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Cratichneumon Culex
''Cratichneumon culex'' is a species of the parasitic wasp of the family (biology), family Ichneumonidae. The species was Species description, first described by Müller in 1776. Description ''Cratichneumon culex'' can reach a length of (excluding antennae). As usual in Incheumonidae these solitary parasitic wasps have an elongated abdomen and very long antennae. The body is black, while the legs are reddish or reddish with white markings and the antennae are partially white. Distribution and habitat This species can be found in most of Europe. It lives in hedge rows. Biology This species is a pupal parasitoid. Adults parasite the pupae of the winter moth ''Operophtera brumata''. Other recorded hosts are ''Semiothisa'' species and ''Bupalus piniarius'' (Geometridae), ''Tethea or'' (Drepanidae), ''Notodonta dromedarius'' (Notodontidae), ''Dasychira pudibunda'' (Lymantridae) and ''Panolis flammea'' (Noctuidae). These wasps are mainly active in the late summer. They search for th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Otto Friedrich Müller
Otto Friedrich Müller, also known as Otto Friedrich Mueller (2 November 1730 – 26 December 1784) was a Denmark, Danish natural history, naturalist and scientific illustrator. Biography Müller was born in Copenhagen. He was educated for the church, became tutor to a young nobleman, and after several years' travel with him, settled in Copenhagen in 1767, and married a lady of wealth. His first important works, ''Fauna Insectorum Friedrichsdaliana'' (Leipzig, 1764), and ''Flora Friedrichsdaliana'' (Strasbourg, 1767), giving accounts of the insects and flora of the estate of Frederiksdal House, Frederiksdal, near Copenhagen, recommended him to Frederick V of Denmark, by whom he was employed to continue the ''Flora Danica'' a comprehensive atlas of the flora of Denmark. Müller added two volumes to the three published by Georg Christian Oeder since 1761. The study of invertebrates began to occupy his attention almost exclusively, and in 1771 he produced a work in German on “Cer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tethea Or
''Tethea or'', the poplar lutestring, is a moth of the family Drepanidae. It was first described by Michael Denis and Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775. The species can be found in Europe, northern and eastern Asia and Japan. The imago resembles '' Tethea ocularis''. The wingspan is 38–43 mm. The moths flies from April to August depending on the location. (MHNT) Tethea or - Boskovice Czech Republic- Male dorsal.jpg, ♂ (MHNT) Tethea or - Boskovice Czech Republic- Male ventral.jpg, ♂ △ The larvae feed on willow and poplar, mainly ''Populus tremula ''Populus tremula'' (commonly called aspen, common aspen, Eurasian aspen, European aspen, or quaking aspen) is a species of poplar native to cool temperate regions of the Old World. Description It is a substantial deciduous tree growing to t ...''. Subspecies *''Tethea or or'' (Europe to Turkey) *''Tethea or akanensis'' (Matsumura, 1933) (Japan) *''Tethea or terrosa'' (Graeser, 1888) (Russia, Korea, Mongolia, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noctuidae
The Noctuidae, commonly known as owlet moths, cutworms or armyworms, are a family (biology), family of moths. Taxonomically, they are considered the most controversial family in the superfamily Noctuoidea because many of the clades are constantly changing, along with the other families of the Noctuoidea. It was considered the largest family in Lepidoptera for a long time, but after regrouping Lymantriinae, Catocalinae and Calpinae within the family Erebidae, the latter holds this title now. Currently, Noctuidae is the second largest family in Noctuoidea, with about 1,089 List of noctuid genera, genera and 11,772 species. This classification is still contingent, as more changes continue to appear between Noctuidae and Erebidae. Description Adult: Most noctuid adults have wings with a variety of shades of browns, grays, and other varied shades and colourations but some subfamilies, such as Acronictinae and Agaristinae, are very colorful, especially those from tropical regions (e.g. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Panolis Flammea
''Panolis'' is a genus of moth in the family Noctuidae The Noctuidae, commonly known as owlet moths, cutworms or armyworms, are a family (biology), family of moths. Taxonomically, they are considered the most controversial family in the superfamily Noctuoidea because many of the clades are constantly .... Species The following species are included in the genus * '' Panolis exquisita'' Draudt, 1950 * '' Panolis flammea'' (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) * '' Panolis japonica'' Draudt, 1935 * '' Panolis pinicortex'' Draudt, 1950 * '' Panolis variegatoides'' (Poole, 1989) * '' Panolis ningshan'' Wang et al., 2014 * '' Panolis estheri'' Ronkay et al., 2010 References Orthosiini {{Orthosiini-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lymantridae
The Lymantriinae (formerly called the Lymantriidae) are a subfamily of moths of the family Erebidae. The taxon was erected by George Hampson in 1893. Many of its component species are referred to as "tussock moths" of one sort or another. The caterpillar, or larval, stage of these species often has a distinctive appearance of alternating bristles and haired projections. Many tussock moth caterpillars have urticating hairs (often hidden among longer, softer hairs), which can cause painful reactions if they come into contact with skin. The subfamily Lymantriinae includes about 350 known genera and over 2,500 known species found in every continent except Antarctica. They are particularly concentrated in sub-Saharan Africa, India, Southeast Asia, and South America. One estimate lists 258 species in Madagascar alone.Schaefer, Paul (1989). "Diversity in form, function, behavior, and ecology", ''In:'' USDA Forest Service (ed.): ''Proceedings, Lymantriidae: A Comparison of Features of Ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dasychira Pudibunda
''Calliteara pudibunda'', the pale tussock, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The Dutch common name for the moth (''Meriansborstel'') comes from the butterfly and insect painter Maria Sibylla Merian. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae''. It is found in Asia and Europe. Technical description and variation ''Calliteara pudibunda'' is a pest of European beech forests (''Fagus sylvatica''). The mix of tree species impacts the moths; they react very sensitively to the occurrence of a small portion of spruce trees within beech stands. The wingspan is 40–60 mm. Female: Forewing greyish white dusted with dark, and bearing dark wavy transverse lines edged with pure white on the inner side. Hindwing white with indication of a dark submarginal band. Male: Forewing olive grey with black median area and darker indistinct slightly wavy transverse lines in the marginal and basal areas. Hindwing greyish yellow, with a transver ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Notodontidae
Notodontidae is a family of moths with approximately 3,800 known species. The family was described by James Francis Stephens in 1829. Moths of this family are found in all parts of the world, but they are most concentrated in tropical areas, especially in the New World (Miller, 1992). Species of this family tend to be heavy-bodied and long-winged, the wings held folded across the back of the body at rest. They rarely display any bright colours, usually being mainly grey or brown, with the exception of the subfamily Dioptinae (Grimaldi and Engel, 2005). These features mean they rather resemble Noctuidae The Noctuidae, commonly known as owlet moths, cutworms or armyworms, are a family (biology), family of moths. Taxonomically, they are considered the most controversial family in the superfamily Noctuoidea because many of the clades are constantly ... although the families are not closely related. The adults do not feed. Many species have a tuft of hair on the trailing edge of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Notodonta Dromedarius
''Notodonta dromedarius'', the iron prominent, is a moth of the family Notodontidae. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1767. It is found in Europe and Anatolia. Description The wingspan is 35–40 mm. ''Notodonta dromedarius'' has grey or dark brown forewings with rusty and yellowish stains. A broken rust-brown band runs along the outside edge of the forewing. There is a small discal spot, a postmedial crossline which is often broken and outer margins which are suffused dark red. The hindwings are usually pale grey-brown with dark veining. The colouring is very variable and very dark specimens are found. Description in Seitz-Forewing pale brownish grey to dark drome- grey-brown, with light-edged dark brown pre- and postdiseal dentate bands, the dark discal spot likewise pale- . edged; marginal area more or less distinctly rust -brown around a dark longitudinal streak, the rather broad submarginal band also bright rust-brown. Hindwing grey-brown or predomi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drepanidae
The Drepanidae are a family of moths with about 660 species described worldwide. They are generally divided in three subfamilies, which share the same type of hearing organ. Thyatirinae, previously often placed in their own family, bear a superficial resemblance to Noctuidae. Many species in the drepanid family have a distinctively hook-shaped apex to the fore wing, leading to their common name of hook-tips. The larvae of many species are very distinctive, tapering to a point at the tail and usually resting with both head and tail raised. They usually feed on the leaves of trees and shrubs, pupating between leaves spun together with silk. Taxonomy *Subfamily Drepaninae Drepaninae are by far the largest subfamily of the Drepanidae moths. While it is usually split into two tribes, Drepanini and Oretini, its internal systematics and phylogeny A phylogenetic tree or phylogeny is a graphical representation whi ... – hook-tips *Subfamily Thyatirinae – false ow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geometridae
The geometer moths are moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...s belonging to the family Geometridae of the insect order Lepidoptera, the moths and butterflies. Their scientific name derives from the Ancient Greek (derivative form of or "the earth"), and "measure" in reference to the way their larvae, or inchworms, appear to measure the earth as they move along in a looping fashion. Geometridae is a very large family, containing around 23,000 described species; over 1400 species from six subfamilies are indigenous to North America alone. A well-known member is the peppered moth, ''Biston betularia'', which has been the subject of numerous studies in population genetics. Several other geometer moths are notorious pest (organism), pests. Caterpillars The name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parasitic Wasp
Parasitoid wasps are a large group of hymenopteran superfamilies, with all but the wood wasps ( Orussoidea) being in the wasp-waisted Apocrita. As parasitoids, they lay their eggs on or in the bodies of other arthropods, sooner or later causing the death of these host (biology), hosts. Different species specialise in hosts from different insect orders, most often Lepidoptera, though some select Coleoptera, beetles, Diptera, flies, or Hemiptera, bugs; the spider wasps (Pompilidae) exclusively attack spiders. Parasitoid wasp species differ in which host life-stage they attack: eggs, larvae, pupae, or adults. They mainly follow one of two major strategies within parasitism: either they are endoparasitic, developing inside the host, and koinobiont, allowing the host to continue to feed, develop, and moult; or they are ectoparasitic, developing outside the host, and idiobiont, paralysing the host immediately. Some endoparasitic wasps of the superfamily Ichneumonoidea have a mutuali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bupalus Piniarius
__NOTOC__ The bordered white or pine looper (''Bupalus piniaria''), is a moth of the family Geometridae. Among these, it belongs to tribe Bupalini of the subfamily Ennominae. ''B. piniaria'' is a common species throughout the western Palearctic region, the Near East and North Africa. However, its presence in certain regions – e.g. the northern Balkans – is doubtful. East it is found to Siberia and Amur Oblast. Three subspecies are generally recognized, while two additional ones are doubtfully distinct: * ''Bupalus piniaria bernieri'' de Lajonquiere, 1958 * ''Bupalus piniaria espagnolus'' Eitschberger & Steiniger, 1975 * ''Bupalus piniaria flavescens'' White, 1876 (usually included in ''piniaria'') (MHNT) Bupalus piniaria flavescens - Kosov Slovaquie - Male dorsal.jpg, MHNT ''Bupalus piniaria flavescens'' ♂ (MHNT) Bupalus piniaria flavescens - Kosov Slovaquie - Male ventral.jpg, MHNT ''Bupalus piniaria flavescens'' ♂ △ * ''Bupalus piniaria mughusaria'' Gu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
