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Thoscora
''Thoscora'' is a genus of moths in the family Megalopygidae. Species *''Thoscora rubrivena'' (E. D. Jones, 1912) *''Thoscora omayena'' (Schaus, 1904) *''Thoscora brugea'' (Schaus, 1904) *''Thoscora acca'' (Schaus, 1892) **''Thoscora acca aterrima'' (Hopp, 1930) References * Megalopygidae Megalopygidae genera {{Zygaenoidea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thoscora Acca
''Thoscora acca'' is a moth of the Megalopygidae family. It was described by William Schaus in 1892. It is found in Guyana, Panama and Costa Rica. The wingspan is 30 mm. The forewings are pinkish brown with a blackish median transverse line. The hindwings are roseate. The underside is roseate, with the apices of the forewings brownish. The head and thorax are brownish and the abdomen is red. Subspecies *''Thoscora acca acca'' *''Thoscora acca aterrima'' Hopp, 1930References Moths described in 1892 Megalopygidae {{Zygaenoidea-stub ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thoscora Rubrivena
''Thoscora rubrivena'' is a moth of the family Megalopygidae. It was described by E. Dukinfield Jones in 1912. It is found in Brazil. The 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 ... is about 30 mm. The forewings are light brown and thinly scaled. The costa and veins, with the exception of the subcostal nervure and submedian veins, are red. The hindwings are rose pink. References [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thoscora Omayena
''Thoscora omayena'' is a moth of the Megalopygidae family. It was described by William Schaus in 1904. It is found in Guyana. The 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 ... is 40 mm. The head, thorax and forewings are grey, with the veins colored very dark. The abdomen and hindwings are dark fawn color. References Moths described in 1904[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thoscora Brugea
''Thoscora brugea'' is a moth of the Megalopygidae family. It was described by William Schaus in 1904. It is found in Venezuela. The 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 ... is 40 mm. The head and abdomen are ochreous and the antennae, thorax and anal tuft are greyish brown. The forewings are similar, with the veins darker. The hindwings are more greyish. References Moths described in 1904[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Megalopygidae
The flannel moths or crinkled flannel moths (scientific name Megalopygidae) are a family of insects. They occur in North America (11 species) and the New World tropics. Distribution and habitat The moth occurs in North America and the New World tropics. Life cycle and behavior Adult flannel moths are stout-bodied, and very hairy. Females have thin antennae while males' are feather-like. Larvae are called puss caterpillars and, with their long hairs, resemble cotton balls. They have venomous spines that can cause a painful sting and inflammation lasting for several days. In some cases, the sting may cause headache, nausea, and shock-like symptoms. Perhaps the most notorious for stinging is the caterpillar of '' Megalopyge opercularis''. Caterpillars have 7 pairs of prolegs, while other Lepidopterae have 5 or fewer pairs. They feed on a wide variety of deciduous trees and shrubs. Genera *''Aithorape'' *''Cephalocladia'' *'' Coamorpha'' *''Edebessa'' *''Endobrachys'' *'' Eochrom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Schaus
William Schaus (January 11, 1858 in New York City – June 20, 1942) was an American entomologist who became known for his major contribution to the knowledge and description of new species of the Neotropical Lepidoptera. Life William Schaus, Jr. was son of Wilhelm, later William Schaus, Sr. (1820–1892), a German-immigrant art collector and dealer, proprietor of the Schaus Galleries in New York City, and of Margaret Connover. He was educated initially at Exeter Academy and then in France and Germany, and was influenced early in his career by Henry Edwards, although he also studied languages, art and music. Schaus received the honorary degree of Master of Arts from the University of Wisconsin in 1921, and in 1925 that of honorary Doctor of Science from the University of Pittsburgh. He decided, despite parental opposition, and at the sacrifice of a promising career as successor in his father's business, to devote his life to the study of Lepidoptera. Beginning in 1881, he trave ... [...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] |
