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Poecilasthena Pulchraria
''Poecilasthena pulchraria'' is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in Australia and New Zealand. It was first described by Edward Doubleday in 1843 and named ''Acidalia pulchraria''. The green looping caterpillars feed on the flowers, developing fruits and older foliage of ''Astroloma'' species in Australia and on ''Leucopogon fasciculatus ''Leucopogon fasciculatus'', the tall mingimingi, is a species of shrub within the family Ericaceae. It is Endemism, endemic to New Zealand. This species is found in the North Island north of the Bay of Plenty and Taranaki. In the South Island i ...'' in New Zealand. References External links''Australian Faunal Directory''* Moths of Australia Moths described in 1898 Poecilasthena Moths of New Zealand {{Asthenini-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] |
Geometridae
The geometer moths are moths belonging to the family Geometridae of the insect order Lepidoptera, the moths and butterflies. Their scientific name derives from the Ancient Greek ''geo'' γεω (derivative form of or "the earth"), and ''metron'' "measure" in reference to the way their larvae, or inchworms, appear to measure the earth as they move along in a looping fashion. A very large family, it has around 23,000 species of moths described, and over 1400 species from six subfamilies indigenous to North America alone. A well-known member is the peppered moth, ''Biston betularia'', which has been subject of numerous studies in population genetics. Several other geometer moths are notorious pests. Adults Many geometrids have slender abdomens and broad wings which are usually held flat with the hindwings visible. As such, they appear rather butterfly-like, but in most respects they are typical moths; the majority fly at night, they possess a frenulum to link the wings, and t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a sovereign ''Sovereign'' is a title which can be applied to the highest leader in various categories. The word is borrowed from Old French , which is ultimately derived from the Latin , meaning 'above'. The roles of a sovereign vary from monarch, ruler or ... country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands. With an area of , Australia is the largest country by area in Oceania and the world's sixth-largest country. Australia is the oldest, flattest, and driest inhabited continent, with the least fertile soils. It is a megadiverse country, and its size gives it a wide variety of landscapes and climates, with deserts in the centre, tropical Forests of Australia, rainforests in the north-east, and List of mountains in Australia, mountain ranges in the south-east. The ancestors of Aboriginal Australians began arriving from south east Asia approx ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Zealand
New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 List of islands of New Zealand, smaller islands. It is the List of island countries, sixth-largest island country by area, covering . New Zealand is about east of Australia across the Tasman Sea and south of the islands of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga. The country's varied topography and sharp mountain peaks, including the Southern Alps, owe much to tectonic uplift and volcanic eruptions. New Zealand's Capital of New Zealand, capital city is Wellington, and its most populous city is Auckland. The islands of New Zealand were the last large habitable land to be settled by humans. Between about 1280 and 1350, Polynesians began to settle in the islands and then developed a distinctive Māori culture. In 1642, the Dutch explorer Abel Tasman became the first European to sight and record New Zealand. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Astroloma
''Astroloma'' is an endemic Australian genus of around 20 species of flowering plants in the family Ericaceae. The majority of the species are endemic to Western Australia, but a few species occur in New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania and South Australia. The genus was first described by Robert Brown in 1810 in Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae. The name ''Astroloma'' is derived from the Ancient Greek words ''astron'' = a star and ''loma'' = a fringe, alluding to five tufts of hairs which form a star at the bottom of the inside of the floral tube. Species include: *'' Astroloma baxteri'' A.Cunn. ex DC. *'' Astroloma cataphractum'' A.J.G.Wilson MS *''Astroloma ciliatum'' (Lindl.) Druce *'' Astroloma compactum'' R.Br. *'' Astroloma conostephioides'' (Sond.) F.Muell. ex Benth. - Flame heath *'' Astroloma drummondii'' Sond. *''Astroloma epacridis'' (DC.) Druce *'' Astroloma foliosum'' Sond. - Candle cranberry *''Astroloma glaucescens'' Sond. *'' Astroloma humifusum'' (Cav.) R.B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leucopogon Fasciculatus
''Leucopogon fasciculatus'', the tall mingimingi, is a species of shrub within the family Ericaceae. It is endemic to New Zealand. This species is found in the North Island north of the Bay of Plenty and Taranaki. In the South Island it is found in north west Nelson. It is present in the red and silver beech forests admixed with rimu and miro podocarps on northern South Island. ''Leucopogon fasciculatus'' is the host plant for the New Zealand endemic moth species ''Pyrgotis pyramidias ''Pyrgotis pyramidias'' is a species of moth in the family Tortricidae. It is Endemism, endemic to New Zealand. It is classified as "At Risk, Naturally Uncommon" by the Department of Conservation (New Zealand), Department of Conservation. This sp ...''. References fasciculatus Endemic flora of New Zealand Plants described in 1832 {{Ericaceae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moths Of Australia
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 esta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poecilasthena
''Poecilasthena'' is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae. Species *unnamed group ** '' Poecilasthena aedaea'' Turner, 1926 ** '' Poecilasthena balioloma'' (Turner, 1907) ** '' Poecilasthena burmensis'' Prout, 1926 ** '' Poecilasthena character'' Prout, 1932 ** '' Poecilasthena cisseres'' Turner, 1933 ** '' Poecilasthena dimorpha'' Holloway, 1979 ** '' Poecilasthena euphylla'' (Meyrick, 1891) ** '' Poecilasthena fragilis'' Turner, 1942 ** '' Poecilasthena glaucosa'' (Lucas, 1888) ** '' Poecilasthena inhaesa'' Prout, 1934 ** '' Poecilasthena iopolia'' (Turner, 1926) ** '' Poecilasthena ischnophrica'' Turner, 1941 ** '' Poecilasthena leucydra'' Prout, 1934 ** '' Poecilasthena limnaea'' Prout, 1926 ** '' Poecilasthena nubivaga'' Prout, 1932 ** ''Poecilasthena oceanias ''Poecilasthena oceanias'' is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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