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Trigonospila Brevifacies
''Trigonospila brevifacies'' is a species of true fly in the family Tachinidae native to eastern Australia. This species is also found in New Zealand. Like the vast majority of tachinid flies, ''T. brevifacies'' is a parasitoid of other insects, specifically late larval stages of a number of species of Lepidoptera. It is also known as the Australian Leaf-Roller Fly or Leafroller Fly. Distribution ''Trigonospila brevifacies'' is native to the eastern states of Australia and has been collected from Tasmania, New South Wales, Victoria, and southern Queensland. ''T. brevifacies'' is also present in New Zealand as it was introduced to control a number of agricultural pests.Green OR (1984) New Zealand host and locality records for an introduced tortricid parasite, ''Trigonospila brevifacies'' (Diptera: Tachinidae). New Zealand Entomologist 8: 69-71.Shaw PW, Lo P, and Wall DR (2001) Recent introduction and establishment of the leafroller parasitoid ''Trigonospila brevifacies'' (Hardy) (D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Hudleston Hurlstone Hardy
George Hudleston Hurlstone Hardy (14 August 1882 – 9 January 1966) was an entomologist who specialized in the biology of Diptera, especially Asilidae, Muscidae, Calliphoridae and Sarcophagidae. He was the eldest son of Matilda Margaret Hudleston and English engineer and amateur entomologist Major George Hurlstone Hardy, who wrote ''The Book of the Fly.'' Hardy grew up in the Old House on Park Road in Twickenham and his second cousin was composer William Yeates Hurlstone. Hardy studied engineering at the Northumberland Institute and abandoned his Roman Catholic faith after reading Darwin's ''On the Origin of Species''. After migrating to Australia in 1911, Hardy became assistant curator of the Tasmanian Museum, then a fellow in economic biology at the University of Queensland. His collection, including his types, is shared between the Tasmanian Museum and the Australian Museum. Other collections are in the CSIRO Division of Economic Entomology and the University of Queensland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paropsis
''Paropsis'' is a genus of Chrysomelidae, commonly referred to as tortoise beetles, which includes over 70 described species. Their small size, bright colours and patterns, and roughly hemispherical shape cause them to be mistaken for beetles in the family Coccinellidae (ladybirds). They are distributed across Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea. They primarily feed on ''Eucalyptus'' but there are a few that feed on ''Baeckea'', ''Kunzea'' and ''Leptospermum ''Leptospermum'' is a genus of shrubs and small trees in the myrtle family Myrtaceae commonly known as tea trees, although this name is sometimes also used for some species of ''Melaleuca''. Most species are endemic to Australia, with the greate ...''. Species within this genus are noted as pests. For example, '' Paropsis charybdis'' is a pest of Eucalyptus in New Zealand. Gallery File:Paropsis ornata3 BNE TREV.JPG, ''Paropsis ornata'' File:Paropsis atomaria Warby Ranges2.JPG, ''Paropsis atomaria'' Specie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ctenopseustis Obliquana
''Ctenopseustis obliquana'', the brownheaded leafroller, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is native to New Zealand and is an introduced species in Hawaii. The common name is also used for the related species '' Ctenopseustis herana'' and '' Ctenopseustis fraterna''. The wingspan can range up to 25 mm. The coloration and markings on the forewing are extremely variable, ranging from fawn to chocolate brown with darker markings. The larvae feed on a wide range of plants, including various broadleaved and coniferous trees and ferns, for instance ''Eucalyptus'', ''Quercus'', ''Acacia'', ''Larix'', ''Picea'', ''Pinus'' and ''Pseudotsuga ''Pseudotsuga'' is a genus of evergreen coniferous trees in the family Pinaceae (subfamily Laricoideae). Common names for species in the genus include Douglas fir, Douglas-fir, Douglas tree, Oregon pine and Bigcone spruce. '' Pseudotsuga menz ...'' species. They feed on the leaves, stem and buds of their host plant beneath a protec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cnephasia Jactatana
The black-lyre leafroller moth (''"Cnephasia" jactatana'') is a tortrix moth species of the family Tortricidae. Distribution The black-lyre leafroller moth is endemic to New Zealand and is common throughout the country. Taxonomy It belongs to the subfamily Tortricinae and therein to tribe Cnephasiini. But among these, it is in fact not close enough to the type species of ''Cnephasia'' – '' Cnephasia pasiuana'' of Europe – to properly belong in that genus. Alternatively, it has variously been referred to ''Batodes'' (= ''Ditula'') or ''Paedisca'' (= '' Epinotia''); if anything it might belong to the latter, presently circumscribed as a large and wide-ranging group of uncertain monophyly. But its actual genus has yet to be determined with certainty.Baixeras ''et al.'' (2009) Synonyms Junior synonyms of this species are: * ''Batodes jactatana'' Walker, 1863 * ''Sciaphila flexivittana'' Walker, 1863 * ''Paedisca privatana'' Walker, 1863 * ''Paedisca voluta'' Felder ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pasiphila Lunata
''Pasiphila lunata'' is a species of moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in New Zealand. The larvae feed on '' Hebe'' species. References Moths described in 1912 lunata Lunata is a locality of the commune of Capannori in the Province of Lucca, Tuscany, central Italy, one of the forty ''frazioni'' identified in the municipal statute. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helcystogramma
''Helcystogramma'' is a genus of moths in the family Gelechiidae. The genus was erected by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1877. Distribution and diversity The genus is distributed almost worldwide, with around half of known taxa occurring in Asia. In 1997 there were about 93 valid species, and more have since been described. Species *'' Helcystogramma abortiva'' (Walsingham, 1911) *'' Helcystogramma adaequata'' Meyrick, 1914 *''Helcystogramma albilepidotum'' Li & Zhen, 2011 *''Helcystogramma albinervis'' (Gerasimov, 1929) *''Helcystogramma amethystium'' (Meyrick, 1906) *''Helcystogramma angustum'' Li & Zhen, 2011 *''Helcystogramma anthistis'' (Meyrick, 1929) *''Helcystogramma archigrapha'' (Meyrick, 1929) *'' Helcystogramma armatum'' (Meyrick, 1911) *''Helcystogramma arotraeum'' (Meyrick, 1894) *'' Helcystogramma arulensis'' (Rebel, 1929) *''Helcystogramma aruritis'' (Meyrick, 1911) *'' Helcystogramma augusta'' (Meyrick, 1911) *''Helcystogramma badia'' (Braun, 1921) *''Helcystogra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Feeding Behaviours
Feeding is the process by which organisms, typically animals, obtain food. Terminology often uses either the suffixes -vore, -vory, or -vorous from Latin ''vorare'', meaning "to devour", or -phage, -phagy, or -phagous from Greek φαγεῖν (), meaning "to eat". Evolutionary history The evolution of feeding is varied with some feeding strategies evolving several times in independent lineages. In terrestrial vertebrates, the earliest forms were large amphibious piscivores 400 million years ago. While amphibians continued to feed on fish and later insects, reptiles began exploring two new food types, other tetrapods (carnivory), and later, plants (herbivory). Carnivory was a natural transition from insectivory for medium and large tetrapods, requiring minimal adaptation (in contrast, a complex set of adaptations was necessary for feeding on highly fibrous plant materials). Evolutionary adaptations The specialization of organisms towards specific food sources is one of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gelechiidae
The Gelechiidae are a family of moths commonly referred to as twirler moths or gelechiid moths. They are the namesake family of the huge and little-studied superfamily Gelechioidea, and the family's taxonomy has been subject to considerable dispute. These are generally very small moths with narrow, fringed wings. The larvae of most species feed internally on various parts of their host plants, sometimes causing galls. Douglas-fir (''Pseudotsuga'') is a host plant common to many species of the family, particularly of the genus ''Chionodes'', which as a result is more diverse in North America than usual for Gelechioidea. By the late 20th century, over 900 genera with altogether more than 4,500 species were placed here, with about 650 genera known from North America alone. While these figures are certainly outdated, due to the many revisions to superfamily Gelechioidea and new descriptions of twirler moths, they still serve to show the enormous biodiversity contained in this import ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phthorimaea Operculella
''Phthorimaea operculella'', also known as the potato tuber moth or tobacco splitworm, is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is an oligophagous insect that feeds on the plant family Solanaceae and is especially known for being a major pest of potato crops. Currently farmers utilize insecticides, parasites, and sprinkler irrigation in order to prevent ''P. operculella'' from infesting their croplands. The potato tuber moth also has a rare oviposition process where the ovipositor contains sensors that pick up on chemical signals given off by the host plant. Therefore, the adult female moth only needs to be within the vicinity of a host plant to lay her eggs. Description The potato tuber moth has a body length of about 10mm and a wingspan of about 12mm. Adult moths have a narrow, light brown body with grayish-brown wings containing a variety of small dark spots. The moth contains two sets of wings, both having frayed edges. Females are distinguished from males by having a black ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tortricidae
The Tortricidae are a family of moths, commonly known as tortrix moths or leafroller moths, in the order Lepidoptera. This large family has over 11,000 species described, and is the sole member of the superfamily Tortricoidea, although the genus ''Heliocosma'' is sometimes placed within this superfamily. Many of these are economically important pests. Olethreutidae is a junior synonym. The typical resting posture is with the wings folded back, producing a rather rounded profile. Notable tortricids include the codling moth and the spruce budworm, which are among the most well-studied of all insects because of their economic impact. Description Tortricid moths are generally small, with a wingspan of 3 cm or less.Hanson, Paul E. (04-11-2018). Insects and Other Arthropods of Tropical America. Cornell University Press. Many species are drab and have mottled and marbled brown colors, but some diurnal species are brightly colored and mimic other moths of the families Geometrida ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Epiphyas Postvittana
The light brown apple moth (''Epiphyas postvittana'') (often abbreviated to LBAM) is a leafroller moth belonging to the lepidopteran family Tortricidae. Identification Adult moths Light brown apple moth adults are variable in colour and may be confused with other leafroller moths and similar species. DNA analysis is currently required to positively identify the species which are otherwise indistinguishable on gross characteristics from other moths of similar species. Typical males have a forewing length of 6–10 mm with a light brown area at the base, which is distinguishable from a much darker, red-brown area at the tip. The latter may be absent, with the moth appearing uniformly light brown, as in the females, which have only slightly darker oblique markings distinguishing the area at the tip of the wing. Females have a forewing length of 7–13 mm. File:Epiphyas postvittana female dorsal.jpg, Female, dorsal view File:Epiphyas postvittana female ventral.jpg, Fema ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
