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Speiredonia
''Speiredonia'' is a genus of 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 w ...s in the family Erebidae. It was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1823. Description Palpi with thickened second joint, reaching vertex of head and third joint of moderate length. Antennae of male with minute fascicules of cilia. Thorax quadrately scaled. Abdomen with dorsal ridges of hair. Tibia slightly hairy, and mid-tibia spineless. Forewings with arched costa towards apex. Cilia crenulate. Hindwings with crenulate cilia as well, but with short cell. Vein 5 from lower angle of cell. Defensive display Some of the species, such as '' Speiredonia spectans'', '' S. cthulhui'', '' S. hogenesi'', '' S. martabanica'', '' S. sandokana'', '' S. alix''. '' S. itynx'', '' S. levis'' and '' S. celeb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Speiredonia
''Speiredonia'' is a genus of 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 w ...s in the family Erebidae. It was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1823. Description Palpi with thickened second joint, reaching vertex of head and third joint of moderate length. Antennae of male with minute fascicules of cilia. Thorax quadrately scaled. Abdomen with dorsal ridges of hair. Tibia slightly hairy, and mid-tibia spineless. Forewings with arched costa towards apex. Cilia crenulate. Hindwings with crenulate cilia as well, but with short cell. Vein 5 from lower angle of cell. Defensive display Some of the species, such as '' Speiredonia spectans'', '' S. cthulhui'', '' S. hogenesi'', '' S. martabanica'', '' S. sandokana'', '' S. alix''. '' S. itynx'', '' S. levis'' and '' S. celeb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Speiredonia Spectans
''Speiredonia spectans'', the granny's cloak moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Achille Guenée in 1852. It is found in north-eastern Australia and Tasmania. Strays have been recorded on Norfolk Island and in New Zealand. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777–200 has a wingspan of , and a wandering albatross (''Diomedea exulans'') caught in 1965 had a wingspan o ... is about 70 mm. The larvae feed on '' Acacia'' species. Gallery File:Speiredonia spectans female dorsal.jpg, Female, dorsal view File:Speiredonia spectans female ventral.jpg, Female, ventral view File:Speiredonia spectans male dorsal.jpg, Male, dorsal view File:Speiredonia spectans male ventral.jpg, Male, ventral view References Moths of Australia Moths of New Zealand Moths described in 1852 Speiredonia {{Hulodini-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Speiredonia Obscura
''Speiredonia obscura'' is a species of moth of the family Erebidae first described by Pieter Cramer in 1780. Distribution It is found in India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Taiwan, the Andamans, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, the Philippines, Palawan, from Sundaland eastwards to Australia, the Bismarck Archipelago, Solomon Islands, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia, Marianas The Mariana Islands (; also the Marianas; in Chamorro: ''Manislan Mariånas'') are a crescent-shaped archipelago comprising the summits of fifteen longitudinally oriented, mostly dormant volcanic mountains in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, betw ..., western Carolines. References External links * Moths described in 1780 Speiredonia {{Hulodini-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Speiredonia Itynx
''Speiredonia itynx'' is a species of moth of the family Erebidae first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1787. It is found in India, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Java, Palawan, Sulawesi and the Moluccas The Maluku Islands (; Indonesian: ''Kepulauan Maluku'') or the Moluccas () are an archipelago in the east of Indonesia. Tectonically they are located on the Halmahera Plate within the Molucca Sea Collision Zone. Geographically they are located eas .... Description Their wingspan ranges from 64 to 78 mm. The middle loop of the forewing is produced inwards almost to the discocellulars. There is a rufous spot found on the cell. Specimens very greatly in colour and spots. Some have purplish-grey patches on both wings, and some have ochreous patches on disk and centre of margin of both wings. Another morph has ochreous or white suffusion on sub-marginal area of forewings and postmedial area of hindwings. References External links * Moths described in 1787 Speiredonia [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Speiredonia Mutabilis
''Speiredonia mutabilis'' is a species of moth of the family Erebidae first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1794. It is found in India, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Taiwan, the Philippines, from Sundaland eastwards to Australia, the Solomon Islands, New Caledonia, Vanuatu, Fiji and Tonga. Description Its wingspan is about 70–78 mm. Adult blackish brown with purplish tinged. Forewings with waved sub-basal, antemedial, and medial black lines. There is a spot in cell and a double post-medial waved line excurved from vein 2 to lower angle o cell. An indistinct sinuous sub-marginal double line also present. Hindwings with medial lunulate line and traces of a sinuous double sub-marginal line. The larvae feed on ''Acacia ''Acacia'', commonly known as the wattles or acacias, is a large genus of shrubs and trees in the subfamily Mimosoideae of the pea family Fabaceae. Initially, it comprised a group of plant species native to Africa and Australasia. The genus na ...'' spe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Speiredonia Cymosema
''Speiredonia cymosema'' is a species of moth of the family Erebidae first described by George Hampson in 1926. It is found in Assam, Sikkim and Malaya Malaya refers to a number of historical and current political entities related to what is currently Peninsular Malaysia in Southeast Asia: Political entities * British Malaya (1826–1957), a loose collection of the British colony of the Straits .... External links * Moths described in 1926 Speiredonia {{Hulodini-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Speiredonia Alix
''Speiredonia alix'' is a species of moth of the family Erebidae first described by Achille Guenée in 1852. It is found in India, the Andamans, Malaya, Sumatra, Borneo, Java, Sumbawa and the Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, República de Filipinas * hil, Republ .... References External links * Moths described in 1852 Speiredonia {{Hulodini-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Speiredonia Cthulhui
''Speiredonia cthulhui'' is a species of moth of the family Erebidae first described by Alberto Zilli and Jeremy D. Holloway in 2005. It is found on New Guinea New Guinea (; Hiri Motu Hiri Motu, also known as Police Motu, Pidgin Motu, or just Hiri, is a language of Papua New Guinea, which is spoken in surrounding areas of Port Moresby (Capital of Papua New Guinea). It is a simplified version of .... The length of the forewings is 26.5 mm for males and 25.5 mm for females. It is named after the Cthulhu, a fictional creature created by author H. P. Lovecraft. References Moths described in 2005 Speiredonia {{Hulodini-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Speiredonia Hogenesi
''Speiredonia hogenesi'' is a species of moth of the family Erebidae first described by Alberto Zilli in 2002. It is found in Malaya, Sumatra, Java and Borneo Borneo (; id, Kalimantan) is the third-largest island in the world and the largest in Asia. At the geographic centre of Maritime Southeast Asia, in relation to major Indonesian islands, it is located north of Java, west of Sulawesi, and eas .... External links * Moths described in 2002 Speiredonia {{Hulodini-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Speiredonia Martabanica
''Speiredonia martabanica'' is a species of moth of the family Erebidae first described by Alberto Zilli and Jeremy Daniel Holloway in 2005. It is found in Myanmar Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John C. Wells, Joh .... The length of the forewings is 28 mm for males. External links * Moths described in 2005 Speiredonia {{Hulodini-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Speiredonia Sandokana
''Speiredonia sandokana'' is a species of moth of the family Erebidae first described by Alberto Zilli and Jeremy Daniel Holloway in 2005. It is found on the Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra and Borneo Borneo (; id, Kalimantan) is the third-largest island in the world and the largest in Asia. At the geographic centre of Maritime Southeast Asia, in relation to major Indonesian islands, it is located north of Java, west of Sulawesi, and eas .... The length of the forewings is 31.5-32.5 mm for both males and females. External links * Moths described in 2005 Speiredonia {{Hulodini-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Speiredonia Simplex
''Speiredonia simplex'' is a species of moth of the family Erebidae first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1877. It is found on the Loyalty Islands, Vanuatu, Fiji and Tonga Tonga (, ; ), officially the Kingdom of Tonga ( to, Puleʻanga Fakatuʻi ʻo Tonga), is a Polynesian country and archipelago. The country has 171 islands – of which 45 are inhabited. Its total surface area is about , scattered over in .... External links * Moths described in 1877 Speiredonia {{Hulodini-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
