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Opogona Ursella
''Opogona'' is a genus of the fungus moth family, Tineidae. Therein, it belongs to the subfamily Hieroxestinae. As it includes ''Opogona omoscopa'', the type species of the now-abolished genus ''Hieroxestis'', it is the type genus of its subfamily. They are most common in the tropical parts of the world; for example, from Australia, almost thirty species are known. Two members of this genus – the banana moth (''O. sacchari'') and to a lesser extent ''O. omoscopa'' – have been introduced to Europe. Selected species The numerous species of ''Opogona'' include: * ''Opogona aemula'' Meyrick, 1915 (India) * ''Opogona amphicausta'' Meyrick, 1907 (Sri Lanka) * ''Opogona anaclina'' Meyrick, 1915 (India) * ''Opogona arizonensis'' Davis, 1978 * ''Opogona asema'' (Turner, 1900) (Australia) * ''Opogona aurisquamosa'' Butler, 1881 (from Pacific, Society islands, Marquesas, Fiji, Kermadec Islands, Hawaii) * ''Opogona autogama'' (Meyrick, 1911) (Seychelles) * ''Opogo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Opogona Omoscopa
''Opogona omoscopa'' is a moth of the family Tineidae. Distribution It is found in western Australia, New Zealand, south-east Asia, in Africa from Ethiopia to South Africa and several islands of the Indian Ocean. It is also one of the few species that had been recorded on the remote island of Île Amsterdam of the French Southern and Antarctic Territories. It is an introduced species in the United States, Europe and the United Kingdom. Biology The wingspan is about 18-22 mm. The larvae feed on various types of decaying vegetation including rotting wood, cork, compost, rhubarb, gladioli corms and pineapple roots. Host-plants include: ''Persea'' sp. (Lauraceae), ''Limonium'' sp. (Plumbaginaceae), ''Cyclamen'' sp. (Myrsinaceae), ''Thuja'' sp. (Cupressaceae), ''Fuchsia'' sp. (Onagraceae), ''Saccharum'' sp. (Poaceae) and ''Quercus suber'' (Fagaceae The Fagaceae are a family of flowering plants that includes beeches, chestnuts and oaks, and comprises eight genera with about 92 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Banana Moth
''Opogona sacchari'', the banana moth, is a moth of the family Tineidae. The species was first described by Wenceslas Bojer in 1856. It is native to the humid tropical and subtropical regions of sub-Saharan Africa, where it is also found in Madagascar, Mauritius, Réunion, Rodrigues Island, the Seychelles and St. Helena. It was first reported from the Canary Islands in the 1920s. In the 1970s, it was introduced into Brazil and Central America, and also appeared in Europe. It has been reported from Florida since 1986. The wingspan is 18–25 mm. Adults are bright yellowish brown. The forewings may show longitudinal darker brown banding, and in the male a dark-brown spot towards the apex. The hindwings are paler and brighter. The larvae feed on a wide range of plants, including bananas, pineapples, bamboo, maize and sugarcane. In glasshouses in European countries, it has been found infesting various tropical or subtropical ornamentals, including ''Cactaceae'', '' Dracaena'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Opogona Cataclasta
''Opogona'' is a genus of the fungus moth family, Tineidae. Therein, it belongs to the subfamily Hieroxestinae. As it includes '' Opogona omoscopa'', the type species of the now-abolished genus ''Hieroxestis'', it is the type genus of its subfamily. They are most common in the tropical parts of the world; for example, from Australia, almost thirty species are known. Two members of this genus – the banana moth (''O. sacchari'') and to a lesser extent ''O. omoscopa'' – have been introduced to Europe. Selected species The numerous species of ''Opogona'' include: * '' Opogona aemula'' Meyrick, 1915 (India) * '' Opogona amphicausta'' Meyrick, 1907 (Sri Lanka) * '' Opogona anaclina'' Meyrick, 1915 (India) * '' Opogona arizonensis'' Davis, 1978 * '' Opogona asema'' (Turner, 1900) (Australia) * '' Opogona aurisquamosa'' Butler, 1881 (from Pacific, Society islands, Marquesas, Fiji, Kermadec Islands, Hawaii) * '' Opogona autogama'' (Meyrick, 1911) (Seychelles) * '' Opo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Opogona Caryospila
''Opogona'' is a genus of the fungus moth family, Tineidae. Therein, it belongs to the subfamily Hieroxestinae. As it includes '' Opogona omoscopa'', the type species of the now-abolished genus ''Hieroxestis'', it is the type genus of its subfamily. They are most common in the tropical parts of the world; for example, from Australia, almost thirty species are known. Two members of this genus – the banana moth (''O. sacchari'') and to a lesser extent ''O. omoscopa'' – have been introduced to Europe. Selected species The numerous species of ''Opogona'' include: * '' Opogona aemula'' Meyrick, 1915 (India) * '' Opogona amphicausta'' Meyrick, 1907 (Sri Lanka) * '' Opogona anaclina'' Meyrick, 1915 (India) * '' Opogona arizonensis'' Davis, 1978 * '' Opogona asema'' (Turner, 1900) (Australia) * '' Opogona aurisquamosa'' Butler, 1881 (from Pacific, Society islands, Marquesas, Fiji, Kermadec Islands, Hawaii) * '' Opogona autogama'' (Meyrick, 1911) (Seychelles) * '' Opo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Opogona Calculata
''Opogona'' is a genus of the fungus moth family, Tineidae. Therein, it belongs to the subfamily Hieroxestinae. As it includes '' Opogona omoscopa'', the type species of the now-abolished genus ''Hieroxestis'', it is the type genus of its subfamily. They are most common in the tropical parts of the world; for example, from Australia, almost thirty species are known. Two members of this genus – the banana moth (''O. sacchari'') and to a lesser extent ''O. omoscopa'' – have been introduced to Europe. Selected species The numerous species of ''Opogona'' include: * '' Opogona aemula'' Meyrick, 1915 (India) * '' Opogona amphicausta'' Meyrick, 1907 (Sri Lanka) * '' Opogona anaclina'' Meyrick, 1915 (India) * '' Opogona arizonensis'' Davis, 1978 * '' Opogona asema'' (Turner, 1900) (Australia) * '' Opogona aurisquamosa'' Butler, 1881 (from Pacific, Society islands, Marquesas, Fiji, Kermadec Islands, Hawaii) * '' Opogona autogama'' (Meyrick, 1911) (Seychelles) * '' Opo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Opogona Bicolorella
''Opogona bicolorella'' is a moth of the family Tineidae. It was described by Shōnen Matsumura in 1931. It is found in Japan and Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the nort .... References Moths described in 1931 Opogona {{Tineidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Opogona Basilissa
''Opogona'' is a genus of the fungus moth family, Tineidae. Therein, it belongs to the subfamily Hieroxestinae. As it includes '' Opogona omoscopa'', the type species of the now-abolished genus ''Hieroxestis'', it is the type genus of its subfamily. They are most common in the tropical parts of the world; for example, from Australia, almost thirty species are known. Two members of this genus – the banana moth (''O. sacchari'') and to a lesser extent ''O. omoscopa'' – have been introduced to Europe. Selected species The numerous species of ''Opogona'' include: * '' Opogona aemula'' Meyrick, 1915 (India) * '' Opogona amphicausta'' Meyrick, 1907 (Sri Lanka) * '' Opogona anaclina'' Meyrick, 1915 (India) * '' Opogona arizonensis'' Davis, 1978 * '' Opogona asema'' (Turner, 1900) (Australia) * '' Opogona aurisquamosa'' Butler, 1881 (from Pacific, Society islands, Marquesas, Fiji, Kermadec Islands, Hawaii) * '' Opogona autogama'' (Meyrick, 1911) (Seychelles) * '' Opo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Opogona Autogama
''Opogona autogama'' is a moth of the family Tineidae. Distribution It is found in the Seychelles and Mauritius Mauritius ( ; french: Maurice, link=no ; mfe, label=Mauritian Creole, Moris ), officially the Republic of Mauritius, is an island nation in the Indian Ocean about off the southeast coast of the African continent, east of Madagascar. It incl .... This species has a wingspan of 12–13 mm, head is purplish-fuscous, tuft brownish-ochreous, fillet and face shining greyish-ochreous. Forewings lanceolate, bronzy-grey or light purplish-fuscous, In male: a long light grey subcostal hairpencil from base lying beneath forewings this character is quite distinctive.Meyrick, 1915. Exotic Microlepidoptera 1. References *Original publicationMeyrick, 1911. No. XII. Tortricina and Tineina. Results of the Percy Sladen Trust Expedition to the Indian Ocean in 1905 Trans. Linn. Soc. Lond. (2) 14 : 263–307 Moths described in 1911 Opogona {{Tineidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Opogona Aurisquamosa
''Opogona aurisquamosa'' is a moth of the family Tineidae. It has been recorded from the Pacific, including Easter Island, the Marquesas, the Society Islands, Fiji, the Kermadec Islands and Hawaii. It may have been dispersed by the Polynesians as well as by Europeans. Adults are bronzy yellowish with violet or purplish metallic reflections, particularly in the forewings. The wings are somewhat bent down at the tips. The larvae are scavengers and have been reared from dead or decayed materials including '' Alectryon macrococcus'', ''Bambusa'', banana, ''Ricinus communis'', ''Clermontia'', decayed fruits, dry cow dung, palm fronds, ''Pipturus'', rotten wood, ''Sicana odorifera'', sugarcane and ''Thespesia populnea''. The full-grown larva is 15–18 mm long and dull dirty white. The pupa is 6-6.5 mm in length and light brown. The pupa is formed in a compact cocoon made in the place where the larva has fed. The cocoon is about 8 mm long and covered with frass Fras ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Opogona Asema
''Opogona'' is a genus of the fungus moth family, Tineidae. Therein, it belongs to the subfamily Hieroxestinae. As it includes '' Opogona omoscopa'', the type species of the now-abolished genus ''Hieroxestis'', it is the type genus of its subfamily. They are most common in the tropical parts of the world; for example, from Australia, almost thirty species are known. Two members of this genus – the banana moth (''O. sacchari'') and to a lesser extent ''O. omoscopa'' – have been introduced to Europe. Selected species The numerous species of ''Opogona'' include: * '' Opogona aemula'' Meyrick, 1915 (India) * '' Opogona amphicausta'' Meyrick, 1907 (Sri Lanka) * '' Opogona anaclina'' Meyrick, 1915 (India) * '' Opogona arizonensis'' Davis, 1978 * '' Opogona asema'' (Turner, 1900) (Australia) * '' Opogona aurisquamosa'' Butler, 1881 (from Pacific, Society islands, Marquesas, Fiji, Kermadec Islands, Hawaii) * '' Opogona autogama'' (Meyrick, 1911) (Seychelles) * ''Opog ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Opogona Arizonensis
''Opogona'' is a genus of the fungus moth family, Tineidae. Therein, it belongs to the subfamily Hieroxestinae. As it includes '' Opogona omoscopa'', the type species of the now-abolished genus ''Hieroxestis'', it is the type genus of its subfamily. They are most common in the tropical parts of the world; for example, from Australia, almost thirty species are known. Two members of this genus – the banana moth (''O. sacchari'') and to a lesser extent ''O. omoscopa'' – have been introduced to Europe. Selected species The numerous species of ''Opogona'' include: * '' Opogona aemula'' Meyrick, 1915 (India) * '' Opogona amphicausta'' Meyrick, 1907 (Sri Lanka) * '' Opogona anaclina'' Meyrick, 1915 (India) * '' Opogona arizonensis'' Davis, 1978 * ''Opogona asema'' (Turner, 1900) (Australia) * '' Opogona aurisquamosa'' Butler, 1881 (from Pacific, Society islands, Marquesas, Fiji, Kermadec Islands, Hawaii) * '' Opogona autogama'' (Meyrick, 1911) (Seychelles) * ''Opogo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Opogona Anaclina
''Opogona'' is a genus of the fungus moth family, Tineidae. Therein, it belongs to the subfamily Hieroxestinae. As it includes '' Opogona omoscopa'', the type species of the now-abolished genus ''Hieroxestis'', it is the type genus of its subfamily. They are most common in the tropical parts of the world; for example, from Australia, almost thirty species are known. Two members of this genus – the banana moth (''O. sacchari'') and to a lesser extent ''O. omoscopa'' – have been introduced to Europe. Selected species The numerous species of ''Opogona'' include: * '' Opogona aemula'' Meyrick, 1915 (India) * '' Opogona amphicausta'' Meyrick, 1907 (Sri Lanka) * '' Opogona anaclina'' Meyrick, 1915 (India) * ''Opogona arizonensis'' Davis, 1978 * ''Opogona asema'' (Turner, 1900) (Australia) * '' Opogona aurisquamosa'' Butler, 1881 (from Pacific, Society islands, Marquesas, Fiji, Kermadec Islands, Hawaii) * '' Opogona autogama'' (Meyrick, 1911) (Seychelles) * ''Opogon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |