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Nomenia
''Nomenia'' is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae erected by Richard F. Pearsall in 1905. The genus was previously treated as a junior synonym of '' Venusia''. Species *''Nomenia duodecimlineata'' (Packard, 1873) *''Nomenia obsoleta ''Nomenia obsoleta'' is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by Louis W. Swett in 1916. It is found in western North America, from British Columbia, through Washington and Oregon to California. The wingspan The wingspan (or jus ...'' Swett, 1916 References Asthenini {{Asthenini-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nomenia Duodecimlineata
''Nomenia duodecimlineata'' is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by Alpheus Spring Packard Alpheus Spring Packard Jr. LL.D. (February 19, 1839 – February 14, 1905) was an American entomologist and palaeontologist. He described over 500 new animal species – especially butterflies and moths – and was one of the founders of ''The Am ... in 1873. It is found in western North America, from British Columbia to California, Nevada, Arizona and New Mexico. The wingspan is about 22 mm. The forewings are dark gray. Adults are on wing in spring. ''Macromoths of Northwest Forests and Woodlands''. U.S. Geological Survey. Archived from th [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nomenia Obsoleta
''Nomenia obsoleta'' is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by Louis W. Swett in 1916. It is found in western North America, from British Columbia, through Washington and Oregon to California. The wingspan is about 20 mm. References Moths described in 1916 Asthenini {{Asthenini-stub ... [...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] |
Geometridae
The geometer moths are moths belonging to the family Geometridae of the insect order Lepidoptera, the moths and butterflies. Their scientific name derives from the Ancient Greek ''geo'' γεω (derivative form of or "the earth"), and ''metron'' "measure" in reference to the way their larvae, or inchworms, appear to measure the earth as they move along in a looping fashion. A very large family, it has around 23,000 species of moths described, and over 1400 species from six subfamilies indigenous to North America alone. A well-known member is the peppered moth, ''Biston betularia'', which has been subject of numerous studies in population genetics. Several other geometer moths are notorious pests. Adults Many geometrids have slender abdomens and broad wings which are usually held flat with the hindwings visible. As such, they appear rather butterfly-like, but in most respects they are typical moths; the majority fly at night, they possess a frenulum to link the wings, and th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Venusia (moth)
''Venusia'' is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae erected by John Curtis in 1839. Species *'' Venusia accentuata'' (Prout, 1914) *'' Venusia albinea'' (Prout, 1938) *'' Venusia apicistrigaria'' (Djakonov, 1936) *'' Venusia balausta'' Xue, 1999 *'' Venusia biangulata'' (Sterneck, 1938) *'' Venusia blomeri'' (Curtis, 1832) *'' Venusia brevipectinata'' Prout, 1938 *'' Venusia cambrica'' Curtis, 1839 *'' Venusia comptaria'' (Walker, 1860) *'' Venusia conisaria'' Hampson, 1903 *'' Venusia crassisigna'' Inoue, 1987 *'' Venusia dilecta'' Yazaki, 1995 *'' Venusia distrigaria'' (Boisduval, 1833) *'' Venusia eucosma'' (Prout, 1914) *'' Venusia inefficax'' (Prout, 1938) *'' Venusia kasyata'' Wiltshire, 1966 *'' Venusia kioudjrouaria'' Oberthür, 1893 *'' Venusia laria'' Oberthür, 1893 *'' Venusia lilacina'' (Warren, 1893) *'' Venusia limata'' Inoue, 1982 *'' Venusia lineata'' Wileman, 1916 *'' Venusia maniata'' Xue, 1999 *'' Venusia marmoraria'' (Leech, 1897) *'' Venusia megaspila ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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