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Phyllonorycter Oxyacanthae
''Phyllonorycter oxyacanthae'' is a moth of the family Gracillariidae found in all of Europe except the Balkan Peninsula. It was Species description, described by the German people, German-born Swiss people, Swiss entomologist, Heinrich Frey in 1856. The larvae are known as leaf miners, living inside the leaves of their food plants. Description The wingspan is 6–8 mm. The moth is bivoltine, i.e. two generations in May and August. The posterior tarsi with dark fuscous spots. Forewings are golden-brown to dark brown; a white median streak from base to near middle, dark margined above; dorsum narrowly white towards base; four costal and three dorsal white wedge-shaped spots, anteriorly blackish-margined, first costal small, first dorsal long, sometimes interrupted; a blackish apical spot. Hindwings are dark grey. ;Similar species ''Phyllonorycter sorbi'' and ''Phyllonorycter mespilella'' are close relatives and require Sex organ, genitalia examination to tell apart, alternat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heinrich Frey
Heinrich Frey (June 15, 1822 – January 17, 1890) was a German-born Swiss entomologist who studied Lepidoptera. He was born in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, and died in Zurich, Switzerland. He is not to be confused with the dipterist Richard Karl Hjalmar Frey. Biography Heinrich Frey attended the gymnasium in Frankfurt am Main until he was 16. Here he met Senator Carl Heinrich Georg von Heyden (1793–1866) who introduced him to entomology. He attended the University in Frankfurt am Main, then travelled to Bonn, Berlin, and Göttingen. When he returned to Frankfurt am Main in 1839 von Heyden showed him Philipp Christoph Zeller's ''Attempt at a Classification of the Tineinae'' which had just appeared in Oken's ''Isis''. Until this publication, this group of moths had been hopelessly confused and Frey was impressed by Zeller's orderly arrangement. Returning to Göttingen in 1847 he first became a private tutor, then an “extraordinary” professor at the University. (An ext ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |