Microlechia Maculata

	Microlechia Maculata ''Microlechia maculata'' is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Povolný in 1978. It is found in South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countri .... The length of the forewings is about 4.8 mm. References Microlechia Moths described in 1978 {{Gnorimoschemini-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	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]
picture info	Gelechiidae The Gelechiidae are a family of moths commonly referred to as twirler moths or gelechiid moths. They are the namesake family of the huge and little-studied superfamily Gelechioidea, and the family's taxonomy has been subject to considerable dispute. These are generally very small moths with narrow, fringed wings. The larvae of most species feed internally on various parts of their host plants, sometimes causing galls. Douglas-fir (''Pseudotsuga'') is a host plant common to many species of the family, particularly of the genus '' Chionodes'', which as a result is more diverse in North America than usual for Gelechioidea. By the late 20th century, over 900 genera with altogether more than 4,500 species were placed here, with about 650 genera known from North America alone. While these figures are certainly outdated, due to the many revisions to superfamily Gelechioidea and new descriptions of twirler moths, they still serve to show the enormous biodiversity contained in this ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countries of Namibia, Botswana, and Zimbabwe; and to the east and northeast by Mozambique and Eswatini. It also completely enclaves the country Lesotho. It is the southernmost country on the mainland of the Old World, and the second-most populous country located entirely south of the equator, after Tanzania. South Africa is a biodiversity hotspot, with unique biomes, plant and animal life. With over 60 million people, the country is the world's 24th-most populous nation and covers an area of . South Africa has three capital cities, with the executive, judicial and legislative branches of government based in Pretoria, Bloemfontein, and Cape Town respectively. The largest city is Johannesburg. About 80% of the population are Black Sou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Microlechia ''Microlechia'' is a genus of moths in the family Gelechiidae. Species * ''Microlechia chretieni'' Turati, 1924 * ''Microlechia iranica'' (Povolný, 1976) * ''Microlechia karsholti'' (Nupponen, 2010) * ''Microlechia klimeschi'' (Povolný, 1972) * ''Microlechia lycia'' (Li, 2001) * ''Microlechia lyciella'' (Falkovitsh & Bidzilya, 2003) * ''Microlechia maculata'' (Povolný, 1978) * ''Microlechia melongenae'' (Povolný & Bradley, 1980) * ''Microlechia rhamnifoliae'' (Amsel & Hering, 1931) References * , 2007, ''Esperiana Buchreihe zur Entomologie'' Memoir 4: 91-116. * , 2010: The gelechiid fauna of the southern Ural Mountains, part I: descriptions of seventeen new species (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). ''Zootaxa'' 2366: 1-34. Abstract: http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2010/f/z02366p034f.pdf]. * , 2001: A new species of the genus ''Hedma'' (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)injurious to Lycium barbarum. ''Acta Entomologica Sinica'' 44 (2): 227-230. Abstract Microlechia, Gnorimoschemin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]