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Symmoca Amphicalyx
''Kertomesis amphicalyx'' is a moth in the family Autostichidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1911. It is found in India. The wingspan is 11–13 mm. The forewings are ochreous white with a moderate blackish basal fascia, the posterior edge nearly straight. The plical and first discal stigmata are minute and black, the plical beneath the first discal. There is a moderate blackish fascia at about three-fifths, constricted in the middle and several undefined dots or groups of blackish scales around the apical part of the costa and upper part of the termen. The hindwings are grey. References Moths described in 1911 Kertomesis Taxa named by Edward Meyrick {{Symmocinae-stub ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Meyrick
Edward Meyrick (25 November 1854, in Ramsbury – 31 March 1938, at Thornhanger, Marlborough) was an English schoolmaster and amateur entomologist. He was an expert on microlepidoptera and some consider him one of the founders of modern microlepidoptera systematics. Life and work Edward Meyrick came from a Welsh clerical family and was born in Ramsbury on the Kennet to a namesake father. He was educated at Marlborough College and Trinity College, Cambridge. He actively pursued his hobby during his schooling, and one colleague stated in 1872 that Meyrick "has not left a lamp, a paling, or a tree unexamined in which a moth could possibly, at any stage of its existence, lie hid." Meyrick began publishing notes on microlepidopterans in 1875, but when in December, 1877 he gained a post at The King's School, Parramatta, New South Wales, there were greater opportunities for indulging his interest. He stayed in Australia for ten years (from 1877 until the end of 1886) working at Syd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |