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Phalonidia Udana
''Phalonidia udana'', or the loosestrife conch, is a European species of moth of the family Tortricidae, the subfamily Tortricinae, and the tribe Cochylini. It is widely distributed in the North Palearctic realm, Palaearctic but appears to be largely rare or missing in Central Europe. Previously, it was classified under the ''Phalonidia manniana'' taxon, but a recent effort to DNA barcoding, barcode all Northern Europe, North European Lepidoptera revealed that ''P. udana'' and ''P. mannania'' are two distinct species. Description 2012 redescription When ''P. udana'' was found to be a distinct species, it was redescribed in Mutanen et al., 2012: Adult Head: Cream-coloured. Antenna cream above, light brown underneath, ciliate, cilia slightly shorter than diameter of shaft, minutely ciliate in female. Labial palpus 2 times diameter of eye, cream, second segment externally slightly brownish.Thorax: Beige, tegulae suffused with grey. Legs cream, fore and mid legs externally fle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Achille Guenée
Achille Guenée (sometimes M.A. Guenée; 1 January 1809 – 30 December 1880) was a French lawyer and entomologist. Biography Achille Guenée was born in Chartres and died in Châteaudun. He was educated in Chartres, where he showed a very early interest in butterflies and was encouraged and taught by François de Villiers (1790–1847). He went to study law in Paris, then entered the “Bareau”. After the death of his only son, he lived at Châteaudun in Chatelliers. During the Franco-Prussian War of 1870, Châteaudun was burned by the Prussians but Guénée's collections remained intact. He was the author of 63 publications, some with Philogène Auguste Joseph Duponchel (1774–1846). He notably wrote ''Species des nocturnes '' (''Night Species'' in English) (six volumes, 1852–1857) forming parts of the ''Suites à Buffon''. This work of almost 1,300 pages treats Noctuidae of the world. Also co-author, with Jean Baptiste Boisduval, of ''Histoire naturelle des Insec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
