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Neoprocris
''Neoprocris'' is a genus of 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 w ...s of the family Zygaenidae. Species * '' Neoprocris saltuaria'' Jordan, 1915 * '' Neoprocris floridana'' Tarmann, 1984 References ''Neoprocris'' at funet.fi Procridinae Zygaenidae genera {{Zygaenidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neoprocris Saltuaria
''Neoprocris'' is a genus of moths of the family Zygaenidae. Species * '' Neoprocris saltuaria'' Jordan, 1915 * '' Neoprocris floridana'' Tarmann, 1984 References ''Neoprocris'' at funet.fi Procridinae Zygaenidae genera {{Zygaenidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neoprocris Floridana
''Neoprocris floridana'', the laurelcherry smoky moth, is a species of moth belonging to the family Zygaenidae. It has been found in the southeastern United States, where all recordings have occurred in Florida with the exception of one in Lee County, Alabama. As its name suggests it is thought to feed primarily on laurelcherry trees ('' Prunus caroliniana''). Because ''p. caroliniana'' is found throughout the southeast, it is reasonable to suspect these species migrate through and inhabit multiple, if not all, southeastern states. References *http://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/MISC/MOTHS/Neoprocris_floridana.htm *http://enpp.auburn.edu/outreach/web-publications/stinging-caterpillars/ List of moths of North America (MONA 4618-5509) There are about 12,000 types of North American moths. In comparison, there are about 825 species of North American butterflies. The moths (mostly nocturnal) and butterflies (mostly diurnal) together make up the taxonomic order Lepidoptera. This ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Procridinae
Procridinae is a subfamily of the family Zygaenidae. Selected genera * '' Aethioprocris'' Alberti, 1954 * '' Alteramenelikia'' Alberti, 1971 * ''Acoloithus'' Clemens, 1860 * '' Adscita'' Retzius, 1783 * '' Ankasocris'' Viette, 1965 * ''Artona'' Walker, 1854 * '' Astyloneura'' Gaede, 1914 * '' Australartona'' Tarmann, 2005 * '' Chalconycles'' Jordan, 1907 * '' Clelea'' Walker, 1854 * '' Euclimaciopsis'' Tremewan, 1973 * ''Gonioprocris'' Jordan, 1913 * ''Harrisina'' Packard, 1864 * '' Hestiochora'' Meyrick, 1886 * '' Homophylotis'' Turner, 1904 * '' Ischnusia'' Jordan, 1928 * '' Janseola'' Hopp, 1923 * ''Jordanita'' Verity, 1946 * '' Madaprocris'' Viette, 1978 * '' Malamblia'' Jordan, 1907 * '' Metanycles'' Butler, 1876 * '' Myrtartona'' Tarmann, 2005 * '' Neobalataea'' Alberti, 1954 * '' Neoprocris'' Jordan, 1915 * '' Palmartona'' Tarmann, 2005 * ''Pollanisus'' Walker, 1854 * '' Pyromorpha'' Herrich-Schäffer, 854/small> * '' Pseudoamuria'' Tarmann, 2005 * '' Pseudoprocris'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karl Jordan (zoologist, Born 1861)
Heinrich Ernst Karl Jordan (7 December 1861 – 12 January 1959) was a German-British entomologist. He took a special interest in the taxonomy and classification of butterflies, beetles and fleas. Jordan was a founder of the International Congress of Entomology. Jordan was born in a farming family in Almstedt, raised by an uncle after the death of his father in 1855, finished school in Hildesheim and educated at Göttingen University. After a year of military service, he taught at Münden Grammar School for five years and came in contact with zoologist August Metzger and Count Berlepsch that led to a growth in his natural history interest. Through their recommendation he received an invitation to joined Ernst Hartert at Rotschild's museum. In 1893 he began work at Walter Rothschild's Natural History Museum at Tring, specialising in Coleoptera, Lepidoptera and Siphonaptera. Jordan published over 400 papers, many jointly with Charles and Walter Rothschild. He described 2,575 ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family (taxonomy), family. In binomial nomenclature, the genus name forms the first part of the binomial species name for each species within the genus. :E.g. ''Panthera leo'' (lion) and ''Panthera onca'' (jaguar) are two species within the genus ''Panthera''. ''Panthera'' is a genus within the family Felidae. The composition of a genus is determined by taxonomy (biology), taxonomists. The standards for genus classification are not strictly codified, so different authorities often produce different classifications for genera. There are some general practices used, however, including the idea that a newly defined genus should fulfill these three criteria to be descriptively useful: # monophyly – all descendants ... [...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] |
Zygaenidae
The Zygaenidae moths are a family of Lepidoptera. The majority of zygaenids are tropical, but they are nevertheless quite well represented in temperate regions. Some of the 1000 or so species are commonly known as burnet or forester moths, often qualified by the number of spots, although other families also have 'foresters'. They are also sometimes called smoky moths. All 43 species of Australian zygaenids are commonly known as foresters and belong to the tribe Artonini. The only nonendemic species in Australia is ''Palmartona catoxantha'', a Southeast Asian pest species which is believed to be already present in Australia or likely to arrive soon.Tarmann, G.M. "Zygaenid moths of Australia. A revision of the Australian Zygaenidae". Description Larvae Larvae are stout and may be flattened. A fleshy extension of the thorax covers the head. Most feed on herbaceous plants, but some are tree feeders. Larvae in two subfamilies, Chalcosiinae and Zygaeninae, have cavities in which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
