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Periploca (moth)
''Periploca'' is a genus of moths in the family Cosmopterigidae The Cosmopterigidae are a family of insects (cosmet moths) in the order Lepidoptera. These are small moths with narrow wings whose tiny larvae feed internally on the leaves, seeds and stems of their host plants. About 1500 species are described. .... Species *'' Periploca arsa'' Hodges, 1978 *'' Periploca atrata'' Hodges, 1962 *'' Periploca cata'' Hodges, 1962 *'' Periploca ceanothiella'' (Cosens, 1908) *'' Periploca darwini'' B. Landry, 2001 *'' Periploca dentella'' Hodges, 1978 *'' Periploca devia'' Hodges, 1969 *'' Periploca dipapha'' Hodges, 1969 *'' Periploca facula'' Hodges, 1962 *'' Periploca fessa'' Hodges, 1962 *'' Periploca funebris'' Hodges, 1962 *'' Periploca gleditschiaeella'' (Chambers, 1876) (syn: ''Periploca gleditschiaeela'' Hodges, 1962) *'' Periploca gulosa'' Hodges, 1962 *'' Periploca hortatrix'' Hodges, 1969 *'' Periploca hostiata'' Hodges, 1969 *'' Periploca intermedia'' Hodges, 1978 *'' Peri ... [...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] |
