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Eucosmophora Ingae
''Eucosmophora ingae'' is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Costa Rica. The length of the forewings is 3.1-3.6 mm for males and 3.1-3.4 mm for females. The larvae feed on ''Inga oerstediana'' and '' Pithecollobium catenatum''. They mine the leaves of their host plant. On ''Inga oerstediana'', the early mine is serpentine, glassy, and winds about the lamina. Later, it is abruptly enlarged into an irregular blotch. The upper surface of the mine is nearly translucent, the larvae being visible within the mine through their development. Frequently two to five or more mines may anastamose into a single large blotch. The larva exits through a hemispherical slit in the upper leaf surface. The cocoon is orange-brown. Etymology The species name is derived from the generic name, ''Inga ''Inga'' is a genus of small tropical, tough-leaved, nitrogen-fixing treesElkan, Daniel. "Slash-and-burn farming has become a major threat to the world's rainforest" '' ... [...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] |
Costa Rica
Costa Rica (, ; ; literally "Rich Coast"), officially the Republic of Costa Rica ( es, República de Costa Rica), is a country in the Central American region of North America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the northeast, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, and maritime border with Ecuador to the south of Cocos Island. It has a population of around five million in a land area of . An estimated 333,980 people live in the capital and largest city, San José, Costa Rica, San José, with around two million people in the surrounding metropolitan area. The sovereign state is a Unitary state, unitary Presidential system, presidential Constitution of Costa Rica, constitutional republic. It has a long-standing and stable democracy and a highly educated workforce. The country spends roughly 6.9% of its budget (2016) on education, compared to a global average of 4.4%. Its economy, once heavily dependent on agriculture, has diversif ... [...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] |
Inga Oerstediana
''Inga oerstediana'' is a species of tree in the family Fabaceae. It was described by English botanist George Bentham. It can be found in Mexico, Belize, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil and Trinidad and Tobago. Description ''Inga oerstediana'' grows to be between 4 and 20 meters tall. It’s bole is between 10 and 40 centimeters in diameter. The seedpod is between 8 and 32 centimeters long. ''Inga oerstediana'' has three to five pairs of leaflets, with red veins, rachi and leaf veins. ''Inga oerstediana'' can be found in the lower mountain areas of Panama and Costa Rica, as well as lowland rain forests Rainforests are characterized by a closed and continuous tree canopy, moisture-dependent vegetation, the presence of epiphytes and lianas and the absence of wildfire. Rainforest can be classified as tropical rainforest or temperate rainfore .... ''Inga oerstediana'' has similarities to '' Inga e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pithecollobium Catenatum
''Pithecellobium'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. The generic name is derived from the Greek words πίθηκος (''pithêkos''), meaning "ape" or "monkey," and ἐλλόβιον (''ellobion''), meaning "earring," which refers to the coiled shape of the fruit pods. Plants of the genus are known generally as blackbeads. Species There are about 75 species in the genus: The Plant List. * '' Pithecellobium albicaule'' Britton & Rose * '' Pithecellobium bahamense'' Northr. * '' |
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] |
Anastomosis
An anastomosis (, plural anastomoses) is a connection or opening between two things (especially cavities or passages) that are normally diverging or branching, such as between blood vessels, leaf veins, or streams. Such a connection may be normal (such as the foramen ovale in a fetus's heart) or abnormal (such as the patent foramen ovale in an adult's heart); it may be acquired (such as an arteriovenous fistula) or innate (such as the arteriovenous shunt of a metarteriole); and it may be natural (such as the aforementioned examples) or artificial (such as a surgical anastomosis). The reestablishment of an anastomosis that had become blocked is called a reanastomosis. Anastomoses that are abnormal, whether congenital or acquired, are often called fistulas. The term is used in medicine, biology, mycology, geology, and geography. Etymology Anastomosis: medical or Modern Latin, from Greek ἀναστόμωσις, anastomosis, "outlet, opening", Gr ana- "up, on, upon", stoma "mouth", ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inga
''Inga'' is a genus of small tropical, tough-leaved, nitrogen-fixing treesElkan, Daniel. "Slash-and-burn farming has become a major threat to the world's rainforest" ''The Guardian'' 21 April 2004 and shrubs, subfamily Mimosoideae. ''Inga''s leaves are pinnate, and flowers are generally white. Many of the hundreds of species are used ornamentally. Several related plants have been placed into this genus at one time, for example Yopo (Cohoba, Mopo, Nopo or Parica – '' Anadenanthera peregrina'' – as ''Inga niopo''). The seeds are covered with sweet white powder. The pulp covering the seeds is lightly fibrous and sweet, and rich in minerals; it is edible in the raw state. The tree's name originates from the Tupi word ''in-gá'' meaning "soaked", due to the fruit powder consistency. The tree usually blooms twice a year. Within the ''Inga'' genus there are around 300 species, most of them native and growing in the Amazon forest region although some species are also found in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acrocercopinae
Acrocercopinae is a subfamily of moths described by Akito Yuji Kawahara and Issei Ohshima in 2016. Genera In alphabetical order: *'' Acrocercops'' Wallengren, 1881 *'' Amblyptila'' Vári, 1961 *'' Artifodina'' Kumata, 1985 *'' Borboryctis'' Kumata & Kuroko, 1988 *'' Chilocampyla'' Busck, 1900 *''Chrysocercops'' Kumata & Kuroko, 1988 *'' Corethrovalva'' Vári, 1961 *'' Cryptolectica'' Vári, 1961 *'' Dekeidoryxis'' Kumata, 1989 *'' Deoptilia'' Kumata & Kuroko, 1988 *'' Dialectica'' Walsingham, 1897 *'' Eteoryctis'' Kumata & Kuroko, 1988 *'' Eucosmophora'' Walsingham, 1897 *'' Gibbovalva'' Kumata & Kuroko, 1988 *'' Hypectopa'' Diakonoff, 1955 *'' Lamprolectica'' Vári, 1961 *'' Leucocercops'' Vári, 1961 *'' Melanocercops'' Kumata & Kuroko, 1988 *'' Leucospilapteryx'' Spuler, 1910 *''Metacercops'' Vári, 1961 *'' Monocercops'' Kumata, 1989 *'' Phodoryctis'' Kumata & Kuroko, 1988 *'' Psydrocercops'' Kumata & Kuroko, 1988 *'' Sauterina'' Kuznetzov, 1979 *'' Schedocercops'' Vári, 1961 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
