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Phalera Bucephaloides
''Phalera bucephaloides'' is a moth of the family Notodontidae Species description, first described by Ferdinand Ochsenheimer in 1810. It is found in Europe, south of South Tyrol, Tyrol, Hungary and the Balkans. The wingspan is 23–27 mm. The moths are on wing from May to August. The larvae feed on ''Quercus'' species and ''Arbutus unedo''. Subspecies *''P. b. bucephaloides'' *''P. b. syriaca'' Sources * P.-C. Rougeot, P. Viette (1978). ''Guide des papillons nocturnes d'Europe et d'Afrique du Nord''. Delachaux et Niestlé (Lausanne). External links ''Fauna Europaea'' ''Lepidoptera and their Ecology''. "08752 ''Phalera bucephaloides'' (Ochsenhei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ferdinand Ochsenheimer
Ferdinand Ochsenheimer (17 March 1767 – 2 November 1822) was a German stage actor, actor and entomologist (lepidopterist). Life Ochsenheimer was born and brought up in Mainz (then in the Electorate of Mainz) and began to show an interest in butterflies and moths in his early youth. At the age of twelve he was apprenticed with a saddler but when his intellectual abilities were recognized friends of his father's enabled him to study natural history at the university. On 16 September 1788 he received his degree of ''Doktor der Philosophie''. He found employment as an educator with Stadtkommandant von Dallwigh in Mannheim, then with Baron von Reipelt. In Mannheim Ochsenheimer wrote his first stage comedies (''Er soll sich schlagen'', ''Der Brautschatz''). At the age of 27 he decided to follow a career as an actor and entered into Quandt's troupe of actors in Bayreuth. His first appearance was on 12 November 1794 as Flickwort in Gotter's ''Schwarzer Mann''. After trying his hand i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
