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Xyloryctidae
Xyloryctidae is a family of moths contained within the superfamily Gelechioidea described by Edward Meyrick in 1890. Most genera are found in the Indo-Australian region. While many of these moths are tiny, some members of the family grow to a wingspan of up to 66 mm, making them giants among the micromoths. The first recorded instance of a common name for these moths comes from Swainson's ''On the History and Natural Arrangement of Insects'', 1840, where members of the genus '' Cryptophasa'' are described as hermit moths. This is an allusion to the caterpillar's habit of living alone in a purely residential burrow in a tree branch, to which it drags leaves at night, attaching them with silk to the entrance to the burrow and consuming the leaves as they dry out. The name 'timber moths' was coined by the Queensland naturalist Rowland Illidge in 1892, later published in 1895,Illidge, R., 1895: Xylorycts, or timber moths. ''Queensland Nat. Hist. Soc. Trans.,'' 1, 29–34. and ser ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acompsogma
''Acompsogma'' is a monotypic moth genus in the family Xyloryctidae. Its only species, ''Acompsogma dioryctis'', is found on New Guinea. Both the genus and species were first described by Edward Meyrick Edward Meyrick (25 November 1854, in Ramsbury – 31 March 1938, at Thornhanger, Marlborough) was an English schoolmaster and amateur entomologist. He was an expert on microlepidoptera and some consider him one of the founders of modern m ... in 1938. References Xyloryctidae Moths described in 1938 Monotypic moth genera Taxa named by Edward Meyrick Moths of Asia Xyloryctidae genera {{Xyloryctidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amorbaea
''Amorbaea'' is a genus of moths of the family Xyloryctidae. Species * '' Amorbaea hepatica'' Meyrick, 1908 * '' Amorbaea subtusvena'' Diakonoff, 968/small> * '' Amorbaea subusta'' Diakonoff, 968 Year 968 ( CMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place Byzantine Empire * Emperor Nikephoros II receives a Bulgarian embassy led by Prince Boris (th .../small> References Xyloryctidae Xyloryctidae genera Taxa named by Edward Meyrick {{Xyloryctidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brachybelistis
''Brachybelistis'' is a genus of moths of the family Xyloryctidae Xyloryctidae is a family of moths contained within the superfamily Gelechioidea described by Edward Meyrick in 1890. Most genera are found in the Indo-Australian region. While many of these moths are tiny, some members of the family grow to a wing .... Species * '' Brachybelistis blackburnii'' (Lower, 1892) * '' Brachybelistis neomorpha'' (Turner, 1898) * '' Brachybelistis pentachroa'' (Lower, 1901) References Xyloryctidae Xyloryctidae genera {{Xyloryctidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bathydoxa
''Bathydoxa euxesta'' is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae, and the only species in the genus ''Bathydoxa''. It was described by Turner in 1935 and is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777–200 has a wingspan of , and a wandering albatross (''Diomedea exulans'') caught in 1965 had a wingspan o ... is 24–30 mm. The forewings are grey with the costal edge grey-whitish and with a blackish subcostal streak from the base of the costa to one-fourth. There is a broader subdorsal streak from the base to three-fourths and the discal stigmata are represented by a fine longitudinal streak, sometimes interrupted, edged beneath with whitish. The hindwings are grey, paler towards the base. References Xyloryctidae Monotypic moth genera Moths of Australia Xyloryctidae gen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bassarodes
''Bassarodes'' is a monotypic moth genus in the family Xyloryctidae. Its only species, ''Bassarodes siriaca'', is found on the Solomon Islands. Both the genus and species were first described by Edward Meyrick in 1910. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777–200 has a wingspan of , and a wandering albatross (''Diomedea exulans'') caught in 1965 had a wingspan o ... is 23–30 mm. The forewings of the males are pale yellowish, sometimes suffused with pale brownish on the veins and margins, with the second discal stigma dark brown, an oblique patch of brown suffusion between this and the apex, and sometimes a streak of dark brown suffusion along the fold curved upwards beneath the middle of the wing. The female forewings are pale ochreous suffusedly irrorated (sprinkled) with dark brown, with a broad longitudinal median dark fuscous band, suffused and undefined ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athrypsiastis
''Athrypsiastis'' is a genus of moths of the family Xyloryctidae. The genus was erected by Edward Meyrick Edward Meyrick (25 November 1854, in Ramsbury – 31 March 1938, at Thornhanger, Marlborough) was an English schoolmaster and amateur entomologist. He was an expert on microlepidoptera and some consider him one of the founders of modern m ... in 1910. Species * '' Athrypsiastis candidella'' (Walker, 1863) * '' Athrypsiastis chionodes'' Diakonoff, 1954 * '' Athrypsiastis delicata'' Diakonoff, 1954 * '' Athrypsiastis phaeoleuca'' Meyrick, 1910 * '' Athrypsiastis rosiflora'' Meyrick, 1930 * '' Athrypsiastis salva'' Meyrick, 1932 * '' Athrypsiastis symmetra'' Meyrick, 1915 References Xyloryctidae Xyloryctidae genera {{Xyloryctidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arsirrhyncha
''Arsirrhyncha'' is a monotypic moth genus in the family Xyloryctidae. Its only species, ''Arsirrhyncha fibriculata'', is found in the former Orientale Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Both the genus and species were first described by Edward Meyrick Edward Meyrick (25 November 1854, in Ramsbury – 31 March 1938, at Thornhanger, Marlborough) was an English schoolmaster and amateur entomologist. He was an expert on microlepidoptera and some consider him one of the founders of modern m ... in 1938. References Xyloryctidae Monotypic moth genera Taxa named by Edward Meyrick Moths of Africa Xyloryctidae genera {{Xyloryctidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arignota
''Arignota'' is a genus of moths of the family Xyloryctidae Xyloryctidae is a family of moths contained within the superfamily Gelechioidea described by Edward Meyrick in 1890. Most genera are found in the Indo-Australian region. While many of these moths are tiny, some members of the family grow to a wing .... Species * '' Arignota clavatrix'' (Diakonoff, 1954) * '' Arignota decipiens'' Diakonoff, 1954 * '' Arignota stercorata'' (Lucas, 1894) References Xyloryctidae Xyloryctidae genera {{Xyloryctidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antisclerota
''Antisclerota'' is a monotypic moth genus in the family Xyloryctidae. Its only species, ''Antisclerota dicentris'', is found in North Kivu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Both the genus and species were first described by Edward Meyrick Edward Meyrick (25 November 1854, in Ramsbury – 31 March 1938, at Thornhanger, Marlborough) was an English schoolmaster and amateur entomologist. He was an expert on microlepidoptera and some consider him one of the founders of modern m ... in 1938. References Xyloryctidae Monotypic moth genera Taxa named by Edward Meyrick Moths of Africa Xyloryctidae genera {{Xyloryctidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anoecea
''Anoecea trigonophora'' is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae, and the only species in the genus ''Anoecea''. It was described by Alexey Diakonoff in 1951 and is found in Burma Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John C. Wells, Joh .... at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms''. Retrieved July 12, 2017. References Xyloryctidae Mono ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anoditica
''Anoditica'' is a genus of moths of the family Xyloryctidae Xyloryctidae is a family of moths contained within the superfamily Gelechioidea described by Edward Meyrick in 1890. Most genera are found in the Indo-Australian region. While many of these moths are tiny, some members of the family grow to a wing .... Species * '' Anoditica autopa'' Meyrick, 1938 * '' Anoditica concretella'' Viette, 1956 References Xyloryctidae Xyloryctidae genera Taxa named by Edward Meyrick {{Xyloryctidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anachastis
''Anachastis'' is a genus of moths of the family Xyloryctidae from the Seychelles. It contains only one species, ''Anachastis digitata''. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777–200 has a wingspan of , and a wandering albatross (''Diomedea exulans'') caught in 1965 had a wingspan o ... is about 21 mm. The forewings are pale greyish-ochreous irregularly tinged with crimson-pink, with scattered brown and blackish scales. The second discal stigma is dark grey and there is a reddish-fuscous outwardly oblique streak from the dorsum before the middle, not reaching the fold, and a similar inwardly oblique streak from the tornus. The hindwings are light grey. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |