''Dolecta'' is a genus of

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 ...

s in the family

Cossidae The Cossidae, the cossid millers or carpenter millers, make up a family of mostly large miller moths. This family contains over 110 genera with almost 700 known species, and many more species await description. Carpenter millers are nocturnal ...

. It is endemic to the Neotropical biogeographic region.

Species

24 species are recognized in this genus, plus one more of uncertain taxonomic placement: * '' Dolecta akhmatovae'' (named after Russian poet

Anna Akhmatova Anna Andreyevna Gorenko rus, А́нна Андре́евна Горе́нко, p=ˈanːə ɐnˈdrʲe(j)ɪvnə ɡɐˈrʲɛnkə, a=Anna Andreyevna Gorenko.ru.oga, links=yes; uk, А́нна Андрі́ївна Горе́нко, Ánna Andríyivn ...

) * ''

Dolecta amanosa ''Dolecta'' is a genus of moths in the family Cossidae. It is endemic to the Neotropical biogeographic region. Species 24 species are recognized in this genus, plus one more of uncertain taxonomic placement: * '' Dolecta akhmatovae'' (named af ...

'' * '' Dolecta aroa'' * '' Dolecta bulgakovi'' (named after Russian writer Mikhail Bulgakov) * ''

Dolecta chekhovi ''Dolecta'' is a genus of moths in the family Cossidae. It is endemic to the Neotropical biogeographic region. Species 24 species are recognized in this genus, plus one more of uncertain taxonomic placement: * '' Dolecta akhmatovae'' (named af ...

'' (named after Russian writer and playwright

Anton Chekhov Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (; 29 January 1860Old Style date 17 January. – 15 July 1904Old Style date 2 July.) was a Russian playwright and short-story writer who is considered to be one of the greatest writers of all time. His career a ...

) * ''

Dolecta dostoevskyi ''Dolecta'' is a genus of moths in the family Cossidae. It is endemic to the Neotropical biogeographic region. Species 24 species are recognized in this genus, plus one more of uncertain taxonomic placement: * '' Dolecta akhmatovae'' (named af ...

'' (named after Russian writer

Fyodor Dostoevsky Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky (, ; rus, Фёдор Михайлович Достоевский, Fyódor Mikháylovich Dostoyévskiy, p=ˈfʲɵdər mʲɪˈxajləvʲɪdʑ dəstɐˈjefskʲɪj, a=ru-Dostoevsky.ogg, links=yes; 11 November 18219 ...

) * ''

Dolecta egipan ''Dolecta'' is a genus of moths in the family Cossidae. It is endemic to the Neotropical biogeographic region. Species 24 species are recognized in this genus, plus one more of uncertain taxonomic placement: * '' Dolecta akhmatovae'' (named af ...

'' * ''

Dolecta esenini ''Dolecta'' is a genus of moths in the family Cossidae. It is endemic to the Neotropical biogeographic region. Species 24 species are recognized in this genus, plus one more of uncertain taxonomic placement: * '' Dolecta akhmatovae'' (named af ...

'' (named after Russian poet

Sergei Yesenin Sergei Alexandrovich Yesenin ( rus, Сергей Александрович Есенин, p=sʲɪrˈɡʲej ɐlʲɪkˈsandrəvʲɪtɕ jɪˈsʲenʲɪn; ( 1895 – 28 December 1925), sometimes spelled as Esenin, was a Russian lyric poet. He is one o ...

, or Esenin) * '' Dolecta gertseni'' (named after Russian writer and thinker

Alexander Herzen Alexander Ivanovich Herzen (russian: Алекса́ндр Ива́нович Ге́рцен, translit=Alexándr Ivánovich Gértsen; ) was a Russian writer and thinker known as the "father of Russian socialism" and one of the main fathers of agra ...

, or Gertsen) * ''

Dolecta gogoli ''Dolecta'' is a genus of moths in the family Cossidae. It is endemic to the Neotropical biogeographic region. Species 24 species are recognized in this genus, plus one more of uncertain taxonomic placement: * '' Dolecta akhmatovae'' (named af ...

'' (named after Russian writer

Nikolai Gogol Nikolai Vasilyevich Gogol; uk, link=no, Мико́ла Васи́льович Го́голь, translit=Mykola Vasyliovych Hohol; (russian: Яновский; uk, Яновський, translit=Yanovskyi) ( – ) was a Russian novelist, ...

) * '' Dolecta invenusta'' Schaus, 1892 (taxonomic status unclear, may belong to the genus ''

Givira ''Givira'' is a genus of moths in the family Cossidae. Species * '' Givira albosignata'' Ureta, 1957 * '' Givira amanosa'' Schaus, 1911 * '' Givira anna'' (Dyar, 1898) * '' Givira arbeloides'' (Dyar, 1899) * '' Givira aregentipuncta'' Schaus ...

'') * '' Dolecta juturna'' Schaus, 1892 * '' Dolecta karamzini'' (named after Russian historian and writer

Nikolay Karamzin Nikolay Mikhailovich Karamzin (russian: Николай Михайлович Карамзин, p=nʲɪkɐˈlaj mʲɪˈxajləvʲɪtɕ kərɐmˈzʲin; ) was a Russian Empire, Russian Imperial historian, romantic writer, poet and critic. He is best ...

) * '' Dolecta lermontovi'' (named after Russian writer, poat and painter

Mikhail Lermontov Mikhail Yuryevich Lermontov (; russian: Михаи́л Ю́рьевич Ле́рмонтов, p=mʲɪxɐˈil ˈjurʲjɪvʲɪtɕ ˈlʲɛrməntəf; – ) was a Russian Romantic writer, poet and painter, sometimes called "the poet of the Caucasu ...

) * '' Dolecta macrochir'' Schaus, 1892 * '' Dolecta morosa'' (Schaus, 1911) * '' Dolecta nekrasovi'' (named after Russian poet and writer

Nikolay Nekrasov Nikolay Alexeyevich Nekrasov ( rus, Никола́й Алексе́евич Некра́сов, p=nʲɪkɐˈlaj ɐlʲɪkˈsʲejɪvʲɪtɕ nʲɪˈkrasəf, a=Ru-Nikolay_Alexeyevich_Nekrasov.ogg, – ) was a Russian poet, writer, critic and publi ...

) * '' Dolecta ostrovskyi'' (named after Russian playwright

Alexander Ostrovsky Alexander Nikolayevich Ostrovsky (russian: Алекса́ндр Никола́евич Остро́вский; ) was a Russian playwright, generally considered the greatest representative of the Russian realistic period. The author of 47 original ...

) * '' Dolecta pushkini'' (named after Russian poet, playwright and writer

Alexander Pushkin Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin (; rus, links=no, Александр Сергеевич ПушкинIn pre-Revolutionary script, his name was written ., r=Aleksandr Sergeyevich Pushkin, p=ɐlʲɪkˈsandr sʲɪrˈɡʲe(j)ɪvʲɪtɕ ˈpuʂkʲɪn, ...

) * '' Dolecta rubtsovi'' (named after Russian poet

Nikolay Rubtsov Nikolay Mikhaylovich Rubtsov (russian: link=no, Николай Михайлович Рубцов; 3 January 1936, Yemetsk, Northern Krai19 January 1971, Vologda) was a Russian poet. Rubtsov was killed on the night of 19 January 1971, at the age ...

) * '' Dolecta saltykovishchedrini'' (named after Russian writer

Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin Mikhail Yevgrafovich Saltykov-Shchedrin ( rus, Михаи́л Евгра́фович Салтыко́в-Щедри́н, p=mʲɪxɐˈil jɪvˈɡrafəvʲɪtɕ səltɨˈkof ɕːɪˈdrʲin; – ), born Mikhail Yevgrafovich Saltykov and known during ...

) * '' Dolecta scariosa'' Herrich-Schäffer, 1854 (type species) * '' Dolecta stanyukovichi'' (named after Russian writer

Konstantin Stanyukovich Konstantin Mikhaylovich Staniukovich or Stanyukovich (russian: Константин Михайлович Станюкович; March 30, 1843 – May 20, 1903) National Library of Australia"Library items by K. M. Staniukovich" was a Russian writer, ...

) * '' Dolecta tolstoyi'' (named after Russian writer

Leo Tolstoy Count Lev Nikolayevich TolstoyTolstoy pronounced his first name as , which corresponds to the romanization ''Lyov''. () (; russian: link=no, Лев Николаевич Толстой,In Tolstoy's day, his name was written as in pre-refor ...

) * '' Dolecta turgenevi'' (named after Russian writer, poet and playwright

Ivan Turgenev Ivan Sergeyevich Turgenev (; rus, links=no, Ива́н Серге́евич Турге́невIn Turgenev's day, his name was written ., p=ɪˈvan sʲɪrˈɡʲe(j)ɪvʲɪtɕ tʊrˈɡʲenʲɪf; 9 November 1818 – 3 September 1883 ( Old Style da ...

)

References

External links

Natural History Museum Lepidoptera generic names catalog
* * Cossidae genera Cossidae {{Cossoidea-stub