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Melitara
''Melitara'' is a genus of snout moths in the subfamily Phycitinae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1863. Some sources list it as a synonym of '' Zophodia'', while others retain it as a valid genus. Species * '' Melitara apicigrammella'' Blanchard & Knudson, 1985 * ''Melitara dentata ''Melitara dentata'', the North American cactus moth, is a moth of the family Pyralidae. The species was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1876. It is native to western North America, where it is widespread from Alberta to southern ...'' (Grote, 1876) – North American cactus moth * '' Melitara doddalis'' Dyar, 1925 * '' Melitara junctolineella'' (Hulst, 1900) * '' Melitara prodenialis'' Walker, 1863 * '' Melitara subumbrella'' (Dyar, 1925) * '' Melitara texana'' Neunzig, 1997 References Phycitini Pyralidae genera {{Phycitini-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melitara Dentata
''Melitara dentata'', the North American cactus moth, is a moth of the family Pyralidae. The species was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1876. It is native to western North America, where it is widespread from Alberta to southern Arizona and central Texas. It is an introduced species in Hawaii. The wingspan is 32–50 mm. Adults have a stocky, grayish body with long and narrow gray forewings, often with a whitish costal margin. The forewings have a row of dark spots near the tip with one spot between each pair of veins and a distinct (but often weak) double zigzag cross band, a distinct black discal spot and a weak, dark angled cross band near the wing base. The hindwings are broad and white, mostly with grayish margins. There is one generation per year. The larvae feed on '' Opuntia'' species, including '' Opuntia fragilis'', '' Opuntia macrorhiza'' and ''Opuntia polyacantha ''Opuntia polyacantha'' is a common species of cactus known by the common nam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melitara Apicigrammella
''Melitara apicigrammella'' is a species of snout moth in the genus ''Melitara''. It was described by André Blanchard and Edward C. Knudson in 1985 and is found in the US state of Texas Texas (, ; Spanish language, Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2 .... Adults are on wing from April to June and from August to September. References Moths described in 1985 Phycitini {{Phycitini-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melitara Doddalis
''Melitara doddalis'' is a species of snout moth in the genus ''Melitara''. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1925, and is found in the United States in southern Arizona, southern New Mexico, south-western Texas and in northern Mexico. Adults are on wing from September to early October. Pupation occurs on the ground during August and September. Food sources The larvae feed on '' Opuntia ficus-indica'', ''Opuntia macrorhiza'' var. ''macrorhiza'' and ''Opuntia phaeacantha'' var. ''phaeacantha''. They tunnel downward into the basal segments of the host plant. In 2020 a study found that ''M. doddalis'' is unselective as to which ''Opuntiae'' it chooses to feed upon. Taxonomy The species was previously considered a synonym of ''Melitara dentata ''Melitara dentata'', the North American cactus moth, is a moth of the family Pyralidae. The species was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1876. It is native to western North America, where it is widespread fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melitara Junctolineella
''Melitara junctolineella'' is a species of snout moth in the genus ''Melitara''. It was described by George Duryea Hulst in 1900. It is found in southern Texas (from Brownsville to Presidio) and Mexico (along the coastal plain south from Texas to Tampico). The species has been introduced in Australia as a biological control agent of ''Opuntia stricta''. Adults are on wing from mid-January to May and again from late August to early November. There are two generations per year. The larvae feed on ''Opuntia rufida'', ''Opuntia macrorhiza'' var. ''macrorhiza'', ''Opuntia stricta'' var. ''stricta'' and ''Opuntia lindheimeri'' var. ''lindheimeri''. Larvae of the first generation are gregarious and bore into young cladodes of the host plant. Older larvae are solitary and feed on older cladodes, entering near the top and boring down through the center. The tunnel itself is filled with frass Frass refers loosely to the more or less solid excreta of insects, and to certain ot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melitara Subumbrella
''Melitara subumbrella'' is a species of snout moth in the genus ''Melitara''. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1925. It is widespread in western North America, from southern Alberta and Saskatchewan to southern Arizona, central Texas, southern New Mexico and south-eastern California. The wingspan is 35–52 mm. The forewings are long, narrow and uniformly gray or brownish gray, generally with dark lines along the veins. The hindwings are broad and white, often with grayish or grayish-brown margins. Adults are on wing from March to May. A second generation may occur on some locations, with adults on wing from October to November. The larvae feed on ''Opuntia basilaris'', '' Opuntia ficus-indica'', ''Opuntia macrorhiza'' var. ''macrorhiza'', ''Opuntia atrispina'', ''Opuntia phaeacantha'', ''Opuntia polyacantha'' and ''Opuntia violaceae'' var. ''macrocentra''. Young larvae are gregarious and prefer to feed on cactus fruit. Later instar An instar (, from the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melitara Texana
''Melitara texana'' is a species of snout moth in the genus ''Melitara''. It was described by Herbert H. Neunzig in 1997 and is found in southern Texas and adjacent Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema .... The larvae feed on ''Opuntia lindheimeri'' var. ''lindheimeri''. Young larvae hollow out a small cell under the epidermis near the margin of the cladode. They remain in this cell during winter. In April, they tunnel farther into the cladode. Pupation takes place in late August and September within hollow stems of their host plant. References Moths described in 1997 Phycitini {{Phycitini-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melitara Prodenialis
''Melitara prodenialis'' is a moth of the family Pyralidae described by Francis Walker in 1863. It is native to North America, where it is known from south-eastern New York to Florida along the Atlantic coastal plain, and west to eastern Oklahoma and north-central and south-eastern Texas. It is an introduced species in Hawaii. It is a special concern species in Connecticut. There are two generations per year throughout most of its range, but three generations in Florida. Adults are on wing from June to July and from September to October in Arkansas. The larvae feed on ''Opuntia ''Opuntia'', commonly called prickly pear or pear cactus, is a genus of flowering plants in the cactus family Cactaceae. Prickly pears are also known as ''tuna'' (fruit), ''sabra'', ''nopal'' (paddle, plural ''nopales'') from the Nahuatl word f ...'' cladodes.Rearing a native cactus moth, ''Melitara prodenialis'' (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae), on artificial diet and ''Opuntia'' cladodes: Preliminary co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zophodia
''Zophodia'' is a genus of snout moths in the subfamily Phycitinae. It was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1825. Species * '' Zophodia epischnioides'' Hulst, 1900 * ''Zophodia grossulariella'' (Hübner, 1809) * '' Zophodia multistriatella'' (A. Blanchard & Knudson, 1982) Taxonomy The genera '' Alberada'', '' Cactobrosis'', '' Eremberga'', '' Ozamia'', '' Tucumania'', '' Yosemitia'' and ''Melitara ''Melitara'' is a genus of snout moths in the subfamily Phycitinae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1863. Some sources list it as a synonym of '' Zophodia'', while others retain it as a valid genus. Species * '' Melitara apicigrammella'' ...'' are included in ''Zophodia'' by some authors. If these are accepted as synonyms, a large number of species is added to the genus: * '' Zophodia analamprella'' Dyar, 1922 * '' Zophodia apicigrammella'' (A. Blanchard & Knudson, 1985) * '' Zophodia asthenosoma'' (Dyar, 1919) * '' Zophodia bidentella'' Dyar, 1908 * '' Zophodia brevistrigella' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phycitini
The Phycitini are a tribe of moths of the family Pyralidae. Genera Some significant species are also listed. * '' Abareia'' Whalley, 1970 * ''Acrobasis'' Zeller, 1839 * '' Addyme'' Walker, 1863 * '' Alberada'' Heinrich, 1939 (sometimes listed as a synonym of '' Zophodia'') * '' Alophia'' Ragonot, 1893 * '' Ammatucha'' Turner, 1922 * '' Amphithrix'' Ragonot, 1893 * '' Ancylodes'' Ragonot, 1887 * '' Ancylosis'' Zeller, 1839 * '' Ancylosoma'' Roesler, 1973 * '' Ancylostomia'' Ragonot, 1893 * '' Anonaepestis'' Ragonot, 1894 * '' Apomyelois'' Heinrich, 1956 * '' Archiephestia'' Amsel, 1955 * ''Arcola'' J. C. Shaffer, 1995 – alligatorweed stem borer * '' Arsissa'' Ragonot, 1893 * '' Asalebria'' Amsel, 1953 * '' Asarta'' Zeller, 1848 * '' Asartodes'' Ragonot, 1893 * '' Asclerobia'' Roesler, 1969 * '' Assara'' Walker, 1863 * '' Aurana'' Walker, 1863 * ''Bahiria'' Balinsky, 1994 * '' Barbifrontia'' Hampson in Ragonot, 1901 * '' Bazaria'' Ragonot, 1887 * '' Bradyrrhoa'' Zeller, 1848 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis Walker (entomologist)
Francis Walker (31 July 1809 – 5 October 1874) was an English entomologist. He was born in Southgate, London, on 31 July 1809 and died at Wanstead, England on 5 October 1874. He was one of the most prolific authors in entomology, and stirred controversy during his later life as his publications resulted in a huge number of junior synonyms. However, his assiduous work on the collections of the British Museum had great significance. Between June 1848 and late 1873 Walker was contracted by John Edward Gray Director of the British Museum to catalogue their insects (except Coleoptera) that is Orthoptera, Neuroptera, Hemiptera, Diptera, Lepidoptera and Hymenoptera. Walker largely accomplished this and (Edwards, 1870) wrote of the plan and by implication those who implemented it “It is to him raythat the Public owe the admirable helps to the study of natural history which have been afforded by the series of inventories, guides, and nomenclatures, the publication of which beg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pyralidae
The Pyralidae, commonly called pyralid moths, snout moths or grass moths, are a family of Lepidoptera in the ditrysian superfamily Pyraloidea. In many (particularly older) classifications, the grass moths (Crambidae) are included in the Pyralidae as a subfamily, making the combined group one of the largest families in the Lepidoptera. The latest review by Eugene G. Munroe and Maria Alma Solis retain the Crambidae as a full family of Pyraloidea. The wingspans for small and medium-sized species are usually between with variable morphological features. It is a diverse group, with more than 6,000 species described worldwide, and more than 600 species in America north of Mexico, comprising the third largest moth family in North America. At least 42 species have been recorded from North Dakota in the subfamilies of Pyralidae. Relationship with humans Most of these small moths are inconspicuous. Many are economically important pests, including waxworms, which are the caterpillar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phycitinae
The Phycitinae are a subfamily of snout moths (family Pyralidae). Even though the Pyralidae subfamilies are all quite diverse, Phycitinae stand out even by standards of their family: with over 600 genera considered valid and more than 4000 species placed here at present, they unite up more than three-quarters of living snout moth diversity. Together with the closely related Epipaschiinae, they are apparently the most advanced lineage of snout moths. Phycitinae occur all over earth's land masses, except in completely inhospitable areas; the majority of species has a tropical distribution however. Phycitinae have even been found on very remote oceanic islands, and a few species have been intentionally or unintentionally distributed by humans beyond their native range. The type species of this subfamily is ''Phycita roborella'', under its junior synonym ''Tinea spissicella''. That name was apparently first proposed by Johan Christian Fabricius in his 1776/1777 ''Genera insectorum'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
