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Micropteryx
''Micropterix'' is a genus of small primitive metallic moths, in the insect order lepidoptera within the family Micropterigidae. The name was raised by the German entomologist, Jacob Hübner in 1825 and comes from the Greek for ''mikros'', little and ''pterux'', a wing. The moths are distributed across Europe, south to North Africa and east as far as Japan. Description The moths are small, with the forewing ranging in size from 2.5 mm to 5.5 mm, and at rest they are held at a steep angle, tent-like over the body. Unique among the lepidoptera, the moths have chewing mouthparts rather than a proboscis and are most easily seen feeding, often in large aggregations, on the pollen of the flowers of many herbaceous plants, shrubs and trees.Eggs are translucent white and laid amongst vegetation on the surface of the soil.The life history of the early stages is more or less unknown but larva have been found in the young shoots of plants, or obtained by the funnel extractio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Micropterix Aruncella
''Micropterix aruncella'' is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae, which is distributed throughout Europe. The imago was Species description, first described by Giovanni Antonio Scopoli in 1763. This species is one of the best known members of the family, being found in a wide range of habitats from sea level to over ; the only habitat not favoured by this species is dense woodland. Description This very small moth has a maximum forewing length of only . Their wingspan is or . The colour of the forewings is rather variable but is usually reddish golden. Females usually have no other markings but males are marked with two silvery white bands. They can be found in various dry habitats including downland and hillsides. Ecology Like other members of the family, this species has functional jaws and it feeds as an adult on pollen grains from a wide variety of flowers including those of hawthorn (''Crataegus'' species), ''Cytisus'', ''Lychnis'', pine (''Pinus'' s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lepidoptera
Lepidoptera ( ) is an order (biology), order of insects that includes butterfly, butterflies and moths (both are called lepidopterans). About 180,000 species of the Lepidoptera are described, in 126 Family (biology), families and 46 Taxonomic rank, superfamilies, 10 percent of the total described species of living organisms. It is one of the most widespread and widely recognizable insect orders in the world. The Lepidoptera show many variations of the basic body structure that have evolved to gain advantages in lifestyle and distribution. Recent estimates suggest the order may have more species than earlier thought, and is among the four most wikt:speciose, speciose orders, along with the Hymenoptera, fly, Diptera, and beetle, Coleoptera. Lepidopteran species are characterized by more than three derived features. The most apparent is the presence of scale (anatomy), scales that cover the torso, bodies, wings, and a proboscis. The scales are modified, flattened "hairs", and give ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacob Hübner
Jacob Hübner (20 June 1761 – 13 September 1826, in Augsburg) was a German entomologist. He was the author of ''Sammlung Europäischer Schmetterlinge'' (1796–1805), a founding work of entomology. Scientific career Hübner was the author of ''Sammlung Europäischer Schmetterlinge'' (1796–1805), a founding work of entomology. He was one of the first specialists to work on the European Lepidoptera. He described many new species, for example ''Sesia bembeciformis'' and ''Euchloe tagis'', many of them common. He also described many new genus, genera. He was a designer and engraver and from 1786 he worked for three years as a designer and engraver at a cotton factory in Ukraine. There he collected butterflies and moths including descriptions and illustrations of some in ''Beiträge zur Geschichte der Schmetterlinge'' (1786–1790) along with other new species from the countryside around his home in Augsburg. Hübner's masterwork "Tentamen" was intended as a discussion document. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hypha
A hypha (; ) is a long, branching, filamentous structure of a fungus, oomycete, or actinobacterium. In most fungi, hyphae are the main mode of vegetative growth, and are collectively called a mycelium. Structure A hypha consists of one or more cells surrounded by a tubular cell wall. In most fungi, hyphae are divided into cells by internal cross-walls called "septa" (singular septum). Septa are usually perforated by pores large enough for ribosomes, mitochondria, and sometimes nuclei to flow between cells. The major structural polymer in fungal cell walls is typically chitin, in contrast to plants and oomycetes that have cellulosic cell walls. Some fungi have aseptate hyphae, meaning their hyphae are not partitioned by septa. Hyphae have an average diameter of 4–6 µm. Growth Hyphae grow at their tips. During tip growth, cell walls are extended by the external assembly and polymerization of cell wall components, and the internal production of new cell membrane. The S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Micropterix Aureocapilla
''Micropterix aureocapilla'' is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae. It was described by John Heath in 1986, and is known only from the type locality, El Hadjar in Algeria ) , image_map = Algeria (centered orthographic projection).svg , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Algiers , coordinates = , largest_city = capital , relig .... References Micropterigidae Endemic fauna of Algeria Moths described in 1986 Moths of Africa Taxa named by John Heath {{Micropterigidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Micropterix Aureatella
''Micropterix aureatella'' is a moth of the family Micropterigidae found in the Palearctic realm (from Europe to Japan), except for North Africa. Taxonomy The moth was first described from a specimen found in Carniola, present-day Slovenia, by the Austrian physician and naturalist Giovanni Antonio Scopoli in 1763. He named it ''Phalaena aureatella''. ''Phalaena'' – a word used by Aristotle, meaning the rest of the moths; or possibly a devouring monster or whale, which may be derived from the destructive properties of clothes moths; or possibly from ''phallus'' an association by the Greeks of lepidoptera and semen which was suppose to attract moths; or ''paros'' i.e. a light and the attraction of moths to lights. The moth was later put in the genus ''Micropterix'', which was raised by Jacob Hübner and the name comes from the small size of the adult; ''Mikros'' – ″little″ and ''pterux'' – ″a wing″. The specific name ''aureatella'' – golden from ''aureatus'', ref ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Micropterix Anglica
''Micropterix anglica'' is an extinct species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae which was described by Edmund A Jarzembowski in 1980. Fossil remains, dated to the Oligocene, have been found on the Isle of Wight The Isle of Wight ( ) is a county in the English Channel, off the coast of Hampshire, from which it is separated by the Solent. It is the largest and second-most populous island of England. Referred to as 'The Island' by residents, the Isle of .... The single known specimen consists of the greater part of a forewing, original length estimated at about . The veins are mostly dark brown with intervening membrane light brown. References † Fossil Lepidoptera Fossil taxa described in 1980 Environment of the Isle of Wight Oligocene insects Prehistoric insects of Europe {{paleo-Lepidoptera-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Micropterix Amsella
''Micropterix amsella'' is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae, first described by John Heath in 1975 and is endemic to Croatia. 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 . References External links Image Micropterigidae Endemic fauna of Croatia Moths described in 1975 Moths of Europe Taxa named by John Heath {{Micropterigidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Micropterix Amasiella
''Micropterix amasiella'' is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae that was described by Otto Staudinger in 1880, Retrieved April 21, 2018. and is endemic to Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a list of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolia, Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with .... References Micropterigidae Moths described in 1880 Moths of Asia Endemic fauna of Turkey {{Micropterigidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Micropterix Allionella
''Micropterix allionella'' is a moth of the family Micropterigidae. It was described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1794. Distribution This species is present in France, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Slovenia and former Yugoslavia Yugoslavia (; sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Jugoslavija, Југославија ; sl, Jugoslavija ; mk, Југославија ;; rup, Iugoslavia; hu, Jugoszlávia; rue, label=Pannonian Rusyn, Югославия, translit=Juhoslavija .... Habitat These moths live in clearings and in the outskirts of forests. They usually fly in tall herbaceous vegetation. Description The length of the forewings is for males and for females. Head is black brown, with hairy-like yellow scales. Forewings are purplish violet with broad transversal golden fasciae, an outer golden margin and a small costal golden spot. This species is very similar to '' Micropterix rothenbachii'', that have broader ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Micropterix Algeriella
''Micropterix algeriella'' is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae. It was described by Émile Louis Ragonot in 1889 Retrieved April 21, 2018. and is endemic to Algeria ) , image_map = Algeria (centered orthographic projection).svg , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Algiers , coordinates = , largest_city = capital , relig .... References Micropterigidae Moths described in 1889 Endemic fauna of Algeria Moths of Africa Taxa named by Émile Louis Ragonot {{Micropterigidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Micropterix Aglaella
''Micropterix aglaella'' is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae.It is found in southern France, south-western Switzerland and northern Italy. Taxonomy ''Adela aglaella'' Duponchel, 1840: 627: According to Minet (in litt.) the year of description has to be corrected to 1840 (all types are labelled as ''Micropterix aglaella'' Duponchel, 1840 instead of 1838). Type locality: Central and Southern France (including " Fonscolombe", north of Aix-en-Provence).Type: Syntype in coll. MNHN (Minet in litt.).Synonyms, misspellings, wrong determinations, etc.: Description Forewing length: male ; female . Head black brown, vestiture of hair-like scales on the head white to rusty yellow; antennae dark brown, golden shining with a purple tinge, nearly 4/5 (male), respectively, nearly 3/5 (female) of forewing length. Thorax bronzy golden, posteriorly reddish to purple, tegulae coppery to purple violet; ground colour of forewing reddish golden to purple violet, distal half ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
