Neofaculta Quinquemaculella
''Neofaculta ericetella'' is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Europe and Asia Minor. The wingspan is 13–18 mm. The terminal joint of palpi shorter than second. Forewings from pale fuscous- grey to dark fuscous, sometimes whitish-sprinkled; a blackish spot in disc at 1/4; stigmata blackish, often elongate, partly white margined, first discal beyond plical; distinct black terminal dots; a more or less marked dark tornal spot. Hindwings over 1, light grey. The larva is dull greenish; dorsal and subdorsal lines pale dull reddish; 3 and 4 with dark red subdorsal spots; head pale brown; 2 whitish-green, grey-speckled.Meyrick, E., 1895 ''A Handbook of British Lepidoptera'' MacMillan, Londopdf Keys and description The moths are on wing from April to July depending on the location. The larvae feed on ''Calluna vulgaris'', '' Erica cinerea'' and ''Rhododendron ''Rhododendron'' (; from Ancient Greek ''rhódon'' "rose" and ''déndron'' "tree") is a very l ...
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Carl Geyer
Peter Carl Friedrich Geyer (1802–1889) was a German entomologist who wrote and illustrated various supplements to Jacob Hübner's works on Lepidoptera. Carl Geyer was by profession an artist. He is not to be confused with Karl Andreas Geyer (1809–1853), a botanist and plant collector. References *Evenhuis, N. L. 1997 ''Litteratura taxonomica dipterorum'' (1758–1930). Volume 1 (A-K); Volume 2 (L-Z). Leiden, Backhuys Publishers. External links *Carl Geyer (1796–1841) mentioned in Jacob Hübner's biography''Neue Deutsche Biographie'', vol. 9, 1972, p. 720
German lepidopterists 1818 births 1852 deaths 19th-century German artists 19th-century German zoologists Date of birth missing Date of death missing {{entomologist-stub ...
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