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Woolly Worm
The Arctiinae (formerly called the family Arctiidae) are a large and diverse subfamily of moths with around 11,000 species found all over the world, including 6,000 neotropical species.Scoble, MJ. (1995). ''The Lepidoptera: Form, Function and Diversity''. Second ed. Oxford University Press. This subfamily includes the groups commonly known as tiger moths (or tigers), which usually have bright colours, footmen, which are usually much drabber, lichen moths, and wasp moths. Many species have "hairy" caterpillars that are popularly known as woolly bears or woolly worms. The scientific name Arctiinae refers to this hairiness (Gk. αρκτος = a bear). Some species within the Arctiinae have the word "tussock"' in their common names because they have been misidentified as members of the Lymantriinae subfamily based on the characteristics of the larvae. Taxonomy The subfamily was previously classified as the family Arctiidae of the superfamily Noctuoidea and is a monophyletic group. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apantesis Phalerata
''Apantesis phalerata'', the harnessed tiger moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was Species description, first described by Thaddeus William Harris in 1841.Cirrus Digital"Harnessed Tiger Moth ''Apantesis phalerata''" It is found in North America from Ontario, Quebec and Maine to Florida, west to Texas, north to South Dakota. The wingspan is . The moths fly from April to September depending on the location. The larvae feed on ''Trifolium'', ''Spartina'', ''Taraxacum'', and ''Plantago'' species, as well as other low-growing plants. On top of all of this, its caterpillar hosts include clover, corn, dandelion, plantain, and other plants. As a group, tiger moth caterpillars feed on a wide range of grasses, garden crops, shrubs, and trees. Like all butterflies and moths, harnessed tiger moths undergo a complete metamorphosis, with four life cycle stages: egg, larva (caterpillar), pupa, and adult. The cocoon is constructed mostly from larval hairs, making for a rather ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arctiini (erebid Moths)
__NOTOC__ The Arctiini are a tribe of tiger moths in the family Erebidae. Systematics The tribe was previously treated as a higher-level taxon, the subfamily Arctiinae, within the lichen and tiger moth family, Arctiidae. The ranks of the family and its subdivisions were lowered in a recent reclassification while keeping the contents of the family and its subdivisions largely unchanged. These changes in rank triggered changes in the suffixes in the names. The subfamily Arctiinae as a whole was reclassified as the subfamily Arctiinae within the family Erebidae. The original subfamily Arctiinae was lowered to tribe status as Arctiini, and its original tribes were lowered to subtribe status by changing the -ini suffix to -ina (e.g., Callimorphini became Callimorphina). Thus, the name "Arctiinae" used to refer to only a subgroup of the entire group of lichen and tiger moths, but now it refers to the entire group. Subtribes (former tribes) Many genera in the tribe have been classifi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Journal Of Experimental Biology
''Journal of Experimental Biology'' (formerly ''The British Journal of Experimental Biology)'' is a peer-reviewed scientific journal in the field of comparative physiology and integrative biology. It is published by The Company of Biologists. The journal is partnered with Publons and has two-way integration with bioRxiv. ''Journal of Experimental Biology'' is now a hybrid journal and publishes 24 issues a year. Content over six months old is free to read. History ''The'' ''British Journal of Experimental Biology'' was established in Edinburgh in 1923 (''Br. J. Exp. Biol.'': ). It was published by Oliver and Boyd and edited by F. A. E. Crew with an Editorial Board of nine members, including Julian Huxley. When the journal ran into financial trouble, George Parker Bidder II, the founder of The Company of Biologists, rescued it in 1925. Sir James Gray was appointed as the journal's first Editor-in-Chief in 1925 and the journal was renamed ''The Journal of Experimental Biology' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Journal Of Insect Behavior
A journal, from the Old French ''journal'' (meaning "daily"), may refer to: *Bullet journal, a method of personal organization *Diary, a record of what happened over the course of a day or other period *Daybook, also known as a general journal, a daily record of financial transactions * Logbook, a record of events important to the operation of a vehicle, facility, or otherwise *Record (other) *Transaction log, a chronological record of data processing *Travel journal In publishing, ''journal'' can refer to various periodicals or serials: *Academic journal, an academic or scholarly periodical ** Scientific journal, an academic journal focusing on science ** Medical journal, an academic journal focusing on medicine **Law review, a professional journal focusing on legal interpretation * Magazine, non-academic or scholarly periodicals in general **Trade magazine, a magazine of interest to those of a particular profession or trade ** Literary magazine, a magazine devoted to li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seta
In biology, setae (singular seta ; from the Latin word for "bristle") are any of a number of different bristle- or hair-like structures on living organisms. Animal setae Protostomes Annelid setae are stiff bristles present on the body. They help, for example, earthworms to attach to the surface and prevent backsliding during peristaltic motion. These hairs make it difficult to pull a worm straight from the ground. Setae in oligochaetes (a group including earthworms) are largely composed of chitin. They are classified according to the limb to which they are attached; for instance, notosetae are attached to notopodia; neurosetae to neuropodia. Crustaceans have mechano- and chemosensory setae. Setae are especially present on the mouthparts of crustaceans and can also be found on grooming limbs. In some cases, setae are modified into scale like structures. Setae on the legs of krill and other small crustaceans help them to gather phytoplankton. It captures them and allows th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tympanal Organ
A tympanal organ (or tympanic organ) is a hearing organ in insects, consisting of a membrane ( tympanum) stretched across a frame backed by an air sac and associated sensory neurons. Sounds vibrate the membrane, and the vibrations are sensed by a chordotonal organ. Hymenoptera (bees, wasps, ants, etc.) do not have a tympanal organ, but they do have a Johnston's organ. Tympanal organs occur in just about any part of the insect: the thorax, the base of the wing, the abdomen, the legs, etc., depending on the group of insects. The structures are thought to have evolved independently many times. As a result, their position and structures are often used to help determine the taxonomy of the species. For example, all members of the Geometridae share distinctive paired abdominal tympanal organs that open towards the front side of the first abdominal segment. Within the organ, particular structures vary in shape and are used to indicate shared ancestry of subfamilies. In other families of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metathorax
The metathorax is the posterior of the three segments in the thorax of an insect, and bears the third pair of legs. Its principal sclerites ( exoskeletal plates) are the metanotum (dorsal), the metasternum (ventral), and the metapleuron (lateral) on each side. The metathorax is the segment that bears the hindwings in most winged insects, though sometimes these may be reduced or modified, as in the flies (Diptera), in which they are reduced to form halteres, or flightless, as in beetles (Coleoptera), in which they may be completely absent even though forewings are still present. All adult insects possess legs on the metathorax. In most groups of insects, the metanotum is reduced relative to the mesonotum. In the suborder Apocrita of the Hymenoptera, the first abdominal segment is fused to the metathorax, and is then called the propodeum. See also *Glossary of entomology terms *Insect morphology *Mesothorax *Prothorax *Thorax (insect anatomy) The thorax is the midsection ( tagma) of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Incertae Sedis (Arctiinae)
The large moth subfamily Arctiinae, the tiger moths, contains the following genera that have not yet been classified into one of the three tribes in the subfamily. This is a list of 167 extant genera, representing around 732 extant species, (plus one monotypic enxinct genus) out of more than 9,000 in the whole of Arctiinae. References *{{cite web , last1=Pitkin , first1=Brian , last2=Jenkins , first2=Paul , name-list-style=amp , url=https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/butmoth/search/GenusList3.dsml?&FAMILY=Arctiidae&sort=GENUS , title=Search results Family: Arctiidae , website=Butterflies and Moths of the World , publisher=Natural History Museum, London The Natural History Museum in London is a museum that exhibits a vast range of specimens from various segments of natural history. It is one of three major museums on Exhibition Road in South Kensington, the others being the Science Museum an ... Arctiinae Lepidoptera incertae sedis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lithosiina
The Lithosiina are a subtribe of lichen moths in the family Erebidae. The taxon was erected by Gustaf Johan Billberg in 1820. Taxonomy The subtribe used to be classified as the tribe Lithosiini of the subfamily Lithosiinae of the family Arctiidae. Genera The following genera are included in the subtribe. *'' Aedoea'' *'' Agylla'' *'' Apaidia'' *'' Apistosia'' *''Asiapistosia'' *'' Atolmis'' *'' Blaviodes'' *'' Brunia'' *''Bucsekia'' *'' Calamidia'' *''Capissa'' *'' Chrysorabdia'' *'' Chrysoscota'' *''Collita'' *'' Crambidia'' *'' Cybosia'' *''Danielithosia'' *''Denteilema'' *''Dolgoma'' *''Eilema'' *'' Euconosia'' *''Gampola'' *''Gandhara'' *'' Gardinia'' *''Ghoria'' *'' Gnamptonychia'' *'' Graphosia'' *'' Hesudra'' *'' Hyposhada'' *'' Inopsis'' *'' Katha'' *'' Lambula'' *'' Lambulodes'' *'' Lithosia'' *'' Macotasa'' *'' Macrobrochis'' *'' Mantala'' *'' Manulea'' *'' Microlithosia'' *''Mithuna'' *'' Monosyntaxis'' *'' Muscula'' *'' Neosyntaxis'' *''Nishada Nishada (') is a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eudesmiina
''Eudesmia'' is a genus of lichen moths in the monotypic subtribe Eudesmiina of the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1823. Species * '' Eudesmia arida'' (Skinner, 1906) – arid eudesmia moth * '' Eudesmia laetifera'' (Walker, 865 * '' Eudesmia loccea'' (Schaus, 1921) * '' Eudesmia lunaris'' (Walker, 1864) * '' Eudesmia major'' Rothschild, 1912 * '' Eudesmia menea'' (Drury, 1782) * ''Eudesmia mina'' (Guerin, 1844) * '' Eudesmia monon'' Dyar, 1917 * '' Eudesmia praxis'' (Druce, 1894) * '' Eudesmia prusias'' (Druce, 1894) * '' Eudesmia quadrifasciata'' (Walker, 865 * ''Eudesmia ruficollis'' (Donovan, 1798) * ''Eudesmia tehuacana'' Dyar, 1917 * ''Eudesmia trisigna'' (Walker, 1854) * ''Eudesmia unicincta ''Eudesmia unicincta'' is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by George Hampson Sir George Francis Hampson, 10th Baronet (14 January 1860 – 15 October 1936) was an English entomologist. Hampson studied at Charterhouse School and ...'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ctenuchina
The Ctenuchina are a subtribe of moths in the family Erebidae. Taxonomy The Ctenuchina were previously classified as the subfamily Ctenuchinae of the family Arctiidae. That subfamily contained three tribes: Ctenuchini, Euchromiini (wasp moths), and Syntomini. The family Arctiidae was lowered in rank to the subfamily Arctiinae, and consequently, the three tribes became subtribes (with the -ina suffix). Ctenuchina and Euchromiina were reclassified in the tribe Arctiini, while the Syntomina were raised in rank to the tribe Syntomini. Genera ''List separated based on data from the Taxonomicon'' *'' Cisseps'' *'' Ctenucha'' *'' Dahana'' Assigned to subfamily Arctiinae. Not assigned to a tribe. *'' Belemniastis'' *''Eunomia'' *''Isia'' Assigned to tribe Arctiini __NOTOC__ The Arctiini are a tribe of tiger moths in the family Erebidae. Systematics The tribe was previously treated as a higher-level taxon, the subfamily Arctiinae, within the lichen and tiger moth fami ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
