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Resapamea Diluvius
''Resapamea diluvius'' is a moth in the family Noctuidae. It occurs in the Columbia Basin in Washington (U.S. State), Washington and northern Oregon. It is possibly also present in the dunes of northern Nevada and the northern Great Plains., 2013: Five new species and three new subspecies of Erebidae and Noctuidae (Insecta, Lepidoptera) from Northwestern North America, with notes on Chytolita Grote (Erebidae) and Hydraecia Guenée (Noctuidae). ''Zookeys'' 264: 85-123. Abstract and full article: The length of the forewings is 16–19 mm for males and 15–18 mm females. The forewings are a mixture of gray brown, gray tan, red brown, gray and blackish-gray scales. The ground color is medium-dark to dark gray brown or reddish-gray brown. The dorsal hindwing is slightly brownish gray, darker and grayer on the distal half, with a gray ill-defined oval discal spot and a thin terminal line. Adults are on wing from late April to early June. The larvae probably feed on ''Rum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moth
Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of which have yet to be described. Most species of moth are nocturnal, but there are also crepuscular and diurnal species. Differences between butterflies and moths While the butterflies form a monophyletic group, the moths, comprising the rest of the Lepidoptera, do not. Many attempts have been made to group the superfamilies of the Lepidoptera into natural groups, most of which fail because one of the two groups is not monophyletic: Microlepidoptera and Macrolepidoptera, Heterocera and Rhopalocera, Jugatae and Frenatae, Monotrysia and Ditrysia.Scoble, MJ 1995. The Lepidoptera: Form, function and diversity. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press; 404 p. Although the rules for distinguishing moths from butterflies are not well establishe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
