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Jordanita Budensis
''Jordanita budensis'' is a moth of the family Zygaenidae. It is found in Disjunct distribution, disjunct populations in central Spain, southern France, Italy, eastern Austria, Hungary, the Balkan Peninsula, Greece, Ukraine, the Crimea, the European part of southern Russia, the Caucasus, Transcaucasia, Turkey, southern Siberia, Mongolia and the Amur Oblast, Amur region. The length of the forewings is 12.5–15.5 mm for males and 8–11 mm for females. Adults are on wing during the day. The larvae feed on ''Centaurea paniculata'' in western Europe, ''Centaurea triumfetti'' in central Europe and ''Achillea setacea'' on the Crimea. They leaf miner, mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a fleck mine. The opening is a slit at the very side of the mine. They have a black head and a yellowish-brown body with red-violet lines. Pupation takes place in a thin cocoon under the soil surface. References *C. M. Naumann, W. G. Tremewan: ''The Western Palaearc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adolph Speyer
Adolph Speyer (28 April 1812, Bad Arolsen, Arolsen – 14 October 1892, Waldeck (state), Rhoden, Waldeck ) was a German entomologist who specialised in Lepidoptera, especially Hesperiidae. Dr. Adolph Speyer wrote more than 70 papers on butterflies and their distribution. Works partial list *Speyer, A. (1848): Kritische Bemerkungen zu Herrich-Schäffer's systematischer Bearbeitung der Schmetterlinge von Europa, als Text, Revision und Supplement zu Hübner's europäischen Schmetterlingen. Erster Band. Tagschmetterlinge. Regensburg 1845. ''Entomologische Zeitung. Herausgegeben von dem entomologischen Vereine zu Stettin'' 9 (3), pp. [67–76.] *Speyer, A. (1848): Kritische Bemerkungen zu Herrich-Schäffer's systematischer Bearbeitung der europäischen Schmetterlinge. ''Entomologische Zeitung. Herausgegeben von dem entomologischen Vereine zu Stettin'' 9 (5), pp. [136–144.] * Speyer, A. (1851): Eine Excursion auf den Patscher Kofel bei Innsbruck ''Entomologische Zeitung. Herausgegebe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |