part name, a "binomial". The first part of a binomial is the genus to which the species belongs. The second part is called the specific name or the specific epithet (in botanical nomenclature, also sometimes i ... [...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] |
Geometridae
The geometer moths are moths belonging to the family Geometridae of the insect order Lepidoptera, the moths and butterflies. Their scientific name derives from the Ancient Greek ''geo'' γεω (derivative form of or "the earth"), and ''metron'' "measure" in reference to the way their larvae, or inchworms, appear to measure the earth as they move along in a looping fashion. A very large family, it has around 23,000 species of moths described, and over 1400 species from six subfamilies indigenous to North America alone. A well-known member is the peppered moth, ''Biston betularia'', which has been subject of numerous studies in population genetics. Several other geometer moths are notorious pests. Adults Many geometrids have slender abdomens and broad wings which are usually held flat with the hindwings visible. As such, they appear rather butterfly-like, but in most respects they are typical moths; the majority fly at night, they possess a frenulum to link the wings, and th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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