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Phycomorpha Metachrysa
''Phycomorpha metachrysa'', the milktree fruit moth, is a species of moth in the Copromorphidae family. It is endemic to New Zealand and has been found in the North and South Islands. The larvae feed on the fruit of species in the genus '' Streblus'' including '' Streblus heterophyllus.'' This adults of this species is on the wing from October to April. Taxonomy This species was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1914 using specimens collected by George Howes in Dunedin in November and February. In 1928 George Hudson discussed and illustrated this species in his book ''The butterflies and moths of New Zealand''. The lectotype specimen, collected in Dunedin, is in the collection of the Natural History Museum, London. Description Meyrick described this species as follows: The wingspan is 19–20 mm. Adults are dark green with raised scale-tufts on the forewings. Hudson states that this species is considerably variable with some specimens having forewings that are a d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
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Animal
Animals are multicellular, eukaryotic organisms in the Biology, biological Kingdom (biology), kingdom Animalia (). With few exceptions, animals heterotroph, consume organic material, Cellular respiration#Aerobic respiration, breathe oxygen, have myocytes and are motility, able to move, can reproduce sexually, and grow from a hollow sphere of Cell (biology), cells, the blastula, during embryonic development. Animals form a clade, meaning that they arose from a single common ancestor. Over 1.5 million extant taxon, living animal species have been species description, described, of which around 1.05 million are insects, over 85,000 are molluscs, and around 65,000 are vertebrates. It has been estimated there are as many as 7.77 million animal species on Earth. Animal body lengths range from to . They have complex ecologies and biological interaction, interactions with each other and their environments, forming intricate food webs. The scientific study of animals is known as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |