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Macaria (moth)
''Macaria'' is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae Species description, raised by John Curtis (entomologist), John Curtis in 1826. It is sometimes placed as a Synonym (taxonomy), synonym of ''Semiothisa''. Species are Cosmopolitan distribution, cosmopolitan. Description Palpi hairy, obliquely porrect (extending forward), and reaching beyond the short frontal tuft. Antennae of male ciliated, rarely serrate (shaped like a saw tooth). Forewings of male with a fovea. Vein 3 from angle of cell. veins 7, 8 and 9 stalked from upper angle, vein 10 absent and vein 11 free. Hindwings with the strongly angled outer margin at vein 4 and slightly at vein 6. Vein 3 from angle of cell. Species Species include: * ''Macaria abydata'' Guenée, [1858] - dot-lined angle * ''Macaria aemulataria'' Walker, 1861 - common angle moth * ''Macaria adonis'' Barnes & McDunnough, 1918 * ''Macaria aequiferaria'' Walker, 1861 * ''Macaria alternata'' Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775 * ''Macaria artesiaria' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Curtis (entomologist)
John Curtis (3 September 1791 – 6 October 1862) was an English entomologist and illustrator. Biography Curtis was born in Norwich to Frances and Charles Morgan Curtis. Charles Morgan died before his son had reached the age of 4 years. His mother, Frances, had a passion for flowers and was a professional flower grower. She encouraged her son to study natural history with a young local naturalist, Richard Walker (1791–1870). At the age of 16 John became an apprentice at a local lawyer's office in Norwich but devoted his spare time to studying and drawing insects and, with insect collecting becoming a growing craze, he found he could make a living selling the specimens he found. At this time he became a friend of Simon Wilkin (1790–1862) a wealthy landowner in Norfolk, eventually leaving his job to live with Wilkin at Cossey Hall where the extensive natural history library and specimen collection afforded him the opportunity to study his emerging over-riding passion, entomo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
