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Pterophorus
''Pterophorus'' is a genus of moths in the family Pterophoridae. Species The genus includes the following species: * ''Pterophorus africanus'' Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, 2010 * ''Pterophorus albidus'' (Philipp Christoph Zeller, Zeller, 1852) * ''Pterophorus aliubasignum'' Cees Gielis, Gielis, 2000 * ''Pterophorus ashanti'' Arenberger, 1995 * ''Pterophorus bacteriopa'' * ''Pterophorus baliolus'' * ''Pterophorus candidalis'' * ''Pterophorus ceraunia'' * ''Pterophorus chosokeialis'' * ''Pterophorus cleronoma'' * ''Pterophorus dallastai'' * ''Pterophorus denticulata'' * ''Pterophorus ebbei'' * ''Pterophorus elaeopus'' * ''Pterophorus erratus'' * ''Pterophorus flavus'' * ''Pterophorus furcatalis'' * ''Pterophorus innotatalis'' * ''Pterophorus ischnodactyla'' * ''Pterophorus kuningus'' * ''Pterophorus lacteipennis'' * ''Pterophorus lamottei'' * ''Pterophorus lampra'' * ''Pterophorus legrandi'' * ''Pterophorus leucadactylus'' * ''Pterophorus lieftincki'' * ''Ptero ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pterophorus Innotatalis
''Pterophorus innotatalis'' is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is Endemism, endemic to New Zealand and has been found in the North Island, North, South Island, South and Ruapuke Island, Ruapuke Islands. Adults of this species have been recorded as being on the wing from October to March as well as in August and prefers to inhabit grass or fern covered hills. The larvae are Leaf miner, leaf miners and feed on ''Dichondra'' species, including ''Dichondra brevifolia and Dichondra repens.'' Taxonomy This species was first described by Francis Walker (entomologist), Francis Walker in 1864 using a male specimen collected in Nelson, New Zealand, Nelson by T. R. Oxley. In May 1885 Edward Meyrick placed this species within the ''Aciptilia'' genus. In 1913 Edward Meyrick placed ''Aciptilus furcatalis'' into the genus ''Alucita''. In 1928 George Hudson (entomologist), George Hudson discussed and illustrated this species, agreeing with the placement of this species in the ''Alucita'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pterophorus Pentadactyla
''Pterophorus pentadactyla'', commonly known as the white plume moth, is a moth in the family Pterophoridae. It is found in the West Palearctic including North Africa and Europe. The wingspan is . It is uniformly white, with the hind wing pair divided in three feathery plumes and the front pair in another two. The moths fly from June to August. The larvae feed on bindweed (''Convolvulus'' species). Taxonomy This moth was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1758 in the 10th edition of Systema Naturae. He gave it the name ''Aciptilia pentadactyla'', with the specific epithet being descriptive of the appearance of the wings, and coming from the Greek meaning "five fingers"; the insect was later transferred to the genus '' Pterophorus''. Description The white plume moth is a distinctive insect with a wingspan of . The adult is pure white, the wings being divided into five slender feather-like plumes, two forming part of the forewing and three part of the hind wing. The insect is no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pterophorus Furcatalis
''Pterophorus furcatalis'', the Pittosporum plume moth, is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It was Species description, first described by Francis Walker (entomologist), Frances Walker and is Endemism, endemic to New Zealand. This species can be found throughout the North Island, North, South Island, South and Stewart Island, Stewart Islands. Its preferred habitat is dense native bush. Larval host plants include ''Pittosporum eugenioides'' and ''Pittosporum crassicaule''. Adult moths are on the wing from November to March and are attracted to light. Taxonomy This species was first described by Frances Walker in 1864 and named ''Aciptilus furcatalis''. Walker used specimens from Colonel Bolton collected in Auckland and T.R. Oxley collected in Nelson. In 1913 Edward Meyrick placed ''Aciptilus furcatalis'' into the genus ''Alucita''. In 1928 George Hudson (entomologist), George Hudson followed Meyrick's placement discussing and illustrating this species in his 1928 publication ''Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pterophorus Albidus
''Pterophorus albidus'' is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is distributed in Africa, south and south-east Asia, including New Guinea and Australia, as well as Japan (Kyushu is the third-largest island of Japan's five main islands and the most southerly of the four largest islands ( i.e. excluding Okinawa). In the past, it has been known as , and . The historical regional name referred to Kyushu and its surroun ...) and the Ryukyu Islands ( Tokunoshima, Okinoerabujima, Okinawa). The length of the forewings is . The species is characterized by the faint yellow colour. Larvae have been recorded feeding on '' Ipomoea nil''. References External links Taxonomic and Biological Studies of Pterophoridae of Japan (Lepidoptera)Australian Faunal DirectoryReview of the Pterophoridae from New Guinea, with descriptions of eight new species (Lepidoptera) albidus Moths of Australia Moths of Africa Moths of Japan Moths of Madagascar Moths of Réunion Moths ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pterophorus Chosokeialis
''Pterophorus chosokeialis'' is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in Vietnam, Thailand, China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ... ( Hong Kong, Hainan, Fujian). References Moths described in 1922 chosokeialis[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pterophorus Leucadactylus
''Pterophorus leucadactylus'' is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is known from Sri Lanka, Sumba, New Guinea, India, China, Taiwan, Malaya, Sumatra, Java, Borneo, the Philippines, Micronesia, the Bismarck Islands, the Solomon Islands, Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ... and Vietnam. References External links [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pterophorus Lacteipennis
''Pterophorus lacteipennis'' is a moth of the family Pterophoridae described by Francis Walker in 1864. It is found in south and southeast Asia, including Taiwan, Burma, Borneo, the Solomon Islands, Australia and New Guinea New Guinea (; Hiri Motu Hiri Motu, also known as Police Motu, Pidgin Motu, or just Hiri, is a language of Papua New Guinea, which is spoken in surrounding areas of Port Moresby (Capital of Papua New Guinea). It is a simplified version of .... External linksAustralian Faunal Directory Moths of Australia lacteipennis [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pterophoridae
The Pterophoridae or plume moths are a family of Lepidoptera with unusually modified wings. Though they belong to the Apoditrysia like the larger moths and the butterflies, unlike these they are tiny and were formerly included among the assemblage called "microlepidoptera". Description and ecology The forewings of plume moths usually consist of two curved spars with more or less bedraggled bristles trailing behind. This resembles the closely related Alucitidae (many-plumed moths) at first glance, but the latter have a greater number of symmetrical plumes. The hindwings are similarly constructed, but have three spars. This unorthodox structure does not prevent flight. A few genera have normal lepidopteran wings. The usual resting posture is with the wings extended laterally and narrowly rolled up. Often they resemble a piece of dried grass, and may pass unnoticed by potential predators even when resting in exposed situations in daylight. Some species have larvae which are stem- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pterophorus Aliubasignum
''Pterophorus aliubasignum'' is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is known from New Guinea. References External links aliubasignum Moths described in 2000 {{Pterophoridae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pterophorus Erratus
''Pterophorus erratus'' is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in Sabah on the island Borneo. References * , 2000: On the genus ''Pterophorus'' Schäffer, 1766 in Indonesia (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). ''Quadrifina'' 3: 61-69. Moths described in 2000 erratus {{Pterophoridae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pterophorus Elaeopus
''Pterophorus elaeopus'' is a moth of the family Pterophoridae, native to Asia. It is found in India, China Vietnam, Thailand, Laos Laos (, ''Lāo'' )), officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic ( Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ, French: République démocratique populaire lao), is a socialist ..., Malaysia and Indonesia. The wingspan is 18–21 mm. References elaeopus[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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