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Thaumetopoea Hellenica
''Thaumetopoea'' is a genus of moths belonging to the family Notodontidae. It was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1820. In their caterpillar form, they bear the vernacular name of processionary because their gregarious larvae conspicuously move in single file. The adults live a few days without feeding. Some ''Thaumetopoea'' species, for example ''Thaumetopoea pityocampa'', are expanding their range towards higher latitudes and altitudes due to the current climate warming. The caterpillars carry urticating hairs which cause health problems in humans. Systematics The etymology of the name of the genus is from the Greek words and (), "to create", thus meaning "creating wonder", i.e. "looking remarkable". This explains why the name is sometimes spelled ''Thaumatopoea'', i.e. in the latinized form of ''thaumatopoiia'' "marvellous achievement" (cf. ''thauma'' "marvel, wonder"). The genus ''Thaumetopoea'' contains the following species: * '' Thaumetopoea bonjeani'' (Powel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacob Hübner
Jacob Hübner (20 June 1761 – 13 September 1826, in Augsburg) was a German entomologist. He was the author of ''Sammlung Europäischer Schmetterlinge'' (1796–1805), a founding work of entomology. Scientific career Hübner was the author of ''Sammlung Europäischer Schmetterlinge'' (1796–1805), a founding work of entomology. He was one of the first specialists to work on the European Lepidoptera. He described many new species, for example ''Sesia bembeciformis'' and ''Euchloe tagis'', many of them common. He also described many new genus, genera. He was a designer and engraver and from 1786 he worked for three years as a designer and engraver at a cotton factory in Ukraine. There he collected butterflies and moths including descriptions and illustrations of some in ''Beiträge zur Geschichte der Schmetterlinge'' (1786–1790) along with other new species from the countryside around his home in Augsburg. Hübner's masterwork "Tentamen" was intended as a discussion document. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thaumetopoea Pityocampa
The pine processionary (''Thaumetopoea pityocampa'') is a moth of the subfamily Thaumetopoeinae in the family Notodontidae, known for the irritating hairs of its caterpillars, their processions, and the economic damage they cause in coniferous forests. The species was first described scientifically by Michael Denis and Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775, though it was known to the ancients, with remedies described by Theophrastus, Dioscorides and Pliny the Elder. Its processionary behaviour was described in 1916 by the French entomologist Jean-Henri Fabre. It is one of the most destructive species to pines and cedars in Central Asia, North Africa and southern Europe. The species is notable for the behaviour of its caterpillars, which overwinter in tent-like nests high in pine trees, and which proceed through the woods in nose-to-tail columns, protected from predators by their severely irritating hairs. The species is one of the few insects where the larva develops in winter in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thaumetopoea Mediterranea
''Thaumetopoea'' is a genus of moths belonging to the family Notodontidae. It was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1820. In their caterpillar form, they bear the vernacular name of processionary because their gregarious larvae conspicuously move in single file. The adults live a few days without feeding. Some ''Thaumetopoea'' species, for example ''Thaumetopoea pityocampa'', are expanding their range towards higher latitudes and altitudes due to the current climate warming. The caterpillars carry urticating hairs which cause health problems in humans. Systematics The etymology of the name of the genus is from the Greek words and (), "to create", thus meaning "creating wonder", i.e. "looking remarkable". This explains why the name is sometimes spelled ''Thaumatopoea'', i.e. in the latinized form of ''thaumatopoiia'' "marvellous achievement" (cf. ''thauma'' "marvel, wonder"). The genus ''Thaumetopoea'' contains the following species: * '' Thaumetopoea bonjeani'' (Powel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thaumetopoea Hellenica
''Thaumetopoea'' is a genus of moths belonging to the family Notodontidae. It was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1820. In their caterpillar form, they bear the vernacular name of processionary because their gregarious larvae conspicuously move in single file. The adults live a few days without feeding. Some ''Thaumetopoea'' species, for example ''Thaumetopoea pityocampa'', are expanding their range towards higher latitudes and altitudes due to the current climate warming. The caterpillars carry urticating hairs which cause health problems in humans. Systematics The etymology of the name of the genus is from the Greek words and (), "to create", thus meaning "creating wonder", i.e. "looking remarkable". This explains why the name is sometimes spelled ''Thaumatopoea'', i.e. in the latinized form of ''thaumatopoiia'' "marvellous achievement" (cf. ''thauma'' "marvel, wonder"). The genus ''Thaumetopoea'' contains the following species: * '' Thaumetopoea bonjeani'' (Powel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thaumetopoea Wilkinsoni
''Thaumetopoea'' is a genus of moths belonging to the family Notodontidae. It was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1820. In their caterpillar form, they bear the vernacular name of processionary because their gregarious larvae conspicuously move in single file. The adults live a few days without feeding. Some ''Thaumetopoea'' species, for example ''Thaumetopoea pityocampa'', are expanding their range towards higher latitudes and altitudes due to the current climate warming. The caterpillars carry urticating hairs which cause health problems in humans. Systematics The etymology of the name of the genus is from the Greek words and (), "to create", thus meaning "creating wonder", i.e. "looking remarkable". This explains why the name is sometimes spelled ''Thaumatopoea'', i.e. in the latinized form of ''thaumatopoiia'' "marvellous achievement" (cf. ''thauma'' "marvel, wonder"). The genus ''Thaumetopoea'' contains the following species: * '' Thaumetopoea bonjeani'' (Powel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thaumetopoea Solitaria
''Thaumetopoea solitaria'' is a moth of the subfamily Thaumetopoeinae in the family Notodontidae first described by Christian Friedrich Freyer in 1838. It is found in Anatolia (including Turkey), on Cyprus, east to Syria, Israel, Lebanon, Iraq and Iran. The wingspan is 20–28 mm for males and 25–35 mm for females. The moths are on wing from August to September. The larvae feed on ''Pistacia terebinthus'', ''Cupressus sempervirens'' and ''Fraxinus ''Fraxinus'' (), common name, commonly called ash, is a genus of flowering plants in the olive and lilac family, Oleaceae. It contains 45–65 species of usually medium to large trees, mostly deciduous, though a number of Subtropics, subtropic ...''. Sources * P.C.-Rougeot, P. Viette (1978). ''Guide des papillons nocturnes d'Europe et d'Afrique du Nord''. Delachaux et Niestlé (Lausanne). {{Taxonbar, from=Q473332 Thaumetopoeinae Moths of Europe Moths of Asia Moths described in 1838 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thaumetopoea Pinivora
''Thaumetopoea pinivora'', the eastern pine processionary, is a moth of the family Notodontidae. The species was first described by Georg Friedrich Treitschke in 1834. It is found in southeast and central Europe and Asia Minor. The wingspan is 15–18 mm. The moths are on wing from May to September. The larvae feed on ''Pinus A pine is any conifer tree or shrub in the genus ''Pinus'' () of the family Pinaceae. ''Pinus'' is the sole genus in the subfamily Pinoideae. The World Flora Online created by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and Missouri Botanical Garden accep ...'' species. Sources * P.C.-Rougeot, P. Viette (1978). ''Guide des papillons nocturnes d'Europe et d'Afrique du Nord''. Delachaux et Niestlé (Lausanne). External links ''Fauna Europaea'' [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thaumetopoea Herculeana
''Thaumetopoea'' is a genus of moths belonging to the family Notodontidae. It was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1820. In their caterpillar form, they bear the vernacular name of processionary because their gregarious larvae conspicuously move in single file. The adults live a few days without feeding. Some ''Thaumetopoea'' species, for example ''Thaumetopoea pityocampa'', are expanding their range towards higher latitudes and altitudes due to the current climate warming. The caterpillars carry urticating hairs which cause health problems in humans. Systematics The etymology of the name of the genus is from the Greek words and (), "to create", thus meaning "creating wonder", i.e. "looking remarkable". This explains why the name is sometimes spelled ''Thaumatopoea'', i.e. in the latinized form of ''thaumatopoiia'' "marvellous achievement" (cf. ''thauma'' "marvel, wonder"). The genus ''Thaumetopoea'' contains the following species: * '' Thaumetopoea bonjeani'' (Powel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thaumetopoea Bonjeani
''Thaumetopoea bonjeani'', the cedar processionary, is a moth in the family Notodontidae. It was first described by Harold Powell in 1922 and it is found in Morocco. The wingspan is 15–16 mm. The moths are on wing from July to October. The larvae feed on cedar Cedar may refer to: Trees and plants *''Cedrus'', common English name cedar, an Old-World genus of coniferous trees in the plant family Pinaceae *Cedar (plant), a list of trees and plants known as cedar Places United States * Cedar, Arizona * ... species. Sources * P.C.-Rougeot, P. Viette (1978). ''Guide des papillons nocturnes d'Europe et d'Afrique du Nord''. Delachaux et Niestlé (Lausanne). Thaumetopoeinae Endemic fauna of Morocco Moths described in 1922 Moths of Africa {{Notodontidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Urticating Hair
Urticating hairs or urticating bristles are one of the primary defense mechanisms used by numerous plants, almost all New World tarantulas, and various lepidopteran caterpillars. ''Urtica'' is Latin for "nettle" (stinging nettles are in the genus ''Urtica''), and bristles that urticate are characteristic of this type of plant, and many other plants in several families. This term also refers to certain types of barbed bristles that cover the dorsal and posterior surface of a tarantula's or caterpillar's abdomen. Many tarantula species eject bristles from their abdomens, directing them toward potential attackers. These bristles can embed themselves in the other animal's skin or eyes, causing physical irritation, usually to great discomfort. The term urticating hairs is a misnomer, as technically only mammals possess true hairs. In plants The most common form of urticating hairs in plants are typified by nettles, which possess sharp-pointed hollow bristles seated on a gland that s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Larvae
A larva (; plural larvae ) is a distinct juvenile form many animals undergo before metamorphosis into adults. Animals with indirect development such as insects, amphibians, or cnidarians typically have a larval phase of their life cycle. The larva's appearance is generally very different from the adult form (''e.g.'' caterpillars and butterflies) including different unique structures and organs that do not occur in the adult form. Their diet may also be considerably different. Larvae are frequently adapted to different environments than adults. For example, some larvae such as tadpoles live almost exclusively in aquatic environments, but can live outside water as adult frogs. By living in a distinct environment, larvae may be given shelter from predators and reduce competition for resources with the adult population. Animals in the larval stage will consume food to fuel their transition into the adult form. In some organisms like polychaetes and barnacles, adults are immobil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thaumetopoea Processionea
The oak processionary (''Thaumetopoea processionea'') is a moth whose caterpillars can be found in oak forests, where they feed on oak leaves, causing significant damage. They travel in nose-to-tail processions (hence their name), often arrow-headed, with a leader followed by rows of several caterpillars abreast. They are a human irritant because of their venomous setae (specifically urticating hairs), which can cause skin irritation and asthma. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae''. Description The wingspan of adult stage moths is between . Their pattern of tan, brown and white makes the adults difficult to see against oak bark. Adults fly during July and August. The larvae construct communal nests of white silk from which they crawl at night in single file, head to tail in large processions to feed on foliage in the crowns of trees, returning in the same manner. Oak is its preferred food source, but the moth also e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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