Pachnistis Nigropunctella

	Pachnistis Nigropunctella ''Pachnistis nigropunctella'' is a moth in the family Autostichidae. It was described by Viette in 1955. It is found in Madagascar Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République de Madagascar), is an island country in the Indian Ocean, approximately off the coast of East Africa .... References Moths described in 1955 Pachnistis Taxa named by Edward Meyrick {{autostichinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	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]
	Autostichidae Autostichidae is a family of moths in the moth superfamily Gelechioidea. Subfamilies Autostichinae Le Marchand, 1947 Deocloninae Hodges, 1998 * Glyphidocerinae Hodges, 1998 Holcopogoninae Gozmány, 1967 Oegoconiinae Leraut, 1992 Symmocinae The Symmocinae are a subfamily of moths in the superfamily Gelechioidea. These small moths are found mainly in the Palearctic and Africa. In modern treatments, they are usually united with the concealer moth family Autostichidae. History of ... Gozmány, 1957 References Autostichidae at funet Gelechioidea Moth families {{Autostichidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Madagascar Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République de Madagascar), is an island country in the Indian Ocean, approximately off the coast of East Africa across the Mozambique Channel. At Madagascar is the world's List of island countries, second-largest island country, after Indonesia. The nation is home to around 30 million inhabitants and consists of the island of Geography of Madagascar, Madagascar (the List of islands by area, fourth-largest island in the world), along with numerous smaller peripheral islands. Following the prehistoric breakup of the supercontinent Gondwana, Madagascar split from the Indian subcontinent around 90 million years ago, allowing native plants and animals to evolve in relative isolation. Consequently, Madagascar is a biodiversity hotspot; over 90% of wildlife of Madagascar, its wildlife is endemic. Human settlement of Madagascar occurred during or befo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Moths Described In 1955 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]
	Pachnistis ''Pachnistis'' is a genus of moths in the family Autostichidae Autostichidae is a family of moths in the moth superfamily Gelechioidea. Subfamilies Autostichinae Le Marchand, 1947 Deocloninae Hodges, 1998 * Glyphidocerinae Hodges, 1998 Holcopogoninae Gozmány, 1967 Oegoconiinae Leraut, 1992 Symmocinae .... Species The species of this genus are: '' Pachnistis arens'' Meyrick, 1913 (India) '' Pachnistis cephalochra'' Meyrick, 1907 (Bhutan, India) '' Pachnistis craniota'' (Meyrick, 1913) (South Africa) '' Pachnistis cremnobathra'' Meyrick, 1922 (Java) '' Pachnistis fulvocapitella'' Legrand, 1966 (Seychelles) '' Pachnistis inhonesta'' Meyrick, 1916 (India) '' Pachnistis morologa'' Meyrick, 1923 (Angola) '' Pachnistis nigropunctella'' Viette, 1955 (Madagascar) '' Pachnistis nubivaga'' Meyrick, 1921 (Celebes) '' Pachnistis phaeoptila'' Bradley, 1961 (Java) '' Pachnistis silens'' Meyrick, 1935 (Taiwan) References De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. 2014. Afromoths, online d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]