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Phalera (genus)
''Phalera'' is a genus of moths of the family Notodontidae. Species * ''Phalera acutoides'' Holloway, 1983. * ''Phalera albizzae'' Mell, 1931. * ''Phalera albocalceolata'' (Bryk, 1950). * ''Phalera alpherakyi'' Leech, 1898. * ''Phalera amboinae'' (Felder, 1861). * ''Phalera angustipennis'' Matsumura, 1919. * ''Phalera argenteolepis'' Schintlmeister, 1997. * ''Phalera assimilis'' (Bremer & Grey, 1852). * ''Phalera banksi'' Holloway, 1983. * ''Phalera bucephala'' (Linnaeus, 1758). * ''Phalera bucephalina'' (Staudinger et Rebel, 1901). * ''Phalera bucephaloides'' (Ochsenheimer, 1810). * ''Phalera combusta'' (Walker, 1855). * ''Phalera cossioides'' Walker, 1863. * ''Phalera eminens'' Schintlmeister, 1997. * ''Phalera erconvalda'' (Schaus, ?1928). * ''Phalera flavescens'' (Bremer et Gery, 1852). * ''Phalera goniophora'' Hampson, 1910. * ''Phalera grotei'' Moore, 1859. * ''Phalera hadrian'' Schintlmeister, 1989. * ''Phalera huangtiao'' Schintlmeister et Fang, 2001. * ''Phalera javana'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phalera Bucephala
The buff-tip (''Phalera bucephala'') is a moth of the family Notodontidae. It is found throughout Europe and in Asia to eastern Siberia. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae''. Description This is a fairly large, heavy-bodied species with a wingspan of 55–68 mm. The forewings are grey with a large prominent buff patch at the apex. As the thoracic hair is also buff, the moth resembles a broken twig when at rest. The hindwings are creamy white. This moth flies at night in June and July and sometimes comes to light, although it is not generally strongly attracted. The young larvae are gregarious, becoming solitary later. The older larva is very striking, black with white and yellow lines. It feeds on many trees and shrubs (see list below). The species overwinters as a pupa. # ''The flight season refers to the British Isles. This may vary in other parts of the range.'' Natural History Historically, the buff-tip mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
