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Operophtera
''Operophtera'' is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae erected by Jacob Hübner in 1825. Selected species * '' Operophtera bruceata'' (Hulst, 1886) – bruce spanworm (also native winter moth in North America) * ''Operophtera brumata'' (Linnaeus, 1758) – winter moth * '' Operophtera danbyi'' (Hulst, 1896) * ''Operophtera fagata ''Operophtera fagata'', the northern winter moth, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is widespread through much of Europe. Geographic distribution This species’ range extends through central and northern Europe to southeast Russia. It i ...'' ( Scharfenberg, 1805) – northern winter moth References * External links * Operophterini Taxa named by Jacob Hübner {{Larentiinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Operophtera Brumata
:''In North America, "winter moth" usually denotes the invasive species ''Operophtera brumata'', but may also mean refer to a native species, ''Erannis tiliaria'' (linden looper) or '' Operophtera bruceata'' (bruce spanworm).'' The winter moth (''Operophtera brumata'') is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is an abundant species of Europe and the Near East and a famous study organism for evaluating insect population dynamics. It is one of very few lepidopterans of temperate regions in which adults are active in late fall and early winter. The adults use endothermy for movement in these cold temperatures. The female of this species is virtually wingless and cannot fly, but the male is fully winged and flies strongly. After the initial frosts of late fall, the females emerge from their pupa, walk to and up trees, there emitting pheromones in the evening to attract males. Fertilized, she ascends to lay, on average, around 100 eggs. Typically, the larger the female moth is the more ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Operophtera Bruceata
''Operophtera bruceata'', the Bruce spanworm, hunter's moth, or native winter moth is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by George Duryea Hulst in 1886. It is found from coast to coast in southern Canada and the northern parts of the United States. The wingspan of the males is 25–30 mm. Females have underdeveloped wings and do not fly. Adults are on wing from October to December. Bruce spanworm looks very similar and has a similar life cycle to the invasive congener winter moth (''O. brumata''). Bruce spanworm is known to hybridize with winter moth. The two species look almost identical to one another; however, they can be distinguished morphologically by comparing uncus shape or by using DNA analyses. Bruce spanworm uses the same pheromone as winter moth. The larvae hatch in the early spring after overwintering as eggs. The neonates primarily feed on the buds and nearly unfurled leaves of sugar maple, American beech and trembling aspen. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Operophtera Fagata
''Operophtera fagata'', the northern winter moth, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is widespread through much of Europe. Geographic distribution This species’ range extends through central and northern Europe to southeast Russia. It is widespread in the UK and Northern Ireland. Habitat In Europe, this species prefers common beech woodland, but will also use birch.Kellner J. 2005. Proposed separation of male ''Operophtera fagata'' (Scharfenberg, 1805) from ''Operophtera fumata'' (Linnaeus, 1758) by their genitalia (Lep., Geometridae). ''Entomologische Nacrichten und Berichte'' 49: 191 – 193. The larvae feed on apple (''Malus''), plum, cherry (''Prunus''), birch (''Betula''), lime (''Tilia''), beech (''Fagus''). Morphology Egg The oval egg is blunt at the micropyle end and has a strongly reticulated surface. It is pale green at first, becoming pale orange.name = "Carter" Caterpillar The larva is initially greenish black with white lines along the body an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rachela
''Operophtera'' is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae erected by Jacob Hübner in 1825. Selected species * ''Operophtera bruceata'' (Hulst, 1886) – bruce spanworm (also native winter moth in North America) * ''Operophtera brumata'' (Linnaeus, 1758) – winter moth * '' Operophtera danbyi'' (Hulst, 1896) * ''Operophtera fagata ''Operophtera fagata'', the northern winter moth, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is widespread through much of Europe. Geographic distribution This species’ range extends through central and northern Europe to southeast Russia. It i ...'' ( Scharfenberg, 1805) – northern winter moth References * External links * Operophterini Taxa named by Jacob Hübner {{Larentiinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Operophtera Danbyi
''Operophtera danbyi'' is a species of geometrid moths in the family Geometridae described by George Duryea Hulst George Duryea Hulst (9 March 1846 – 5 November 1900) was an American clergyman, botanist and entomologist. Biography He graduated from Rutgers University in 1866 and received a degree from New Brunswick Theological Seminary in 1869, finally r ... in 1896. It is found in North America. The MONA or Hodges number for ''Operophtera danbyi'' is 7439.Pohl, G.R., Patterson, B., & Pelham, J.P. (2016). Taxonomic Checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico' References * Scoble, Malcolm J., ed. (1999). ''Geometrid Moths of the World: A Catalogue (Lepidoptera, Geometridae)'', 1016. Further reading * Arnett, Ross H. (2000). ''American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico''. CRC Press. External links Butterflies and Moths of North AmericaNCBI Taxonomy Browser, ''Operophtera danbyi'' Operophtera Moths described in 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Operophtera
''Operophtera'' is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae erected by Jacob Hübner in 1825. Selected species * '' Operophtera bruceata'' (Hulst, 1886) – bruce spanworm (also native winter moth in North America) * ''Operophtera brumata'' (Linnaeus, 1758) – winter moth * '' Operophtera danbyi'' (Hulst, 1896) * ''Operophtera fagata ''Operophtera fagata'', the northern winter moth, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is widespread through much of Europe. Geographic distribution This species’ range extends through central and northern Europe to southeast Russia. It i ...'' ( Scharfenberg, 1805) – northern winter moth References * External links * Operophterini Taxa named by Jacob Hübner {{Larentiinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Operophterini
Operophterini is a tribe of geometer moths under subfamily Larentiinae. Species * ''Epirrita'' Hübner, 1822 * ''Malacodea'' Tengström, 1869 * ''Operophtera'' Hübner, 1825 * ''Tescalsia ''Tescalsia'' is a genus of moths in the family 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 ''g ...'' Ferguson, 1994 References * External links * Larentiinae {{Larentiinae-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] |
Georg Ludwig Scharfenberg
Georg Ludwig Scharfenberg ( 28 December 1746 , Hümpfershausen - 2 December 1810, Ritschenhausen ) was a German entomologist and a Lutheran pastor. He was the son of a teacher and was educated at the University of Halle. Scharfenberg published notes on insects in ''Journal für Liebhaber der Entomologie'' edited by Ludwig Gottlieb Scriba. He described '' Paraswammerdamia albicapitella'', ''Operophtera fagata'' and ''Bucculatrix bechsteinella''(with Bechstein). Works *with Johann Matthäus Bechstein Johann Matthäus Bechstein (11 July 1757 – 23 February 1822) was a German naturalist, forester, ornithologist, entomologist, and herpetologist. In Great Britain, he was known for his treatise on singing birds (''Naturgeschichte der Stubenvög ... ''Vollständige Naturgeschichte der schädlichen Forstinsekten. Ein Handbuch für Forstmänner, Cameralisten und Oekonomen'', Leipzig 1804 References * Ratzeburg, J. T. C. 1874: ''Forstwissenschaftliches Schriftsteller-Lexikon''. Berlin, N ... [...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] |
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] |
George Duryea Hulst
George Duryea Hulst (9 March 1846 – 5 November 1900) was an American clergyman, botanist and entomologist. Biography He graduated from Rutgers University in 1866 and received a degree from New Brunswick Theological Seminary in 1869, finally receiving his degree of Doctor of Philosophy from Rutgers in 1891. He was the pastor at the South Bushwick Reformed Church in Brooklyn, New York, starting soon after his ordination in 1869, and continuing until his death in 1900. Although this was his main focus, he also managed to make substantial contributions to science during those same years. He was an early member in the Brooklyn Entomological Society, and he was editor of its publication '' Entomologia Americana'' from 1887 to 1889. In 1888, he took on the new position of entomologist at the Rutgers' New Jersey Agricultural Experiment station, founding the department of entomology there and teaching entomology courses at the university. He resigned after only a year when it becam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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