Xylophanes Norfolki

	Xylophanes Norfolki ''Xylophanes norfolki'' is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from the Galapagos Islands. It is similar to ''Xylophanes tersa ''Xylophanes tersa'', the tersa sphinx, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1771. It is found from the United States ( Massachusetts south to southern Florida, west to Nebraska, New Mexico ...'' and related species, but the pattern and form of the forewing upperside is different. The underside of the abdomen is purplish-brown, while the forewing upperside has a dark brown ground colour and the forewing and hindwing underside ground colour is dark orange. There are pale yellow spots on the hindwing upperside, while the ground colour dark orange. Adults are on wing in February and June and possibly again from September to October. The larvae feed on '' Psychotria rufipes''. References norfolki Moths described in 1962 Endemic fauna of the Galápagos Islands Moths of South Am ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	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]
picture info	Sphingidae The Sphingidae are a family of moths (Lepidoptera) called sphinx moths, also colloquially known as hawk moths, with many of their caterpillars known as “hornworms”; it includes about 1,450 species. It is best represented in the tropics, but species are found in every region.Scoble, Malcolm J. (1995): ''The Lepidoptera: Form, Function and Diversity'' (2nd edition). Oxford University Press & Natural History Museum London. They are moderate to large in size and are distinguished among moths for their agile and sustained flying ability, similar enough to that of hummingbirds as to be reliably mistaken for them. Their narrow wings and streamlined abdomens are adaptations for rapid flight. The family was named by French zoologist Pierre André Latreille in 1802. Some hawk moths, such as the hummingbird hawk-moth or the white-lined sphinx, hover in midair while they feed on nectar from flowers, so are sometimes mistaken for hummingbirds. This hovering capability is only known to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Xylophanes Tersa ''Xylophanes tersa'', the tersa sphinx, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1771. It is found from the United States ( Massachusetts south to southern Florida, west to Nebraska, New Mexico and southern Arizona), through Mexico, the West Indies and Central America and into parts of South America (including Bolivia, Paraguay, Argentina and Brazil). An occasional stray can be found as far north as Canada. The larvae feed on '' Borreria'', ''Catalpa'', ''Manettia'', and ''Pentas'' species, and ''Spermacoce glabra'', '' Hamelia patens'', ''Hedyotis nigricans'', ''Heimia salicifolia'', '' Psychotria microdon'', '' Psychotria nervosa'', and ''Inga vera ''Inga vera'' is a species of tropical tree in the family Fabaceae The Fabaceae or Leguminosae, [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Psychotria Rufipes ''Psychotria'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It contains 1,582 species and is therefore one of the largest genera of flowering plants. The genus has a pantropical distribution and members of the genus are small understorey trees in tropical forests. Some species are endangered or facing extinction due to deforestation, especially species of central Africa and the Pacific. Many species, including ''Psychotria viridis'', produce the psychedelic chemical dimethyltryptamine (DMT). Selected species * ''Psychotria abdita'' * ''Psychotria acutiflora'' * '' Psychotria adamsonii'' * '' Psychotria alsophila'' * '' Psychotria angustata'' * '' Psychotria atricaulis'' * '' Psychotria beddomei'' * ''Psychotria bimbiensis'' * ''Psychotria bryonicola'' * ''Psychotria camerunensis'' * ''Psychotria capensis'' * ''Psychotria carronis'' * ''Psychotria carthagenensis'' * ''Psychotria cathetoneura'' * ''Psychotria cernua' * ''Psychotria chalconeura'' * ''Psychotr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Xylophanes ''Xylophanes'' is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae erected by Jacob Hübner in 1819. As of 2000, there are about 96 species and subspecies included in the genus.Vaglia, T. et al. (2008)"Morphology and DNA barcoding reveal three cryptic species within the ''Xylophanes neoptolemus'' and ''loelia'' species groups (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae)" ''Zootaxa''. 1923 18-36. Species '' Xylophanes acrus'' Rothschild & Jordan, 1910 '' Xylophanes adalia'' ( H. Druce, 1881) '' Xylophanes aglaor'' ( Boisduval, 1875) '' Xylophanes alexandrei'' Haxaire & Vaglia, 2009 '' Xylophanes alvarezsierrai'' Alvarez Corral, 2001 '' Xylophanes amadis'' (Stoll, 1782) '' Xylophanes anubus'' (Cramer, 1777) '' Xylophanes aristor'' (Boisduval, 1870) '' Xylophanes balcazari'' Haxaire & Vaglia, 2008 '' Xylophanes barbuti'' Haxaire & Eitschberger, 2007 '' Xylophanes belti'' (H. Druce, 1878) '' Xylophanes bilineata'' Gehlen, 1928 '' Xylophanes blanca'' Eitschberger, 2001 '' Xylophanes ceratomioides ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Moths Described In 1962 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]
picture info	Endemic Fauna Of The Galápagos Islands Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsewhere. For example, the Cape sugarbird is found exclusively in southwestern South Africa and is therefore said to be ''endemic'' to that particular part of the world. An endemic species can be also be referred to as an ''endemism'' or in scientific literature as an ''endemite''. For example '' Cytisus aeolicus'' is an endemite of the Italian flora. '' Adzharia renschi'' was once believed to be an endemite of the Caucasus, but it was later discovered to be a non-indigenous species from South America belonging to a different genus. The extreme opposite of an endemic species is one with a cosmopolitan distribution, having a global or widespread range. A rare alternative term for a species that is endemic is "precinctive", which applies to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]