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Callionima Nomius
''Callionima nomius'', the fan-tailed bark moth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1856. Distribution It is found from Mexico and Central America to the north-western half of South America. Description The wingspan is 70–80 mm. It is immediately distinguishable from all other ''Callionima'' species by the forewing upperside pattern and hindwing upperside colour. The forewing upperside is deep brown with a pale brown triangular patch on the costa and a silver discal spot represented only by a minute dot. The hindwing upperside is dark brown with a buff base. Callionima nomius MHNT CUT 2010 0 348, Pk2 Guyane male dorsal.jpg, Male dorsal Callionima nomius MHNT CUT 2010 0 348, Pk2 Guyane male ventral.jpg, Male ventral Callionima nomius MHNT CUT 2010 0 337 Napo Ecuador female dorsal.jpg, Female dorsal Callionima nomius MHNT CUT 2010 0 337 Napo Ecuador female ventral.jpg, Female ventral Biology Adults are on wing ...
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Francis Walker (entomologist)
Francis Walker (31 July 1809 – 5 October 1874) was an English entomologist. He was born in Southgate, London, on 31 July 1809 and died at Wanstead, England on 5 October 1874. He was one of the most prolific authors in entomology, and stirred controversy during his later life as his publications resulted in a huge number of junior synonyms. However, his assiduous work on the collections of the British Museum had great significance. Between June 1848 and late 1873 Walker was contracted by John Edward Gray Director of the Natural History Museum, London, British Museum to catalogue their insects (except Coleoptera) that is Orthoptera, Neuroptera, Hemiptera, Diptera, Lepidoptera and Hymenoptera. Walker largely accomplished this and (Edwards, 1870) wrote of the plan and by implication those who implemented it: It is to him [Gray] that the Public owe the admirable helps to the study of natural history which have been afforded by the series of inventories, guides, and nomenclatures, ...
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Sphingidae
The Sphingidae are a family of moths commonly 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 Hyles lineata, 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 ...
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Mexico
Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast; while having maritime boundary, maritime boundaries with the Pacific Ocean to the west, the Caribbean Sea to the southeast, and the Gulf of Mexico to the east. Mexico covers 1,972,550 km2 (761,610 sq mi), and is the List of countries by area, thirteenth-largest country in the world by land area. With a population exceeding 130 million, Mexico is the List of countries by population, tenth-most populous country in the world and is home to the Hispanophone#Countries, largest number of native Spanish speakers. Mexico City is the capital and List of cities in Mexico, largest city, which ranks among the List of cities by population, most populous metropolitan areas in the world. Human presence in Mexico dates back to at least 8,000 BC. Mesoamerica, considered a cradle ...
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Central America
Central America is a subregion of North America. Its political boundaries are defined as bordering Mexico to the north, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean to the east, and the Pacific Ocean to the southwest. Central America is usually defined as consisting of seven countries: Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama. Within Central America is the Mesoamerican biodiversity hotspot, which extends from southern Mexico to southeastern Panama. Due to the presence of several active geologic faults and the Central America Volcanic Arc, there is a high amount of seismic activity in the region, such as volcanic eruptions and earthquakes, which has resulted in death, injury, and property damage. Most of Central America falls under the Isthmo-Colombian cultural area. Before the Spanish expedition of Christopher Columbus' voyages to the Americas, hundreds of indigenous peoples made their homes in the area. From the year 1502 onwards, Spain ...
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Callionima
''Callionima'' is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae first described by Hippolyte Lucas in 1857. Species * '' Callionima acuta'' (Rothschild & Jordan, 1910) * ''Callionima calliomenae'' (Schaufuss, 1870) * '' Callionima denticulata'' (Schaus, 1895) * '' Callionima elainae'' (Neidhoefer, 1968) * '' Callionima ellacombei'' (Rothschild, 1894) * '' Callionima falcifera'' (Gehlen, 1943) * '' Callionima gracilis'' (Jordan, 1923) * '' Callionima grisescens'' (Rothschild, 1894) * '' Callionima guiarti'' (Debauche, 1934) * '' Callionima inuus'' (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903) * '' Callionima juliane'' Eitschberger, 2000 * '' Callionima nomius'' (Walker, 1856) * '' Callionima pan'' (Cramer, 1779) * ''Callionima parce'' (Fabricius, 1775) type species for the genus * '' Callionima ramsdeni'' (Clark, 1920) ; names brought to synonymy: * ''Callionima elegans'' (Gehlen., 1935), a synonym for '' Callionima grisescens'' Callionima acuta MHNT CUT 2010 348 Ixiamas, Bolivia, male.jpg, '' Calli ...
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Nicotiana Forgetiana
''Nicotiana'' () is a genus of herbaceous plants and shrubs in the family Solanaceae, that is indigenous to the Americas, Australia, Southwestern Africa and the South Pacific. Various ''Nicotiana'' species, commonly referred to as tobacco plants, are cultivated as ornamental garden plants. '' N. tabacum'' is grown worldwide for the cultivation of tobacco leaves used for manufacturing and producing tobacco products, including cigars, cigarillos, cigarettes, chewing tobacco, dipping tobacco, snuff, and snus. Taxonomy Species The 79 accepted and known species include: * ''Nicotiana acuminata'' (Graham) Hook. – manyflower tobacco or many-flowered tobaccoKnapp et al. (2004) Nomenclatural changes and a new sectional classification in ''Nicotiana'' (Solanaceae) Taxon. 53 (1):73–82. * ''Nicotiana africana'' Merxm. * ''Nicotiana alata'' Link & Otto – jasmine tobacco, sweet tobacco, winged tobacco, Persian tobacco, ''tanbaku'' (in Persian) * ''Nicotiana attenuata'' Torrey ex ...
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