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List Of Moths Of Jamaica
This list of moths of Jamaica consists of moths recorded from the island of Jamaica. Note that this list of moths is incomplete. There is also a list of butterflies of Jamaica. Moths Nepticuloidea Opostegidae *''Pseudopostega longifurcata'' Davis & Stonis, 2007 *''Pseudopostega mignonae'' Davis & Stonis, 2007 *''Pseudopostega saltatrix'' (Walsingham, 1897) Tineoidea Psychidae =Psychinae= *''Paucivena hispaniolae'' Davis, 1975 *''Paucivena reticulata'' Davis, 1975 =Oiketicinae= *''Oiketicus kirbyi'' Guilding, 1827 Tineidae =Acrolophinae= *''Acrolophus illudens'' Meyrick, 1924 *''Acrolophus irrisoria'' Meyrick, 1924 Gracillaroidea Gracillariidae =Gracillariinae= *''Dialectica rendalli'' Walsingham, 1897 *''Dialectica sanctaecrucis'' Walsingham, 1897 *''Macrosaccus gliricidius'' Davis, 2011 *''Neurobathra cupreela'' (Walsingham, 1897) *''Phyllocnistis citrella'' Stainton, 1856 Gelechioidea Elachistidae =Ethmiinae= *''Ethmia abraxasella'' Busck, 1914 *''Ethmia cubensis'' Busck, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moths
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 establish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
