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Monopetalotaxis
''Monopetalotaxis'' is a genus of moths in the family Sesiidae. Species *'' Monopetalotaxis candescens'' (Felder, 1874) *'' Monopetalotaxis chalciphora'' (Hampson, 1919) *'' Monopetalotaxis doleriformis'' (Walker, 1856) *'' Monopetalotaxis luteopunctata'' (de Freina, 2011) *'' Monopetalotaxis pyrocraspis'' (Hampson, 1910) References Sesiidae {{Sesiidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monopetalotaxis Candescens
''Monopetalotaxis candescens'' is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is known from South Africa. The larvae bore the roots of '' Aspalathus linearis''. References Endemic moths of South Africa Sesiidae Moths of Africa Moths described in 1874 {{Sesiidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monopetalotaxis Doleriformis
''Monopetalotaxis doleriformis'' is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is known from South Africa. The larvae bore the roots of '' Aspalathus linearis''. References Endemic moths of South Africa Sesiidae Moths of Africa Moths described in 1856 {{Sesiidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monopetalotaxis Chalciphora
''Monopetalotaxis chalciphora'' is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is known from Malawi. References Endemic fauna of Malawi Sesiidae Lepidoptera of Malawi Moths of Sub-Saharan Africa Moths described in 1919 {{Sesiidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monopetalotaxis Luteopunctata
''Monopetalotaxis luteopunctata'' is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is known from South Africa. References Endemic moths of South Africa Sesiidae Moths of Africa Moths described in 2011 {{Sesiidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monopetalotaxis Pyrocraspis
''Monopetalotaxis pyrocraspis'' is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is known from South Africa. References Endemic moths of South Africa Sesiidae Moths of Africa Moths described in 1910 {{Sesiidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sesiidae
The Sesiidae or clearwing moths are a diurnal moth family in the order Lepidoptera known for their Batesian mimicry in both appearance and behaviour of various Hymenoptera. The family consists of 165 genera spread over two subfamilies, containing in total 1525 species and 49 subspecies, most of which occur in the tropics, though there are many species in the Holarctic region as well, including over a hundred species known to occur in Europe. Morphology Sesiidae are characterized by their hymenopteriform Batesian mimicry, frequently of identifiable species. Most species of Sesiidae have wings with areas where scales are nearly completely absent, resulting in partial, marked transparency. Forewings are commonly elongated and narrow in the basal half. In many species, the abdomen is elongated, with an anal tuft, and striped or ringed yellow, red or white, sometimes very brightly so. Legs are long, thin and frequently coloured, and in some species the hind-legs are elongated. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hans Daniel Johan Wallengren
Hans Daniel Johan Wallengren (8 June 1823 – 25 October 1894) was a Swedish clergyman and entomologist. Biography He was born in Lund, Sweden. Wallengren became a student at Lund University from 1842, was ordained a priest in 1847 and was appointed parish priest at Farhult and Jonstorp parishes. He undertook zoological studies with trips to Gotland and to Bohemia and Silesia, He also visited the museums in Braunschweig, Berlin and Copenhagen. Wallengren was responsible for studying and naming the butterflies collected by naturalist and explorer Johan August Wahlberg (1810–1856) at Kafferland (now Cape Province The Province of the Cape of Good Hope ( af, Provinsie Kaap die Goeie Hoop), commonly referred to as the Cape Province ( af, Kaapprovinsie) and colloquially as The Cape ( af, Die Kaap), was a province in the Union of South Africa and subsequen ... in South Africa). Selected works *''Lepidoptera Scandinavioæ Rhopalocera'' (1853) *''Skandinaviens Heterocerf ... [...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] |
