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Pigmy Footman
''Manulea pygmaeola'', the pigmy footman, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in the western half of the Palearctic realm, east to Altai Mountains, Altai. The wingspan is 24–28 mm. There is one generation per year with adults on wing from June to August. The larvae feed on various species of lichen on rocks and wooden poles. Larvae are found from August to June. The species overwinters in the larval stage. Subspecies *''Manulea pygmaeola pygmaeola'' *''Manulea pygmaeola banghaasi'' (Seitz, 1910) (Asia Minor, Transcaucasia) *''Manulea pygmaeola pallifrons'' (Zeller, 1847) (north-western Africa, Europe, Crimea, Caucasus) *''Manulea pygmaeola saerdabense'' (Daniel, 1939) (western Kopet Dagh, northern Iran, Mountains of eastern Central Asia) References External links *''Eilema pygmaeola'' on ''Fauna Europaea'' [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Doubleday (entomologist)
Henry Doubleday (1 July 1808 – 29 June 1875) was an English entomologist and ornithologist. Henry Doubleday was the eldest son of Quaker and grocer Benjamin Doubleday and his wife Mary of Epping, Essex. He and his brother Edward Doubleday spent their childhood collecting natural history specimens in Epping Forest. He lived at the same time as his cousin Henry Doubleday (1810-1902) the scientist and horticulturist. There is a blue plaque to him at the corner of High Street and Buttercross Lane, Epping. He was the author of the first catalogue of British butterflies and moths, ''Synonymic List of the British Lepidoptera'' (1847–1850). He named a number of new species of moths, including the pigmy footman, Ashworth's rustic and marsh oblique-barred. His moth collection remains intact at the Natural History Museum A natural history museum or museum of natural history is a scientific institution with natural history collections that include current and historica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |