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Syngrapha Alias
''Syngrapha alias'', the hooked silver Y, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was Species description, first described by Rodrigues Ottolengui in 1902. It is found in North America from Newfoundland (island), Newfoundland to Alaska and Vancouver Island, north to near the treeline and south in the west to coastal north California and Arizona, in the east to North Carolina. The wingspan is 30–34 mm. The moth flies from June to August depending on the location. The larvae feed on ''Picea glauca'' and ''Picea mariana''. Subspecies There are two recognised subspecies: *''Syngrapha alias alias'' *''Syngrapha alias interalia'' References * Plusiinae Moths of North America Moths described in 1902 {{Plusiinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rodrigues Ottolengui
Rodrigues Ottolengui (March 15, 1861 – July 11, 1937) was an American writer and dentist of Sephardic descent. Born in Charleston, South Carolina, he moved to New York City, where he would spend most of his adult life, in 1877. Biography One of three children, Ottolengui was a son of Daniel Ottolengui and Helen Rosalie Rodrigues Ottolengui; he had a sister, Helen, and a brother, Lee. He was cousins with Octavus Roy Cohen, who also wrote crime fiction. He was the editor of ''Items of Interest: A Monthly Magazine of Dental Art, Science, and Literature'' for thirty-five years, which he continued to edit after retiring from dentistry; he compiled ''Table Talks on Dentistry'', drawing from articles in ''Items of Interest''. A dental pioneer, Ottolengui was one of the first to use X-rays and was a specialist in orthodontics and root canal therapy. He was also interested in entomology, taxidermy, and photography. In addition to his work in dentistry, Ottolengui is remembered as an e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |