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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] |
Oidaematophorus Beneficus
''Hellinsia beneficus'' is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is native to Mexico, but was introduced to Hawaii in 1973 as a biological control agent against mistflower, ''Ageratina riparia''. Taxonomy The species was identified by Kôji Yano and John B. Heppner in 1983 as ''Oidaematophorus beneficus''. In 1995, it was transferred to the genus ''Leiptilus'' by Miller and Gielis and the species became known as ''Leioptilus beneficus''. The genus is now recognised as '' Hellinsia'' and the species as ''H. beneficus''. Description The wingspan is . The forewings are brown‑grey at the costa and near the base. The markings are dark brown. The hindwings are brown‑grey. Adults are on wing in February and July, at an altitude of . The moth prefers higher altitudes and has rarely been observed below 460 m (1500 ft) by researchers in Hawaii. The larvae feed on ''Ageratina riparia''. Pupation takes place on leaves or in litter at the base of the plant or on the stem. The moth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lantanophaga Pusillidactyla
''Lantanophaga pusillidactyla'', the lantana plume moth, is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is native to the southern United States, Mexico, the Caribbean, and South America. It was introduced to Australia accidentally in 1936 and is now found from Sydney to Cairns along the coast. It has also been introduced to Hawaii in 1902, Pohnpei in 1948, and Palau in 1960 for biological control. It has since been recorded from Yap in 1987–1988 and is now distributed on all islands of the Mariana Islands, Mariana and Caroline Islands where the host plant is found, except Aguijan. Other records include Cape Verde, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Réunion, South Africa, Madagascar, Mauritius, Nigeria, Seychelles, Eswatini, Tanzania, Zambia, Israel, Morocco, India, Indonesia (Java), New Guinea and Sri Lanka. The wingspan is 11–14 mm. Adults feed on flowers and lay eggs in flower heads. The larvae feed on ''Lantana camara'', ''Lantana monte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Artichoke Plume Moth
''Platyptilia carduidactyla'', the artichoke plume moth, is a moth of the family Pterophoridae described by Riley in 1869. It is found in New Zealand and North America, from Mexico north into the United States. The wingspan is 19–32 mm. Adults are on wing in July in Mexico and from May to September further north. The larvae feed on ''Arctium'', '' Carduus'', ''Cirsium'', '' Cynara'' and ''Silybum'' species. They are a pest of ''Cynara scolymus''. The females lay their eggs on the bottom side of artichoke The globe artichoke ('' Cynara cardunculus'' var. ''scolymus'' ),Rottenberg, A., and D. Zohary, 1996: "The wild ancestry of the cultivated artichoke." Genet. Res. Crop Evol. 43, 53–58. also known by the names French artichoke and green artich ... plants. The caterpillars can cause considerable damage. External linksUniversity of California - Statewide Integrated Pest Management* carduidactyla Moths of North America Moths described in 1869 {{Pterophorida ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Platyptilia Tetradactyla Pupa
''Platyptilia'' is a genus of moths in the family Pterophoridae. The genus was described by Jacob Hübner in 1825. Species *'' Platyptilia aarviki'' Gielis, 2008 *'' Platyptilia ainonis'' Matsumura, 1931 *'' Platyptilia albicans'' (Fish, 1881) *'' Platyptilia albifimbriata'' Arenberger, 2002 *'' Platyptilia anniei'' Gielis, 1997 *'' Platyptilia archimedon'' Meyrick, 1938 *'' Platyptilia ardua'' McDunnough, 1927 *'' Platyptilia barbarae'' Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, 2010 *'' Platyptilia benitensis'' Strand, 1913 *'' Platyptilia bowkeri'' Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, 2011Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. 2011. On the fauna of the plume moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) of Lesotho. ''African Invertebrates'' 52 (1): 167-175. *'' Platyptilia cacaliae'' *'' Platyptilia calamicola'' *'' Platyptilia calodactyla'' (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) *'' Platyptilia campsiptera'' Meyrick, 1907 *''Platyptilia carduidactyla'' (Riley, 1869) *'' Platyptilia celidotus'' (Meyrick, 1885) *'' Platyptili ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ageratina Riparia
''Ageratina riparia'', commonly known as mistflower, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, native to Mexico. The species is widely adventive and has spread to Cuba, Jamaica, and other parts of the Caribbean. It has also been introduced as an ornamental plant and naturalized in a variety of regions, including parts of Hawaii, South Africa, Southeast Asia, Macaronesia, Oceania, Peru, and the Indian subcontinent. In tropical climates, ''A. riparia'' is highly invasive and a variety of control methods have been developed to reduce its spread. Taxonomy The species was identified by Eduard Regel as ''Eupatorium riparium'' in the 1866 edition of Gartenflora. It was given its current classification as member of the genus Ageratina by Robert Merrill King and Harold E. Robinson in a 1970 edition of Phytologia. The species has several heterotypic synonyms, including: ''Ageratina repens'', ''Ageratina ventillana'', ''Eupatorium harrisii'', ''Eupatorium ventillanum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Microlepidoptera
Microlepidoptera (micromoths) is an artificial (i.e., unranked and not monophyletic) grouping of moth families, commonly known as the 'smaller moths' (micro, Lepidoptera). These generally have wingspans of under 20 mm, and are thus harder to identify by external phenotypic markings than macrolepidoptera. They present some lifestyles which the larger Lepidoptera do not have, but this is not an identifying mark. Some hobbyists further divide this group into separate groups, such as leaf miners or rollers, stem or root borers, and then usually follow the more rigorous scientific taxonomy of lepidopterans. Efforts to stabilize the term have usually proven inadequate. Diversity Vernacular usage divides the Lepidoptera simply into smaller and larger or into more-primitive and less-primitive groups: microlepidoptera and macrolepidoptera, respectively. Intuitively, the "micros" are any lepidopteran not currently placed in the macrolepidoptera. This paraphyletic assemblage, howeve ... [...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] |
Snapdragon Plume Moth
''Stenoptilodes antirrhina'', the snapdragon plume moth, is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is known from California in the United States, but also from greenhouses in the south-eastern U.S. that have received cuttings of snapdragon from California. The wingspan is 15–25 mm. The larvae feed on ''Antirrhinum'' species (including ''Antirrhinum majus''), as well as ''Pelargonium'' x ''hortorum''. Young larvae mine the leaves and later burrow into the stem, petioles, flower A flower, sometimes known as a bloom or blossom, is the reproductive structure found in flowering plants (plants of the division Angiospermae). The biological function of a flower is to facilitate reproduction, usually by providing a mechanis ...s or seed pods. The development to a full-grown larva takes three to five weeks. The species overwinters as an adult. References External linksImage showing damage antirrhina Moths described in 1940 Endemic fauna of the United States Insec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stenoptilodes Antirrhina
''Stenoptilodes antirrhina'', the snapdragon plume moth, is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is known from California in the United States, but also from greenhouses in the south-eastern U.S. that have received cuttings of snapdragon from California. The wingspan is 15–25 mm. The larvae feed on ''Antirrhinum'' species (including ''Antirrhinum majus''), as well as ''Pelargonium'' x ''hortorum''. Young larvae mine the leaves and later burrow into the stem, petioles, flower A flower, sometimes known as a bloom or blossom, is the reproductive structure found in flowering plants (plants of the division Angiospermae). The biological function of a flower is to facilitate reproduction, usually by providing a mechani ...s or seed pods. The development to a full-grown larva takes three to five weeks. The species overwinters as an adult. References External linksImage showing damage antirrhina Moths described in 1940 Endemic fauna of the United States Insect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Platyptilia Pica
''Amblyptilia pica'', the geranium plume moth, is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. The species was first described by Baron Walsingham in 1880. It is found in western North America from Alaska to California, inland to Alberta and Kansas. It is also found in the north-eastern United States and Ontario. The wingspan is . Adults have dark grey forewings mottled with black. They are on wing in spring and fall and have been recorded feeding on the flower nectar of ''Salix'' species. The larvae feed on Scrophulariaceae, Geraniaceae, Primulaceae, Labiatae and Caprifoliaceae species, including ''Castilleja'' species, ''Pedicularis furbishiae'' and ''Scrophularia californica'', ''Penstemon whippleanus''. They feed externally on the foliage and flower buds of their host plant, but also bore into the seedpods and mine Mine, mines, miners or mining may refer to: Extraction or digging * Miner, a person engaged in mining or digging *Mining, extraction of mineral resources from the gro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geranium Plume Moth
''Amblyptilia pica'', the geranium plume moth, is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. The species was first described by Baron Walsingham in 1880. It is found in western North America from Alaska to California, inland to Alberta and Kansas. It is also found in the north-eastern United States and Ontario. The wingspan is . Adults have dark grey forewings mottled with black. They are on wing in spring and fall and have been recorded feeding on the flower nectar of ''Salix'' species. The larvae feed on Scrophulariaceae, Geraniaceae, Primulaceae, Labiatae and Caprifoliaceae species, including ''Castilleja'' species, ''Pedicularis furbishiae'' and ''Scrophularia californica'', ''Penstemon whippleanus''. They feed externally on the foliage and flower buds of their host plant, but also bore into the seedpods and mine Mine, mines, miners or mining may refer to: Extraction or digging * Miner, a person engaged in mining or digging *Mining, extraction of mineral resources from the gro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pterophorinae
Pterophorinae is a subfamily of moths in the family Pterophoridae. Genera and selected species * Tribe Exelastini ** Genus ''Antarches'' ** Genus '' Arcoptilia'' ** Genus ''Exelastis'' *** ''Exelastis caroli'' ** Genus '' Fuscoptilia'' ** Genus '' Marasmarcha'' * Tribe Oidaematophorini ** Genus '' Adaina'' ** Genus '' Crassuncus'' ** Genus '' Emmelina'' Tutt, 1905 *** '' Emmelina monodactyla'' ** Genus ''Gypsochares'' ** Genus '' Hellinsia'' Tutt, 1905 *** '' Hellinsia balanotes'' *** '' Hellinsia emmelinoida'' ** Genus '' Helpaphorus'' ** Genus ''Karachia'' ** Genus '' Oidaematophorus'' Wallengren, 1862 *** ''Oidaematophorus beneficus'' ** Genus '' Paravinculia'' ** Genus ''Paulianilus'' ** Genus ''Picardia'' ** Genus ''Pselnophorus'' Wallengren, 1881 *** '' Pselnophorus meruensis'' ** Genus ''Puerphorus'' ** Genus ''Setosipennula'' * Tribe Oxyptilini ** Genus ''Apoxyptilus'' Alipanah et al., 2010 ** Genus ''Buckleria'' Tutt, 1905 *** ''Buckleria vanderwolfi'' ** Genus '' Capper ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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