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Epichostis Barathrias
''Epichostis barathrias'' is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1908. It is found in Sri Lanka. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777–200 has a wingspan of , and a wandering albatross (''Diomedea exulans'') caught in 1965 had a wingspan ... is 13–17 mm. The forewings are dark purplish fuscous with the extreme costal edge pale yellowish in males, except towards the extremities. The markings are blackish, with a slight ferruginous tinge, obscurely edged with ochreous whitish. There is a variable transverse or subtriangular blotch from the dorsum before the middle, reaching three-fourths of the way across the wing. The second discal stigma is rather large and there is a rather narrow straight subterminal fascia, the anterior edge curved inwards on the upper half, the posterior edge not pale margined. There is also a blac ... [...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] |