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Dialectica Hedemanni
''Dialectica hedemanni'' is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from the Canary Islands and Madeira. The larvae feed on ''Lavatera acerifolia'', '' Lavatera arborea'', ''Lavatera phoenicea'', '' Malva neglecta'', '' Malva parviflora'' and ''Malva sylvestris''. 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 described in 1896 {{Acrocercopinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hans Rebel
Hans Rebel (2 September 1861 – 19 May 1940) was an Austrian entomologist who specialised in Lepidoptera. Rebel, who had an early interest in natural history and butterflies, first became a lawyer. He devoted his spare time to studying Lepidoptera and established the entomological section of the Botanical and Zoological Society of Vienna. He succeeded Alois Friedrich Rogenhofer (1831–1897) as keeper of the Lepidoptera collection of the Naturhistorisches Museum in Vienna, a post he held from 1897 to 1932. Rebel enriched the collections and as a ''grand voyageur'', made many collecting trips in Austro-Hungary and five trips in the Balkans. He directed the Department of Zoology in 1923 and was the museum's director general in 1925. He published more than 300 publications on Lepidoptera and a catalogue of Palearctic butterflies Otto Staudinger (1830–1900) - ''Catalog Lepidopteren des palaearctischen Faunengebietes''. Friedlander. Berlin. 1901–1903. 1. Theil, S. I-XX ... [...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] |
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 ohridella''. Taxonomy and systematics There are 98 described genera of Gracillariidae (see below). A complete checklist is available of all currently recognised species. There are many undescribed species in the tropics but there is also an online catalogue of Afrotropical described speci the South African fauna is quite well known. Although Japanese and Russian authors have recognised additional subfamilies, there are three currently recognised subfamilies, Phyllocnistinae of which is likely to be basal. In this subfamily, the primitive genus ''Prophyllocnistis'' from Chile feeds on the plant genus ''Drimys'' (Winteraceae), and has leaf mines structurally similar in structure to fossils (see "Fossils"). While there have been some r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canary Islands
The Canary Islands (; es, Canarias, ), also known informally as the Canaries, are a Spanish autonomous community and archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean, in Macaronesia. At their closest point to the African mainland, they are west of Morocco. They are the southernmost of the autonomous communities of Spain. The islands have a population of 2.2 million people and they are the most populous special territory of the European Union. The seven main islands are (from largest to smallest in area) Tenerife, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote, La Palma, La Gomera, and El Hierro. The archipelago includes many smaller islands and islets, including La Graciosa, Alegranza, Isla de Lobos, Montaña Clara, Roque del Oeste, and Roque del Este. It also includes a number of rocks, including those of Salmor, Fasnia, Bonanza, Garachico, and Anaga. In ancient times, the island chain was often referred to as "the Fortunate Isles". The Canary Islands are the southernmost regio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madeira
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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] |
Lavatera Acerifolia
''Malva acerifolia'', also frequently known under the synonyms ''Lavatera acerifolia'' or ''Malva canariensis'' is a shrub endemic to the Canary Islands, belonging to the family Malvaceae. Taxonomy The species was first described in 1803 in the genus ''Lavatera'' by Antonio José Cavanilles as ''Lavatera acerifolia''. It was transferred to ''Malva'' by Friedrich Alefeld in 1862, although this was not accepted by most other botanists until much later. In 1842, the name "''Malva acerifolia''" had been mentioned by Wilhelm Gerhard Walpers in relation to a quite different North American species that Walpers called ''Sphaeralcea acerifolia'' (now ''Iliamna rivularis''). On this basis, in 1998, Martin Forbes Ray published the replacement name ''Malva canariensis''. Although this is regarded as the correct name by some sources, the International Plant Names Index treats Walpers' ''Malva acerifolia'' as erroneous so that the replacement name is unnecessary and hence superfluous and ille ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lavatera Arborea
''Malva arborea'' (also known as ''Lavatera arborea'', or, more recently as ''Malva eriocalyx''), the tree mallow, is a species of mallow native to the coasts of western Europe and the Mediterranean region, from Ireland and Britain south to Algeria and Libya, and east to Greece.Malvaceae Pages''Lavatera arborea''/ref>Flora Europaea''Lavatera arborea''/ref>''Botanica. The Illustrated AZ of over 10000 garden plants and how to cultivate them'' p. 514. Könemann, 2004. Description It is a shrubby annual, biennial or perennial plant growing to 0.5–2 m (rarely 3 m) tall. The leaves are orbicular, 8–18 cm diameter, palmately lobed with five to nine lobes, and a coarsely serrated margin. The flowers are 3–4 cm diameter, dark pink to purple and grow in fasciculate axillary clusters of two to seven. It grows mainly on exposed coastal locations, often on small islands, only rarely any distance inland.Nico Vermeulen: ''The Complete Encyclopedia of Container Plants'' p. 158 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lavatera Phoenicea
''Malva phoenicea'', often still known under the synonyms ''Lavatera phoenicea'' and ''Navaea phoenicea'', is a large shrub of the family Malvaceae and tribe Malveae, endemic to the island of Tenerife in the Canary Islands. Taxonomy In 1805 this species was described as ''Lavatera phoenicea'' by Étienne Pierre Ventenat. In 1836 Webb and Berthelot separated this plant from other ''Lavatera'' in a new, then monotypic genus '' Navaea'', named for Alonso de Nava y Grimón, (1757-1832), founder of the botanical garden in Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife ( Jardín de Aclimatación de la Orotava). The reason for including this species in a separate genus was the presence of nectaries in the base of each petal, which is unique in the tribe Malveae. Published studies using molecular markers (chloroplast and ITS sequences) support this separation, as phylogenetic trees show ''M. phoenicea'' in a basal position in relation to the rest of ''Lavatera-Malva'' complex, which would indicate it arri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malva Neglecta
''Malva neglecta'' is an annual growing to 0.6 m (2 ft). It is known as common mallow in the United States and also as buttonweed, cheeseplant, cheeseweed, dwarf mallow, and roundleaf mallow. This plant is often consumed as a food, with its leaves, stalks and seed all being considered edible. This is especially true of the seeds, which contain 21% protein and 15.2% fat. Distribution ;Native :Palearctic: ::Macaronesia: Canary Islands ::Northern Africa: Algeria, Morocco ::Arabian Peninsula: Saudi Arabia ::Western Asia: Afghanistan, Cyprus, Sinai, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestinian Territories, Syria, Turkey ::Caucasus: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia ::Soviet Middle Asia: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan ::Mongolia: Mongolia ::China: Xinjiang ::Indian Subcontinent: India, Pakistan ::Northern Europe: Denmark, Ireland, Norway, Sweden, United Kingdom ::Middle Europe: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Ger ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malva Parviflora
''Malva parviflora'' is an annual or perennial herb that is native to Northern Africa, Europe and Asia Asia (, ) is one of the world's most notable geographical regions, which is either considered a continent in its own right or a subcontinent of Eurasia, which shares the continental landmass of Afro-Eurasia with Africa. Asia covers an ... and is widely naturalised elsewhere. Common names include cheeseweed, cheeseweed mallow, Egyptian mallow, least mallow, little mallow, mallow, marshmallow, small-flowered mallow, small-flowered marshmallow and smallflower mallow. ''M. parviflora'' leaf extracts possess anti-inflammatory and antioxidant activities.Bouriche H, Meziti H, Senator A, Arnhold J"Anti-inflammatory, free radical-scavenging, and metal-chelating activities of Malva parviflora." ''Pharm Biol''. 2011 May 19; It has a decumbent or erect habit, growing up to 50 cm in height. The broad leaves have 5 to 7 lobes and are 8 to 10 cm in diameter. It has smal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malva Sylvestris
''Malva sylvestris'' is a species of the mallow genus '' Malva'' in the family of Malvaceae and is considered to be the type species for the genus. Known as common mallow to English-speaking Europeans, it acquired the common names of cheeses, high mallow and tall mallow (mauve des bois by the French) as it migrated from its native home in Western Europe, North Africa and Asia through the English-speaking world. ''M. sylvestris'' is a vigorous plant with showy flowers of bright mauve-purple, with dark veins, standing high and growing freely in meadows, hedgerows and in fallow fields. Common names It is one of several species of different genera sometimes referred to as Creeping Charlie, a term more commonly applied to '' Glechoma hederacea'' (ground ivy). Description One of the major areas which Malva Sylvestris grow is north east and central of Iran . Also in North Africa, biennial in the Mediterranean and a perennial elsewhere. It can be straight or decumbent, branc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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