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Polychrysia Sica
''Polychrysia'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. More commonly known as owlet moths. Distribution Polychrysia can be found in Russia, Canada, USA, Europe, and East Asia. Species * '' Polychrysia aurata'' Staudinger, 1888 * '' Polychrysia esmeralda'' Oberthür, 1880 * ''Polychrysia hampsoni'' Leech, 1900 * '' Polychrysia imperatrix'' Draudt, 1950 * '' Polychrysia marmorea'' Ronkay, 1986 * ''Polychrysia moneta ''Polychrysia moneta'', the golden plusia, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in the Palearctic realm (Europe, Asia Minor, Turkey, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Caucasus, and northwest Iran). Technical description and variation The wingspan ...'' – Golden Plusia Fabricius, 1787 * '' Polychrysia morigera'' H. Edwards, 1886 * '' Polychrysia sica'' Graeser, 1890 * '' Polychrysia splendida'' Butler, 1878 References External links Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database Plusiinae {{Plusiinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In binomial nomenclature, the genus name forms the first part of the binomial species name for each species within the genus. :E.g. ''Panthera leo'' (lion) and ''Panthera onca'' (jaguar) are two species within the genus ''Panthera''. ''Panthera'' is a genus within the family Felidae. The composition of a genus is determined by taxonomy (biology), taxonomists. The standards for genus classification are not strictly codified, so different authorities often produce different classifications for genera. There are some general practices used, however, including the idea that a newly defined genus should fulfill these three criteria to be descriptively useful: # monophyly – all descendants of an ancestral taxon are grouped together (i.e. Phylogeneti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moth
Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (suborder Rhopalocera) and neither subordinate taxon is used in modern classifications. Moths make up the vast majority of the order. There are approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of which have yet to be described. Most species of moth are nocturnal, although there are also crepuscular and Diurnal animal, diurnal species. Differences between butterflies and moths While the Butterfly, butterflies form a monophyly, 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 a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noctuidae
The Noctuidae, commonly known as owlet moths, cutworms or armyworms, are a family (biology), family of moths. Taxonomically, they are considered the most controversial family in the superfamily Noctuoidea because many of the clades are constantly changing, along with the other families of the Noctuoidea. It was considered the largest family in Lepidoptera for a long time, but after regrouping Lymantriinae, Catocalinae and Calpinae within the family Erebidae, the latter holds this title now. Currently, Noctuidae is the second largest family in Noctuoidea, with about 1,089 List of noctuid genera, genera and 11,772 species. This classification is still contingent, as more changes continue to appear between Noctuidae and Erebidae. Description Adult: Most noctuid adults have wings with a variety of shades of browns, grays, and other varied shades and colourations but some subfamilies, such as Acronictinae and Agaristinae, are very colorful, especially those from tropical regions (e.g. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polychrysia Aurata
''Polychrysia aurata'' is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in the Japan, Russia (including Siberia) and recently also China. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the opposite wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777–200 has a wingspan of , and a wandering albatross (''Diomedea exulans'') caught in 1965 had a wingsp ... is 33–37 mm. References External linksImages Plusiinae Moths of Japan Moths described in 1888 {{Plusiinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polychrysia Esmeralda
''Polychrysia esmeralda'', the delphinium leaftier (from Ancient Greek πολύς 'polus''= "many", and χρυσός 'khrusos''= "gold"), is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was originally described by Charles Oberthür in 1880. It is found in Asia (eastern Siberia) and in North America (Alaska, British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba). The larvae feed on monkshood (''Aconitum'' species) and larkspur or delphinium (''Delphinium'' species). Adults are reported to feed on the nectar of fireweed (''Chamerion'' species). Description Eggs are yellow. The bright green larvae move in a looper-fashion as do most Plusiinae. When the larva is fully grown it ties leaves together with silk, and within spins a gold-colored cocoon. Wings of adults have a shining golden color. Adults look similar to ''Polychrysia moneta ''Polychrysia moneta'', the golden plusia, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in the Palearctic realm (Europe, Asia Minor, Turkey, A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polychrysia Hampsoni
''Polychrysia'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. More commonly known as owlet moths. Distribution Polychrysia can be found in Russia, Canada, USA, Europe, and East Asia. Species * ''Polychrysia aurata'' Staudinger, 1888 * ''Polychrysia esmeralda'' Oberthür, 1880 * ''Polychrysia hampsoni'' Leech, 1900 * ''Polychrysia imperatrix'' Draudt, 1950 * ''Polychrysia marmorea'' Ronkay, 1986 * ''Polychrysia moneta'' – Golden Plusia Fabricius, 1787 * ''Polychrysia morigera'' H. Edwards, 1886 * ''Polychrysia sica'' Graeser, 1890 * ''Polychrysia splendida'' Butler, 1878 References External links Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database Plusiinae {{Plusiinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polychrysia Moneta
''Polychrysia moneta'', the golden plusia, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in the Palearctic realm (Europe, Asia Minor, Turkey, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Caucasus, and northwest Iran). Technical description and variation The wingspan is 32–37 mm. Forewing pale golden, diffusely tinged in median area with brown and sprinkled with black scales; the veins brown; the median shade conspicuously dark brown, thick, angled in middle: lines brown, double; the inner acutely angled on subcostal, below middle inwardly curved; outer line lunulate dentate; basal area flaked with golden scales; a pale golden apical blotch, cut and edged below by the brown submarginal line, which is rarely plain below middle; orbicular stigma large, oblique, horseshoe-shaped, with broad silvery outline and gold and brown centre, coalescing with a similar but inverted mark on vein 2; reniform hardly traceable; hindwing shining fuscous;the fringe pale. Biology The moth flies from May to October ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polychrysia Morigera
''Polychrysia morigera'', the disjunct looper, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Henry Edwards in 1886. In the east of North America, it is found in the Mississippi, Missouri, and Ohio river valleys from Pennsylvania to Tennessee. In the Rocky Mountains it is found from Montana to Colorado and on the west coast it occurs from Oregon to northern California. It is the rarest of the North American Plusiinae species. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the opposite wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777–200 has a wingspan of , and a wandering albatross (''Diomedea exulans'') caught in 1965 had a wingsp ... is 28–31 mm. Adults are on wing from June to July. The larvae have only been recorded on '' Delphinium trolliifolium''. Covell and Medley (1986) reported adults trapped in the labellum of '' Cypripedium kentuckiense''. References * * Plusiinae Moths describ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polychrysia Sica
''Polychrysia'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. More commonly known as owlet moths. Distribution Polychrysia can be found in Russia, Canada, USA, Europe, and East Asia. Species * '' Polychrysia aurata'' Staudinger, 1888 * '' Polychrysia esmeralda'' Oberthür, 1880 * ''Polychrysia hampsoni'' Leech, 1900 * '' Polychrysia imperatrix'' Draudt, 1950 * '' Polychrysia marmorea'' Ronkay, 1986 * ''Polychrysia moneta ''Polychrysia moneta'', the golden plusia, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in the Palearctic realm (Europe, Asia Minor, Turkey, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Caucasus, and northwest Iran). Technical description and variation The wingspan ...'' – Golden Plusia Fabricius, 1787 * '' Polychrysia morigera'' H. Edwards, 1886 * '' Polychrysia sica'' Graeser, 1890 * '' Polychrysia splendida'' Butler, 1878 References External links Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database Plusiinae {{Plusiinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polychrysia Splendida
''Polychrysia splendida'' is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in the Japan, Russia, Korea, northern Mongolia and recently also China. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the opposite wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777–200 has a wingspan of , and a wandering albatross (''Diomedea exulans'') caught in 1965 had a wingsp ... is 28–30 mm. References External linksImages Plusiinae Moths of Japan Moths described in 1878 {{Plusiinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
