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Dialectica Aemula
''Dialectica aemula'' is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Australia (the Northern Territory, Tasmania, Queensland and Victoria), India (Bihar) and Nepal. The adult is similar to ''Dialectica scalariella'', which was introduced deliberately into Australia, but the cocoons are more easily distinguished. The larvae feed on ''Cynoglossum'' species (including ''Cynoglossum australe'', ''Cynoglossum lanceolatum'' and ''Cynoglossum suaveolens''), ''Trichodesma indicum'' and ''Trichodesma zeylanicum''. They mine Mine, mines, miners or mining may refer to: Extraction or digging * Miner, a person engaged in mining or digging *Mining, extraction of mineral resources from the ground through a mine Grammar *Mine, a first-person English possessive pronoun ... the leaves of their host plant. References Dialectica (moth) Moths of Asia Moths described in 1916 {{Acrocercopinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Meyrick
Edward Meyrick (25 November 1854, in Ramsbury – 31 March 1938, at Thornhanger, Marlborough) was an English schoolmaster and amateur entomologist. He was an expert on microlepidoptera and some consider him one of the founders of modern microlepidoptera systematics. Life and work Edward Meyrick came from a Welsh clerical family and was born in Ramsbury on the Kennet to a namesake father. He was educated at Marlborough College and Trinity College, Cambridge. He actively pursued his hobby during his schooling, and one colleague stated in 1872 that Meyrick "has not left a lamp, a paling, or a tree unexamined in which a moth could possibly, at any stage of its existence, lie hid." Meyrick began publishing notes on microlepidopterans in 1875, but when in December, 1877 he gained a post at The King's School, Parramatta, New South Wales, there were greater opportunities for indulging his interest. He stayed in Australia for ten years (from 1877 until the end of 1886) working a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Larva
A larva (; plural larvae ) is a distinct juvenile form many animals undergo before metamorphosis into adults. Animals with indirect development such as insects, amphibians, or cnidarians typically have a larval phase of their life cycle. The larva's appearance is generally very different from the adult form (''e.g.'' caterpillars and butterflies) including different unique structures and organs that do not occur in the adult form. Their diet may also be considerably different. Larvae are frequently adapted to different environments than adults. For example, some larvae such as tadpoles live almost exclusively in aquatic environments, but can live outside water as adult frogs. By living in a distinct environment, larvae may be given shelter from predators and reduce competition for resources with the adult population. Animals in the larval stage will consume food to fuel their transition into the adult form. In some organisms like polychaetes and barnacles, adults are im ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dialectica (moth)
''Dialectica'' is a genus of moths in the family Gracillariidae Gracillariidae is an important family of insects in the order Lepidoptera and the principal family of leaf miners that includes several economic, horticultural or recently invasive pest species such as the horse-chestnut leaf miner, ''Cameraria .... Species *'' Dialectica aemula'' (Meyrick, 1916) *'' Dialectica anselmella'' Guillermet, 2011 *'' Dialectica carcharota'' (Meyrick, 1912) *'' Dialectica columellina'' (Vári, 1961) *'' Dialectica cordiaecola'' Vári, 1961 *'' Dialectica ehretiae'' (Vári, 1961) *'' Dialectica galactozona'' Vári, 1961 *'' Dialectica galapagosensis'' Landry, 2006 *'' Dialectica geometra'' (Meyrick, 1916) *'' Dialectica hedemanni'' (Rebel, 1896) *'' Dialectica imperialella'' (Zeller, 1847) *'' Dialectica japonica'' Kumata & Kuroko, 1988 *'' Dialectica odontosema'' (Vári, 1961) *'' Dialectica pavonicola'' (Vári, 1961) *'' Dialectica permixtella'' Walsingham, 1897 *'' Dialectica praegem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leaf Miner
A leaf miner is any one of numerous species of insects in which the larval stage lives in, and eats, the leaf tissue of plants. The vast majority of leaf-mining insects are moths ( Lepidoptera), sawflies (Symphyta, the mother clade of wasps), and flies ( Diptera). Some beetles also exhibit this behavior. Like woodboring beetles, leaf miners are protected from many predators and plant defenses by feeding within the tissues of the leaves, selectively eating only the layers that have the least amount of cellulose. When attacking ''Quercus robur'' (English oak), they also selectively feed on tissues containing lower levels of tannin, a deterrent chemical produced in great abundance by the tree. The pattern of the feeding tunnel and the layer of the leaf being mined is often diagnostic of the insect responsible, sometimes even to species level. The mine often contains frass, or droppings, and the pattern of frass deposition, mine shape, and host plant identity are useful to de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trichodesma Zeylanicum
''Trichodesma zeylanicum'', commonly known as Northern bluebell, camel bush or cattle bush, is a herb or shrub native to Australia. Description It grows as an erect herb or shrub up to two metres high, with a well-developed taproot. Flowers are blue, or rarely white. Taxonomy This species was first published as ''Borago zeylanica'' by Nicolaas Laurens Burman in 1768. In 1810, Robert Brown transferred it into ''Trichodesma'', but this was retained only until 1882, when Ferdinand von Mueller transferred it into '' Pollichia''. In 1891, Otto Kuntze transferred it into ''Boraginella'', and in 1898 William Philip Hiern transferred it into ''Borraginoides''. Despite these many later transfers, it is Brown's placement that is currently accepted. Varieties Three varieties are recognised: * ''T. zeylanicum'' var. ''grandiflorum'' * ''T. zeylanicum'' var. ''latisepalum'' * ''T. zeylanicum'' var. ''zeylanicum'' Distribution and habitat It is fairly widespread in Aust ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trichodesma Indicum
''Trichodesma'' is a genus of flowering plants in the borage family, Boraginaceae. There are about 40 to 45 species Species distribution, distributed in tropics, tropical and subtropics, subtropical regions of Africa, Asia, and Australia.''Trichodesma''. Flora of China.''Trichodesma''. Flora of Pakistan. Species include: *''Trichodesma africanum'' *''Trichodesma calycosum'' *''Trichodesma incanum'' *''Trichodesma indicum'' *''Trichodesma laxiflorum'' Isaac Bayley Balfour, Balf.f. *''Trichodesma microcalyx'' Balf.f. *''Trichodesma scotti'' Balf.f. *''Trichodesma stocksii'' *''Trichodesma zeylanicum'' (N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cynoglossum Suaveolens
''Cynoglossum'' is a genus of small-flowered plants in the family Boraginaceae (borage family). ''Cynoglossum officinale'', the common hound's-tongue, is a native of Asia, Africa, and Europe. It has been introduced into North America, and it is considered to be a troublesome weed because its burs stick to the wool of sheep and to other animals. Ingestion of this plant can also lead to photosensitivity in grazing In agriculture, grazing is a method of animal husbandry whereby domestic livestock are allowed outdoors to roam around and consume wild vegetations in order to convert the otherwise indigestible (by human gut) cellulose within grass and other ... animals. Species , there are 75 species in the genus: References Boraginaceae genera {{Asterid-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cynoglossum Lanceolatum
''Cynoglossum lanceolatum'' Forssk. is closely related to and grades into ''Cynoglossum coeruleum'' Hochst. ex A.DC. It is a much-branched biennial plant, occurring widely with an anthropogenic distribution, harvested from the wild and used as both food and medicine. This species was first described by the Swede Peter Forsskål in 1775 i''Flora Aegyptiaco-Arabica'' 41 Parts of the plant are used as a diaphoretic, a colic medicine for children, a diuretic expectorant, and as a febrifuge and vermifuge. A poultice made from crushed plant parts is applied to wounds by the Basuto, while the roots are used in the treatment of eye ailments. The plant is used in soup. Tests for bitters, alkaloid, volatile oil, hydrocyanic acid, saponin and triterpenoids have proven negative. Distribution From Côte d'Ivoire to Ethiopia, south to South Africa, Madagascar, the Arabian Peninsula, Pakistan, Kashmir, India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Nepal, eastward to China China, officially th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cynoglossum Australe
''Cynoglossum'' is a genus of small-flowered plants in the family Boraginaceae (borage family). '' Cynoglossum officinale'', the common hound's-tongue, is a native of Asia, Africa, and Europe. It has been introduced into North America, and it is considered to be a troublesome weed because its burs stick to the wool of sheep and to other animals. Ingestion of this plant can also lead to photosensitivity in grazing animals. Species , there are 75 species in the genus: References Boraginaceae genera {{Asterid-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cynoglossum
''Cynoglossum'' is a genus of small-flowered plants in the family Boraginaceae (borage family). '' Cynoglossum officinale'', the common hound's-tongue, is a native of Asia, Africa, and Europe. It has been introduced into North America, and it is considered to be a troublesome weed because its burs stick to the wool of sheep and to other animals. Ingestion of this plant can also lead to photosensitivity in grazing In agriculture, grazing is a method of animal husbandry whereby domestic livestock are allowed outdoors to roam around and consume wild vegetations in order to convert the otherwise indigestible (by human gut) cellulose within grass and other ... animals. Species , there are 75 species in the genus: References Boraginaceae genera {{Asterid-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dialectica Scalariella
''Dialectica scalariella'' (echium leaf miner) is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is found from France to the Iberian Peninsula, Italy and the Balkan Peninsula. Recently an imago was found in Great Britain. It was introduced in Australia for the biological control of the weed ''Echium plantagineum'' and has since spread to New Zealand. The larvae feed on ''Anchusa strigosa'', ''Borago'', ''Cynoglossum creticum'', ''Echium aculeatum'', ''Echium giganteum'', ''Echium plantagineum'', ''Echium vulgare'', ''Myosotis latifolia'' and ''Symphytum officinale''. They mine Mine, mines, miners or mining may refer to: Extraction or digging * Miner, a person engaged in mining or digging *Mining, extraction of mineral resources from the ground through a mine Grammar *Mine, a first-person English possessive pronoun ... the leaves of their host plant. External links * Australian Insects Plant Parasites of Europe Dialectica (moth) Lepidoptera used as pest control agents Mot ... [...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] |
