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Sphinx Adumbrata
''Sphinx adumbrata'' is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Mexico Mexico ( Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guate .... The thorax upperside, head upperside and palpi are grey. There is a narrow, black mesial line on the abdomen upperside with five elliptical, pale yellow spots. The abdomen underside is grey with a mesial black line. The forewing upperside is also grey, with a black basal patch on the hind margin and a black line in the discal cell. The hindwing upperside is grey with diffuse, dark, basal mesial and submarginal bands. References Sphinx (genus) Moths described in 1912 Sphingidae of South America Moths of South America {{Sphinginae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harrison Gray Dyar Jr
Harrison may refer to: People * Harrison (name) * Harrison family of Virginia, United States Places In Australia: * Harrison, Australian Capital Territory, suburb in the Canberra district of Gungahlin In Canada: * Inukjuak, Quebec, or "Port Harrison", Nunavik region of northern Quebec, Canada * Harrison Lake, a lake in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia, Canada ** Harrison Hot Springs, resort village in British Columbia, Canada, located on Harrison Lake ** Harrison River, a tributary of the Fraser River and which is the outlet of Harrison Lake ** Harrison Bay (British Columbia), a side water of the river ** Harrison Mills, British Columbia, a locality and former mill town at the mouth of the Harrison River ** Harrison Knob, a prominent hill and important archaeological site adjacent to the mouth of the Harrison River * Harrison Island (Nunavut), Hudson Bay, Nunavut * Harrison Islands, Gulf of Boothia, Nunavut * Harrison Settlement, Nova Scotia In the Philippi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moth
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 est ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sphingidae
The Sphingidae are a family of moths ( Lepidoptera) called sphinx moths, also colloquially known as hawk moths, with many of their caterpillars known as “hornworms”; it includes about 1,450 species. It is best represented in the tropics, but species are found in every region.Scoble, Malcolm J. (1995): ''The Lepidoptera: Form, Function and Diversity'' (2nd edition). Oxford University Press & Natural History Museum London. They are moderate to large in size and are distinguished among moths for their agile and sustained flying ability, similar enough to that of hummingbirds as to be reliably mistaken for them. Their narrow wings and streamlined abdomens are adaptations for rapid flight. The family was named by French zoologist Pierre André Latreille in 1802. Some hawk moths, such as the hummingbird hawk-moth or the white-lined sphinx, hover in midair while they feed on nectar from flowers, so are sometimes mistaken for hummingbirds. This hovering capability is only kno ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mexico
Mexico ( Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and to the east by the Gulf of Mexico. Mexico covers ,Mexico '' The World Factbook''. . making it the world's 13th-largest country by area; with approximately 12 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sphinx (genus)
''Sphinx'' is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae. The genus was erected by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae''. Species *'' Sphinx adumbrata'' (Dyar, 1912) *'' Sphinx asellus'' (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903) *''Sphinx caligineus'' (Butler, 1877) *'' Sphinx canadensis'' (Boisduval, 1875) *'' Sphinx centrosinaria'' Kitching & Jin, 1998 *'' Sphinx chersis'' (Hubner, 1823) *'' Sphinx chisoya'' (Schaus, 1932) *''Sphinx constricta'' Butler, 1885 *''Sphinx crassistriga'' (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903) *''Sphinx dollii'' Neumoegen, 1881 *'' Sphinx drupiferarum'' JE Smith, 1797 *'' Sphinx formosana'' Riotte, 1970 *'' Sphinx franckii'' Neumoegen, 1893 *''Sphinx gordius'' Cramer, 1779 *'' Sphinx kalmiae'' JE Smith, 1797 *'' Sphinx leucophaeata'' Clemens, 1859 *'' Sphinx libocedrus'' Edwards, 1881 *''Sphinx ligustri'' Linnaeus, 1758 *'' Sphinx luscitiosa'' Clemens, 1859 *'' Sphinx maurorum'' (Jordan, 1931) *'' Sphinx morio'' (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903) *'' Sphinx ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moths Described In 1912
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 esta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sphingidae Of South America
The Sphingidae are a family of moths ( Lepidoptera) called sphinx moths, also colloquially known as hawk moths, with many of their caterpillars known as “hornworms”; it includes about 1,450 species. It is best represented in the tropics, but species are found in every region.Scoble, Malcolm J. (1995): ''The Lepidoptera: Form, Function and Diversity'' (2nd edition). Oxford University Press & Natural History Museum London. They are moderate to large in size and are distinguished among moths for their agile and sustained flying ability, similar enough to that of hummingbirds as to be reliably mistaken for them. Their narrow wings and streamlined abdomens are adaptations for rapid flight. The family was named by French zoologist Pierre André Latreille in 1802. Some hawk moths, such as the hummingbird hawk-moth or the white-lined sphinx, hover in midair while they feed on nectar from flowers, so are sometimes mistaken for hummingbirds. This hovering capability is only known to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
