Scrobipalpa Saltans
''Scrobipalpa saltans'' is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Wakeham-Dawson in 2012. It is found on the Falkland Islands The Falkland Islands (; es, Islas Malvinas, link=no ) is an archipelago in the South Atlantic Ocean on the Patagonian Shelf. The principal islands are about east of South America's southern Patagonian coast and about from Cape Dubou .... Etymology The species name refers to its jumping habit and is derived from Latin ''saltans''. References Scrobipalpa Moths described in 2012 {{Scrobipalpa-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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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]   |
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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]   |
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Falkland Islands
The Falkland Islands (; es, Islas Malvinas, link=no ) is an archipelago in the South Atlantic Ocean on the Patagonian Shelf. The principal islands are about east of South America's southern Patagonian coast and about from Cape Dubouzet at the northern tip of the Antarctic Peninsula, at a latitude of about 52°S. The archipelago, with an area of , comprises East Falkland, West Falkland, and 776 smaller islands. As a British overseas territory, the Falklands have internal self-governance __NOTOC__ Self-governance, self-government, or self-rule is the ability of a person or group to exercise all necessary functions of regulation without intervention from an external authority. It may refer to personal conduct or to any form of ..., but the United Kingdom takes responsibility for their defence and foreign affairs. The capital and largest settlement is Stanley, Falkland Islands, Stanley on East Falkland. Controversy exists over the Falklands' discovery and sub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Scrobipalpa
''Scrobipalpa'' is a genus of moths in the family Gelechiidae. ''Euscrobipalpa'' has sometimes been treated as a distinct subgenus, or even as a full genus, but is generally no longer recognised as valid, following Ponomarenko & Park (2007).Ponomarenko, M.; Park, K.-T. 2007: Two new species and a new record of Gelechiidae (Lepidoptera) from Korea. ''Zootaxa'', (1437): 55-60Abstract & excerpt ee p. 59/ref> Species *'' Scrobipalpa abai'' Povolný, 1977 *'' Scrobipalpa abstrusa'' Huemer & Karsholt, 2010 *'' Scrobipalpa acuminatella'' (Sircom, 1850) *'' Scrobipalpa acuta'' (Povolný, 2001) *'' Scrobipalpa adaptata'' (Povolný, 2001) *'' Scrobipalpa admirabilis'' Bidzilya, 2021 *'' Scrobipalpa aestivans'' Falkovitsh & Bidzilya, 2003 *'' Scrobipalpa afromontana'' Bidzilya, 2021 *'' Scrobipalpa aganophthalma'' (Meyrick, 1931) *'' Scrobipalpa agassizi'' Bidzilya, 2021 *'' Scrobipalpa ahasver'' Povolný, 1969 *'' Scrobipalpa albofusca'' Povolný, 1971 *'' Scrobipalpa albostriata'' Povoln ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |