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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. 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'' Lithosiina Moths described in 1847 Moths of Europe Moths of Asia Taxa named by Henry Doubleday {{L ... [...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. There is a blue plaque to him at the corner of High Street and Buttercross Lane, Epping, at the site of his father's grocer shop. He wrote a catalogue of British butterflies and moths, and named a number of new species of moth, including the pigmy footman, Ashworth's rustic and marsh oblique-barred. His moth collection remains intact at the Natural History Museum. Life Henry Doubleday was born in 1808, and 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. Doubleday took over the management of the family grocery shop in Epping after his father's death, which reduced the number of collecting trips he was able to make. Do ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |