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Scoparia Ustimacula
''Scoparia ustimacula'', also known as the black-marked brown Scoparia moth, is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Baron Cajetan von Felder, Cajetan Felder, Rudolf Felder and Alois Friedrich Rogenhofer in 1875. It is Endemism, endemic to New Zealand and can be found in the North, South and Stewart Islands. This species inhabits dense native forest at altitudes from sea level to approximately 1000 m. Although little is known of the life history of this species, larvae have been observed feeding on ''Hydrocotyle'' species. Adults are on the wing year round but are more commonly observed from September to March. Adults are nocturnal, are attracted to light and have been collected by beating scrub. Taxonomy This species was first described by Cajetan Felder, Rudolf Felder and Alois Friedrich Rogenhofer in 1875 using specimens collected in Nelson, New Zealand, Nelson by T. R. Oxley. Arthur Gardiner Butler, thinking he was describing a new species, name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baron Cajetan Von Felder
Baron Cajetan von Felder (german: link=no, Cajetan Freiherr von Felder; 19 September 1814 – 30 November 1894) was an Austrian lawyer, entomologist and liberal politician. He served as mayor of Vienna from 1868 to 1878. Life and career Felder was born in Wieden, today the fourth district of Vienna. An orphan from 1826, he attended the ''Gymnasium'' of Seitenstetten Abbey, as well as schools in Brno and Vienna, and began to study law at the University of Vienna in 1834. He completed his legal internship in Brno and articled clerk in Vienna, obtaining his doctorate in 1841. Since 1835 he had made intensive travels throughout Western and Southern Europe, mostly on foot, and studied foreign languages. From 1843 he also worked as an assistant at the Theresianum academy and as a court interpreter in Vienna, before passing the Austrian bar examination in 1848, only a few days before the outbreak of the March Revolution. In October 1848 Felder was elected to the newly established m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
