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Rothschildia Forbesi
''Rothschildia forbesi'', the Forbes' silkmoth, is a species of silkmoth in the family Saturniidae. The MONA or Hodges number for ''Rothschildia forbesi'' is 7761.Pohl, G.R., Patterson, B., & Pelham, J.P. (2016). Taxonomic Checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico' References Further reading * forbesi Moths described in 1934 {{saturniidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saturniidae
Saturniidae, commonly known as saturniids, is a family of Lepidoptera with an estimated 2,300 described species. The family contains some of the largest species of moths in the world. Notable members include the emperor moths, royal moths, and giant silk moths. Adults are characterized by large, lobed wings, heavy bodies covered in hair-like scales, and reduced mouthparts. They lack a frenulum, but the hindwings overlap the forewings to produce the effect of an unbroken wing surface.Tuskes PM, Tuttle JP, Collins MM (1996)''The Wild Silk Moths of North America: A Natural History of the Saturniidae of the United States and Canada''. Pages 182-184.Cornell University Press, Ithaca, New York. Saturniids are sometimes brightly colored and often have translucent eyespots or "windows" on their wings. Sexual dimorphism varies by species, but males can generally be distinguished by their larger, broader antennae. Most adults possess wingspans between 1-6 in (2.5–15 cm), but so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hodges Number
A MONA number (short for Moths of North America), or Hodges number after Ronald W. Hodges, is part of a numbering system for North American moths found north of Mexico in the Continental United States and Canada, as well as the island of Greenland. Introduced in 1983 by Hodges through the publication of ''Check List of the Lepidoptera of America North of Mexico'', the system began an ongoing numeration process in order to compile a list of the over 12,000 moths of North America north of Mexico. The system numbers moths within the same family close together for identification purposes. For example, the species ''Epimartyria auricrinella'' begins the numbering system at 0001 while ''Epimartyria pardella'' is numbered 0002. The system has become somewhat out of date since its inception for several reasons: # Some numbers no longer exist as the species bearing the number have been reclassified into other species. # Some species have been regrouped into a different family and their ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Moths Of North America
There are about 12,000 types of North American moths. In comparison, there are about 825 species of North American butterflies. The moths (mostly nocturnal) and butterflies (mostly diurnal) together make up the taxonomic order Lepidoptera. This list is sorted by MONA number (sometimes called a Hodges number), a numbering system for North American moths introduced by Ronald W. Hodges, et al. in 1983 in the publication ''Check List of the Lepidoptera of America North of Mexico''. The list has since been updated, but the placement in families is outdated for some species. Former numbers for some species are given in square brackets, for example: * 3754 807– ''Aethes angulatana'' This list covers America north of Mexico (effectively continental United States and Canada). For a list of moths and butterflies recorded from the state of Hawaii, see List of Lepidoptera of Hawaii. Sublists * List of moths of North America (MONA 001–854.1) – Micropterigidae, Eriocraniidae, Acanthop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rothschildia
''Rothschildia'' is a genus of moths in the family (biology), family Saturniidae first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1896. Species are found in North America and South America from the United States to Argentina. Species *''Rothschildia amoena'' Jordan, 1911 *''Rothschildia anikae'' Brechlin & Meister, 2010 *''Rothschildia arethusa'' (Walker, 1855) *''Rothschildia aricia'' (Walker, 1855) *''Rothschildia aurota'' (Cramer, 1775) *''Rothschildia belus'' (Maassen, 1873) *''Rothschildia chiris'' W. Rothschild, 1907 *''Rothschildia cincta'' (Tepper, 1883) *''Rothschildia condor'' (Staudinger, 1894) *''Rothschildia erycina'' (Shaw, 1796) *''Rothschildia forbesi'' Benjamin, 1934 *''Rothschildia hesperus'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *''Rothschildia hopfferi'' (C. & R. Felder, 1859) *''Rothschildia interaricia'' Brechlin & Meister, 2010 *''Rothschildia jacobaeae'' (Walker, 1855) *''Rothschildia jorulla'' (Westwood, 1854) *''Rothschildia jorulloides'' (Dognin, 1895) *''Rothschildia lebeau' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
