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Xanthorhoe Designata
''Xanthorhoe designata'', the flame carpet, is a moth of the genus ''Xanthorhoe'' in the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Johann Siegfried Hufnagel in 1767. Distribution It is found in Europe, Asiatic Russia and Japan. Description "Coloured nearly as in '' munitata'' but the median band is light red and with a conspicuous black bar at its proximal edge and usually with the distal edge also — at least in its anterior part, conspicuously black. Under surface more weakly marked. - ab. ''coarctata'' ab. nov. routhas the median band greatly narrowed, usually very dark, about as in the corresponding aberration of ''ferrugata''. - ''islandicaria'' Stgr. has the ground-colour more weakly marked, often whiter, the median band also pale in its centre but commonly with the black edgings widened. Iceland."Prout, L. B. (1912–16). Geometridae. In A. Seitz (ed.) ''The Macrolepidoptera of the World''. The Palaearctic Geometridae, 4. 479 pp. Alfred Kernen, Stuttgart. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johann Siegfried Hufnagel
Johann Siegfried Hufnagel (17 October 1724, Uckerfelde, Falkenwalde, Prenzlau district, Brandenburg – 23 February 1795, Langenfeld, Sternberg district) was a German parson and entomologist (lepidopterist). Life Until the late 20th century nothing was known about Hufnagel's life. Even his first names remained unknown. In 1987 Gerstberger and Stiesy succeeded in identifying him with the help of Fischer's work (1941) and uncovered some basic biographical information. Hufnagel came from a family of Protestant clergymen, his father and grandfather before him having been parsons. Johann Siegfried probably attended one of the universities in northern or eastern Germany (but not in Berlin as Berlin had no university at the time). From 1759 to 1767 the Berlin address book mentions one "Hufnagel" or "Huffnagel" who was praeceptor (teacher) at the Protestant-Lutheran church near the ''Grosses Friedrichs-Hospital und Waisenhaus'' (hospital and orphanage) and lived in the orphanage. As this is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 which have yet to be described. Most species of moth are nocturnal, but there are also crepuscular and diurnal species. Differences between butterflies and moths While the butterflies form a monophyletic group, the moths, comprising the rest of the Lepidoptera, do not. Many attempts have been made to group the superfamilies of the Lepidoptera into natural groups, most of which fail because one of the two groups is not monophyletic: Microlepidoptera and Macrolepidoptera, Heterocera and Rhopalocera, Jugatae and Frenatae, Monotrysia and Ditrysia.Scoble, MJ 1995. The Lepidoptera: Form, function and diversity. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press; 404 p. Although the rules for distinguishing moths from butterflies are not well establishe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xanthorhoe
''Xanthorhoe'' is a genus of moths of the family Geometridae described by Jacob Hübner in 1825. Selected species * '' Xanthorhoe ablechra'' D. S. Fletcher, 1958 * '' Xanthorhoe abrasaria'' (Herrich-Schäffer, 1856) * '' Xanthorhoe abyssinica'' Herbulot, 1983 * ''Xanthorhoe albodivisaria'' (Aurivillius, 1910) * '' Xanthorhoe algidata'' (Möschler, 1874) (syn: ''Xanthorhoe dodata'' Cassino and Swett 1920) * ''Xanthorhoe alluaudi'' (Prout, 1932) * '' Xanthorhoe alta'' Debauche, 1937 * '' Xanthorhoe alticola'' (Aurivillius, 1925) * '' Xanthorhoe alticolata'' Barnes & McDunnough, 1916 * '' Xanthorhoe altispex'' (L. B. Prout, 1921) * ''Xanthorhoe anaspila'' Meyrick, 1891 * '' Xanthorhoe annotinata'' (Zetterstedt, 1839) * '' Xanthorhoe ansorgei'' (Warren, 1899) * ''Xanthorhoe argenteolineata'' (Aurivillius, 1910) * '' Xanthorhoe baffinensis'' (Mcdunnough) * ''Xanthorhoe barnsi'' (L. B. Prout, 1921) * '' Xanthorhoe belgarum'' Herbulot, 1981 * ''Xanthorhoe biriviata'' (Borkhausen, 1794) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geometridae
The geometer moths are moths belonging to the family Geometridae of the insect order Lepidoptera, the moths and butterflies. Their scientific name derives from the Ancient Greek ''geo'' γεω (derivative form of or "the earth"), and ''metron'' "measure" in reference to the way their larvae, or inchworms, appear to measure the earth as they move along in a looping fashion. A very large family, it has around 23,000 species of moths described, and over 1400 species from six subfamilies indigenous to North America alone. A well-known member is the peppered moth, ''Biston betularia'', which has been subject of numerous studies in population genetics. Several other geometer moths are notorious pests. Adults Many geometrids have slender abdomens and broad wings which are usually held flat with the hindwings visible. As such, they appear rather butterfly-like, but in most respects they are typical moths; the majority fly at night, they possess a frenulum to link the wings, and th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Species Description
A species description is a formal description of a newly discovered species, usually in the form of a scientific paper. Its purpose is to give a clear description of a new species of organism and explain how it differs from species that have been described previously or are related. In order for species to be validly described, they need to follow guidelines established over time. Zoological naming requires adherence to the ICZN code, plants, the ICN, viruses ICTV, and so on. The species description often contains photographs or other illustrations of type material along with a note on where they are deposited. The publication in which the species is described gives the new species a formal scientific name. Some 1.9 million species have been identified and described, out of some 8.7 million that may actually exist. Millions more have become extinct throughout the existence of life on Earth. Naming process A name of a new species becomes valid (available in zo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russia
Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a List of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia, Northern Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-eighth of Earth's inhabitable landmass. Russia extends across Time in Russia, eleven time zones and shares Borders of Russia, land boundaries with fourteen countries, more than List of countries and territories by land borders, any other country but China. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, world's ninth-most populous country and List of European countries by population, Europe's most populous country, with a population of 146 million people. The country's capital and List of cities and towns in Russia by population, largest city is Moscow, the List of European cities by population within city limits, largest city entirely within E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north toward the East China Sea, Philippine Sea, and Taiwan in the south. Japan is a part of the Ring of Fire, and spans Japanese archipelago, an archipelago of List of islands of Japan, 6852 islands covering ; the five main islands are Hokkaido, Honshu (the "mainland"), Shikoku, Kyushu, and Okinawa Island, Okinawa. Tokyo is the Capital of Japan, nation's capital and largest city, followed by Yokohama, Osaka, Nagoya, Sapporo, Fukuoka, Kobe, and Kyoto. Japan is the List of countries and dependencies by population, eleventh most populous country in the world, as well as one of the List of countries and dependencies by population density, most densely populated and Urbanization by country, urbanized. About three-fourths of Geography of Japan, the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xanthorhoe Designata SLU
''Xanthorhoe'' is a genus of moths of the family Geometridae described by Jacob Hübner in 1825. Selected species * '' Xanthorhoe ablechra'' D. S. Fletcher, 1958 * '' Xanthorhoe abrasaria'' (Herrich-Schäffer, 1856) * '' Xanthorhoe abyssinica'' Herbulot, 1983 * ''Xanthorhoe albodivisaria'' (Aurivillius, 1910) * '' Xanthorhoe algidata'' (Möschler, 1874) (syn: ''Xanthorhoe dodata'' Cassino and Swett 1920) * ''Xanthorhoe alluaudi'' (Prout, 1932) * '' Xanthorhoe alta'' Debauche, 1937 * '' Xanthorhoe alticola'' (Aurivillius, 1925) * '' Xanthorhoe alticolata'' Barnes & McDunnough, 1916 * '' Xanthorhoe altispex'' (L. B. Prout, 1921) * ''Xanthorhoe anaspila'' Meyrick, 1891 * '' Xanthorhoe annotinata'' (Zetterstedt, 1839) * '' Xanthorhoe ansorgei'' (Warren, 1899) * ''Xanthorhoe argenteolineata'' (Aurivillius, 1910) * '' Xanthorhoe baffinensis'' (Mcdunnough) * ''Xanthorhoe barnsi'' (L. B. Prout, 1921) * '' Xanthorhoe belgarum'' Herbulot, 1981 * ''Xanthorhoe biriviata'' (Borkhausen, 1794) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xanthorhoe Decoloraria
''Xanthorhoe decoloraria'', the red carpet, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Eugenius Johann Christoph Esper in 1806 and it is found in northern Europe, to the east across the Palearctic to Siberia and the north of North America; further south (as from Switzerland to Austro-Hungary) it seems to occur chiefly, if not exclusively, in the mountains. Description The wingspan is 19 – 26 mm. The forewings are pale greyish ochreous, with brown striae. The basal patch is fuscous-reddish, its edge curved. The median band is dull reddish, dark-striated, the edges suffused with dark ochreous-brown, the anterior curved, the posterior rounded and prominent in the middle. There is a dark ochreous-brown apical streak and the termen is suffused with grey. Hindwings are pale greyish-ochreous, with grey striae, and the termen is grey. The larva is variable, dull green or brown, black-dotted with pinkish incisions and two conspicuous blotches on segments 6 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buckler W The Larvæ Of The British Butterflies And Moths PlateCXL
A buckler (French ''bouclier'' 'shield', from Old French ''bocle, boucle'' 'boss') is a small shield, up to 45 cm (up to 18 in) in diameter, gripped in the fist with a central handle behind the boss. While being used in Europe since antiquity, it became more common as a companion weapon in hand-to-hand combat during the Medieval and Renaissance periods. Its size made it poor protection against missile weapons (e.g., arrows) but useful in deflecting the blow of an opponent's weapons, binding his arms, hindering his movements, or punching him. MS I.33, considered the earliest extant armed-combat manual, (around 1300) contains an early description of a system of combat with buckler and sword. Typology According to the typology of Schmidt, there are three main types of buckler regarding their shape: *Type I: round *Type II: rectangular or trapezoid *Type III: oval or teardrop-shaped These types are combined with the cross sections: *Type a: flat *Type b: concave *Type ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brassicaceae
Brassicaceae () or (the older) Cruciferae () is a medium-sized and economically important family of flowering plants commonly known as the mustards, the crucifers, or the cabbage family. Most are herbaceous plants, while some are shrubs. The leaves are simple (although are sometimes deeply incised), lack stipules, and appear alternately on stems or in rosettes. The inflorescences are terminal and lack bracts. The flowers have four free sepals, four free alternating petals, two shorter free stamens and four longer free stamens. The fruit has seeds in rows, divided by a thin wall (or septum). The family contains 372 genera and 4,060 accepted species. The largest genera are ''Draba'' (440 species), ''Erysimum'' (261 species), ''Lepidium'' (234 species), ''Cardamine'' (233 species), and ''Alyssum'' (207 species). The family contains the cruciferous vegetables, including species such as ''Brassica oleracea'' (cultivated as cabbage, kale, cauliflower, broccoli and collards), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moths Of Europe
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 which have yet to be described. Most species of moth are nocturnal, but there are also crepuscular and diurnal species. Differences between butterflies and moths While the butterflies form a monophyletic group, the moths, comprising the rest of the Lepidoptera, do not. Many attempts have been made to group the superfamilies of the Lepidoptera into natural groups, most of which fail because one of the two groups is not monophyletic: Microlepidoptera and Macrolepidoptera, Heterocera and Rhopalocera, Jugatae and Frenatae, Monotrysia and Ditrysia.Scoble, MJ 1995. The Lepidoptera: Form, function and diversity. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press; 404 p. Although the rules for distinguishing moths from butterflies are not well establis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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