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Michaelophorus
''Michaelophorus'' is a genus of moths in the family Pterophoridae. Species in this genus are distributed in regions with neotropical climates. Little is known about the genus' overall ecology. Species * ''Michaelophorus nubilus'' (type) * ''Michaelophorus dentiger'' * ''Michaelophorus indentatus'' * ''Michaelophorus margaritae'' * ''Michaelophorus hodgesi'' * ''Michaelophorus shafferi'' * ''Michaelophorus bahiaensis'' References Platyptiliini Moths described in 1999 Taxa named by Cees Gielis Moth genera {{Platyptilini-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michaelophorus Dentiger
''Michaelophorus dentiger'' is a species of moth in the genus ''Michaelophorus'' known from Argentina, Brazil, British Guyana, Cuba, Curaçao, Honduras, Ecuador, Nicaragua, Paraguay, and Venezuela. The host plant for the species is suspected to be ''Hippomane mancinella''. Moths of this species are in flight all year round and have a wingspan of approximately . References Platyptiliini Moths described in 1916 Moths of South America {{Platyptilini-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michaelophorus Indentatus
''Michaelophorus indentatus'' is a species of moth in the genus ''Michaelophorus ''Michaelophorus'' is a genus of moths in the family Pterophoridae. Species in this genus are distributed in regions with neotropical climates. Little is known about the genus' overall ecology. Species * ''Michaelophorus nubilus'' (type) * ''Mic ...'' known from Belize, Brazil, Mexico, and Panama. Moths of this species take flight in April and in September–November and have a wingspan of approximately . References Platyptiliini Moths described in 1930 Moths of South America {{Platyptilini-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michaelophorus Margaritae
''Michaelophorus margaritae'' is a species of moth in the genus ''Michaelophorus ''Michaelophorus'' is a genus of moths in the family Pterophoridae. Species in this genus are distributed in regions with neotropical climates. Little is known about the genus' overall ecology. Species * ''Michaelophorus nubilus'' (type) * ''Mic ...'' known from Ecuador. It takes flight in May and has a wingspan of approximately . The specific name refers to Margarita Pelz, the wife of the species' collector. References Platyptiliini Moths described in 2006 Endemic fauna of Ecuador Moths of South America {{Platyptilini-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michaelophorus Hodgesi
''Michaelophorus hodgesi'' is a species of moth in the genus ''Michaelophorus ''Michaelophorus'' is a genus of moths in the family Pterophoridae. Species in this genus are distributed in regions with neotropical climates. Little is known about the genus' overall ecology. Species * ''Michaelophorus nubilus'' (type) * ''Mic ...'' known from Puerto Rico. Moths of this species take flight in May and have a wingspan of approximately . References Platyptiliini Moths described in 1999 Endemic fauna of Puerto Rico {{Platyptilini-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michaelophorus Shafferi
''Michaelophorus shafferi'' is a species of moth in the genus ''Michaelophorus ''Michaelophorus'' is a genus of moths in the family Pterophoridae. Species in this genus are distributed in regions with neotropical climates. Little is known about the genus' overall ecology. Species * ''Michaelophorus nubilus'' (type) * ''Mic ...'' known from Brazil. Moths of this species take flight in April and have a wingspan of about . References Platyptiliini Moths described in 1999 Endemic insects of Brazil Moths of South America {{Platyptilini-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michaelophorus Bahiaensis
''Michaelophorus bahiaensis'' is a species of moth in the genus ''Michaelophorus ''Michaelophorus'' is a genus of moths in the family Pterophoridae. Species in this genus are distributed in regions with neotropical climates. Little is known about the genus' overall ecology. Species * ''Michaelophorus nubilus'' (type) * ''Mic ...'' known from Brazil. Moths of this species take flight in November and have a wingspan of about . The specific name is derived from the state of Bahia, whence the species is known. References Platyptiliini Moths described in 2006 Endemic insects of Brazil Moths of South America {{Platyptilini-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michaelophorus Nubilus
''Michaelophorus nubilus'', the cacao plume moth, is a species of moth in the genus ''Michaelophorus'' known from Venezuela, Peru, Ecuador, Brazil, Colombia, Honduras, 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 no ..., and Trinidad. Moths of this species take flight in January, February, and July and have a wingspan of approximately . References Platyptiliini Moths described in 1875 Moths of South America Taxa named by Alois Friedrich Rogenhofer {{Platyptilini-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pterophoridae
The Pterophoridae or plume moths are a family of Lepidoptera with unusually modified wings. Though they belong to the Apoditrysia like the larger moths and the butterflies, unlike these they are tiny and were formerly included among the assemblage called "microlepidoptera". Description and ecology The forewings of plume moths usually consist of two curved spars with more or less bedraggled bristles trailing behind. This resembles the closely related Alucitidae (many-plumed moths) at first glance, but the latter have a greater number of symmetrical plumes. The hindwings are similarly constructed, but have three spars. This unorthodox structure does not prevent flight. A few genera have normal lepidopteran wings. The usual resting posture is with the wings extended laterally and narrowly rolled up. Often they resemble a piece of dried grass, and may pass unnoticed by potential predators even when resting in exposed situations in daylight. Some species have larvae which are stem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cees Gielis
Cees Gielis is a Dutch entomologist and researcher of biodiversity, specializing in Lepidoptera, at the Naturalis Biodiversity Center in Leiden, Netherlands. As of March 2019, Gielis authored 378 taxa within the family of Pterophoridae The Pterophoridae or plume moths are a family of Lepidoptera with unusually modified wings. Though they belong to the Apoditrysia like the larger moths and the butterflies, unlike these they are tiny and were formerly included among the assembla ... and 19 within the family of Alucitidae. Publications See Wikispecies below. References External links * Living people 21st-century Dutch zoologists Dutch entomologists Year of birth missing (living people) {{Netherlands-scientist-stub ... [...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] |
Neotropical
The Neotropical realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms constituting Earth's land surface. Physically, it includes the tropical terrestrial ecoregions of the Americas and the entire South American temperate zone. Definition In biogeography, the Neotropic or Neotropical realm is one of the eight terrestrial realms. This realm includes South America, Central America, the Caribbean islands, and southern North America. In Mexico, the Yucatán Peninsula and southern lowlands, and most of the east and west coastlines, including the southern tip of the Baja California Peninsula are Neotropical. In the United States southern Florida and coastal Central Florida are considered Neotropical. The realm also includes temperate southern South America. In contrast, the Neotropical Floristic Kingdom excludes southernmost South America, which instead is placed in the Antarctic kingdom. The Neotropic is delimited by similarities in fauna or flora. Its fauna and flora are di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ecology
Ecology () is the study of the relationships between living organisms, including humans, and their physical environment. Ecology considers organisms at the individual, population, community, ecosystem, and biosphere level. Ecology overlaps with the closely related sciences of biogeography, evolutionary biology, genetics, ethology, and natural history. Ecology is a branch of biology, and it is not synonymous with environmentalism. Among other things, ecology is the study of: * The abundance, biomass, and distribution of organisms in the context of the environment * Life processes, antifragility, interactions, and adaptations * The movement of materials and energy through living communities * The successional development of ecosystems * Cooperation, competition, and predation within and between species * Patterns of biodiversity and its effect on ecosystem processes Ecology has practical applications in conservation biology, wetland management, natural resour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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