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Mirificarma Interrupta
''Mirificarma interrupta'' is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Portugal, Spain, France, the Benelux, central Europe, Romania and North Africa. The wingspan is 7-8.5 mm for males and females. Adults are on wing from March to July in one generation per year. The larvae feed on ''Cytisus scoparius'', ''Cytisus purgans'', ''Genista'' species (records include ''Genista tinctoria'', '' Genista pilosa'', ''Genista germanica'' and ''Genista sagittalis ''Genista sagittalis'', called the arrow-jointed broom and winged broom, is a species of flowering plant in the genus ''Genista'', native to central and southern Europe, Ukraine, and Anatolia. Its subspecies ''Genista sagittalis'' subsp. ''delphi ...''). References Moths described in 1827 Mirificarma Moths of Europe Moths of Africa {{Gelechiini-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Curtis (entomologist)
John Curtis (3 September 1791 – 6 October 1862) was an English entomologist and illustrator. Biography Curtis was born in Norwich to Frances and Charles Morgan Curtis. Charles Morgan died before his son had reached the age of 4 years. His mother, Frances, had a passion for flowers and was a professional flower grower. She encouraged her son to study natural history with a young local naturalist, Richard Walker (1791–1870). At the age of 16 John became an apprentice at a local lawyer's office in Norwich but devoted his spare time to studying and drawing insects and, with insect collecting becoming a growing craze, he found he could make a living selling the specimens he found. At this time he became a friend of Simon Wilkin (1790–1862) a wealthy landowner in Norfolk, eventually leaving his job to live with Wilkin at Cossey Hall where the extensive natural history library and specimen collection afforded him the opportunity to study his emerging over-riding passion, ento ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cytisus Scoparius
''Cytisus scoparius'' (syn. ''Sarothamnus scoparius''), the common broom or Scotch broom, is a deciduous leguminous shrub native to western and central Europe. In Britain and Ireland, the standard name is broom; this name is also used for other members of the Genisteae tribe, such as French broom or Spanish broom; and the term ''common broom'' is sometimes used for clarification. In other English-speaking countries, the most common name is "Scotch broom" (or Scots broom); however, it is known as English broom in Australia. Classification The two subspecies of ''Cytisus scoparius'' are: * ''Cytisus scoparius'' subsp. ''scoparius'' - throughout the species' range * ''Cytisus scoparius'' subsp. ''maritimus'' (Rouy) Heywood - Western Europe, on maritime cliffs, differs in prostrate growth, not over 0.4 m tall, and downy young shoots Cultivation ''Cytisus scoparius'' is widely cultivated as an ornamental plant, with several cultivars selected for variation in flower colour, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mirificarma
''Mirificarma'' is a genus of moths in the family Gelechiidae. Species *''montivaga'' species-group **''Mirificarma montivaga'' (Walsingham, 1904) *''maculatella'' species-group **''Mirificarma aflavella'' (Amsel, 1935) **''Mirificarma denotata'' Pitkin, 1984 **''Mirificarma eburnella'' (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775) **''Mirificarma flavella'' (Duponchel, 1844) **''Mirificarma maculatella'' (Hübner, 1796) **''Mirificarma minimella'' Huemer & Karsholt, 2001 **''Mirificarma pallidipulchra'' (Walsingham, 1904) **''Mirificarma rhodoptera'' (Mann, 1866) **''Mirificarma scissella'' (Chretien, 1915) *''interruptella'' species-group **''Mirificarma burdonella'' (Rebel, 1930) **''Mirificarma cabezella'' (Chretien, 1925) **''Mirificarma constricta'' Pitkin, 1984 **''Mirificarma cytisella'' (Treitschke, 1833) **''Mirificarma fasciata'' Pitkin, 1984 **''Mirificarma flavonigrella'' (Chretien, 1915) **''Mirificarma interrupta'' (Curtis, 1827) **''Mirificarma lentiginosella'' (Zeller, 1839) **'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moths Described In 1827
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 establish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Genista Sagittalis
''Genista sagittalis'', called the arrow-jointed broom and winged broom, is a species of flowering plant in the genus ''Genista'', native to central and southern Europe, Ukraine, and Anatolia. Its subspecies ''Genista sagittalis'' subsp. ''delphinensis'', called rock broom, has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit The Award of Garden Merit (AGM) is a long-established annual award for plants by the British Royal Horticultural Society (RHS). It is based on assessment of the plants' performance under UK growing conditions. History The Award of Garden Merit .... Subtaxa The following subspecies are currently accepted: *''Genista sagittalis'' subsp. ''delphinensis'' (Verl.) Greuter *''Genista sagittalis'' subsp. ''sagittalis'' *''Genista sagittalis'' subsp. ''undulata'' (Ern) Greuter References External links * {{Taxonbar, from1=Q5877142, from2=Q160351 sagittalis Flora of Central Europe Flora of Southwestern Europe Flora of Southeastern Europ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Genista Germanica
''Genista germanica'', the German greenweed, is a plant species in the genus '' Genista'' belonging to the family Fabaceae. Distribution and habitat This species grows in Central Europe, Western Europe and Southern Europe Southern Europe is the southern regions of Europe, region of Europe. It is also known as Mediterranean Europe, as its geography is essentially marked by the Mediterranean Sea. Definitions of Southern Europe include some or all of these countrie ... (Belarus, Estonia, Lithuania, Russian Federation, Ukraine, Austria, Belgium, Czechoslovakia; Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, Switzerland, Denmark, Sweden, Bulgaria, Former Yugoslavia, Italy, Romania, France). These shrubs can be found in thickets, poor pastures, heaths and dry meadows, preferably on acidic soils, usually between , rarely up to above sea level. Description ''Genista germanica'' can grow to . These small perennial shrubs may have erect or prostrate stems, woody at the base, with robust sim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Genista Pilosa
''Genista pilosa'', commonly known as hairy greenweed, silkyleaf broom, silkyleaf woadwaxen and creeping broom, is a plant species in the genus ''Genista''. It is tall and has green coloured stems. It has yellowish coloured flowers which grow in 1-3 pairs. It grows in western and central Europe in poor, dry, sandy, and stony soils. References External links * ''Genista pilosa'' 'Vancouver Gold'* ''Genista pilosa'' pilosa The order Pilosa is a clade of xenarthran placental mammals, native to the Americas. It includes the anteaters and sloths (which includes the extinct ground sloths). The name comes from the Latin word for "hairy". Origins and taxonomy The b ... Plants described in 1753 Flora of Europe Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus {{Faboideae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Genista Tinctoria
''Genista tinctoria'', the dyer's greenweed or dyer's broom, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. Its other common names include dyer's whin, waxen woad and waxen wood. The Latin specific epithet ''tinctoria'' means "used as a dye". Description It is a variable deciduous shrub growing to tall by wide, the stems woody, slightly hairy, and branched. The alternate, nearly sessile leaves are glabrous and lanceolate. Golden yellow pea-like flowers are borne in erect narrow racemes from spring to early summer. The fruit is a long, shiny pod shaped like a green bean pod. Distribution and habitat This species is native to meadows and pastures in Europe and Turkey. Properties and uses Numerous cultivars have been selected for garden use, of which 'Royal Gold' has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. The plant, as its Latin and common names suggest, has been used from ancient times for producing a yellow dye, which combined with woad also p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Genista
Genista is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family Fabaceae, native to open habitats such as moorland and pasture in Europe and western Asia. They include species commonly called broom, though the term may also refer to other genera, including '' Cytisus'' and '' Chamaecytisus''. Brooms in other genera are sometimes considered synonymous with ''Genista'': ''Echinospartum'', '' Retama'', '' Spartium'', '' Stauracanthus'', and ''Ulex''. Description They are mainly deciduous shrubs and trees, often with brush-like foliage, often spiny to deter grazing, and masses of small, pea-like yellow blooms which are sometimes fragrant. Many of the species have flowers that open explosively when alighted on by an insect, the style flying through the upper seam of the keel and striking the underside of the insect, followed by a shower of pollen that coats the insect. The name of the Plantagenet royal line, which reigned in England from 1154 to 1485, is derived from this genus, bein ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cytisus Purgans
''Cytisus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae, native to open sites (typically scrub and heathland) in Europe, western Asia and North Africa. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae, and is one of several genera in the tribe Genisteae which are commonly called brooms. They are shrubs producing masses of brightly coloured, pea-like flowers, often highly fragrant. Members of the segregate genera, ''Calicotome'', ''Chamaecytisus'', and ''Lembotropis'' are sometimes included in ''Cytisus''. Species , Kew's Plants of the World Online listed the following species: Hybrids and cultivars , the following hybrids had been described: * +''Laburnocytisus'' 'Adamii' (Poit.) C. K. Schneid. (''Laburnum anagyroides'' + ''Chamaecytisus purpureus'') (not a true hybrid but a graft-chimera) * ''Cytisus'' × ''beanii'' G.Nicholson (''Cytisus ardoini'' × ''Cytisus purgans'') * ''Cytisus'' × ''czerniaevii'' Krecz. * ''Cytisus'' × ''dallimorei'' Rolfe (''Cytisus multiflorus'' � ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 of , the official record for a living bird. The term wingspan, more technically extent, is also used for other winged animals such as pterosaurs, bats, insects, etc., and other aircraft such as ornithopters. In humans, the term wingspan also refers to the arm span, which is distance between the length from one end of an individual's arms (measured at the fingertips) to the other when raised parallel to the ground at shoulder height at a 90º angle. Former professional basketball player Manute Bol stood at and owned one of the largest wingspans at . Wingspan of aircraft The wingspan of an aircraft is always measured in a straight line, from wingtip to wingtip, independently of wing shape or sweep. Implications for aircraft design an ... [...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] |
