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Adscita Capitalis
''Adscita capitalis'' is a moth of the family Zygaenidae. It is found in North Macedonia, Greece (including Samos) and Turkey. The length of the forewings is 9.5–11.4 mm for males and 9.4–10.5 mm for females. Adults are on wing from June to July. The larvae mainly feed on ''Helianthemum canum'', but have also been recorded feeding on '' Helianthemum grandifloris'', '' Helianthemum georgicum'' and ''Helianthemum nummularium''. The first three instars mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a gallery on ''H. georgicum'', while they only feed on the parenchyma Parenchyma () is the bulk of functional substance in an animal organ or structure such as a tumour. In zoology it is the name for the tissue that fills the interior of flatworms. Etymology The term ''parenchyma'' is New Latin from the word π ... of the leaves when feeding on ''H. nummularium''. References *C. M. Naumann, W. G. Tremewan: ''The Western Palaearctic Zygaenidae''. Apoll ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Otto Staudinger
Otto Staudinger (2 May 1830 – 13 October 1900) was a German entomologist and a natural history dealer considered one of the largest in the world specialising in the collection and sale of insects to museums, scientific institutions, and individuals. Life Staudinger was born in Groß Wüstenfelde, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, from a Bavarian family on his father's side. His grandfather was born near Ansbach and came to Holstein at the end of the 18th century where Staudinger's father was born in Groß Flottbeck in 1799. His mother, a born Schroeder, was from Mecklenburg, born in Putzar at the Count of Schwerin's estate in 1794. At the time of Otto Staudinger's birth in 1830 his father was the tenant of the Rittergut Groß Wüstenfelde. At the age of six or seven Otto was introduced into entomology by his private tutor Wagner who collected beetles. In the summer of 1843 his father purchased the Rittergut Lübsee near Güstrow where Otto – now under the instruction of tutor Herman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |