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Trichophaga tapetzella, the tapestry moth or carpet moth, is a moth of the family Tineidae, commonly referred to as fungus moths. It is found worldwide. The wingspan is 14–18 mm. The head is white, the forewings ochreous-white, thinly strigulated with grey; basal 2/5 dark purplish-fuscous; a roundish grey posterior discal spot; some small ...
Lepidoptera head illustration from G. F. Hampson's Moths of British India Vol. 1 (1892) Like all animal heads, the head of a butterfly or moth contains the feeding organs and the major sense organs. The head typically consists of two antennae, two compound eyes, two palpi, and a proboscis. [11] Lepidoptera have ocelli which may or may not be ...
The Cidariini are the largest tribe of geometer moths in the subfamily Larentiinae (possibly a distinct family [2]).The Cidariini include many of the species known as "carpets" or, ambiguously, "carpet moths" (most other "carpets" are in the Xanthorhoini), and are among the few geometer moths that have been subject to fairly comprehensive cladistic study of their phylogeny. [2]
Print/export Download as PDF; ... Hydrelia inornata, the unadorned carpet moth, is a moth in the family Geometridae.
Asaphodes cataphracta, also known as the western brown carpet moth, [3] is a moth in the family Geometridae. [2] It is endemic to New Zealand and is found in the South Island. This species prefers grassy or tussock covered mountain side slopes as habitat. The adults of this species are on the wing from December until March.
Dysstroma citrata, the dark marbled carpet or northern marbled carpet, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1761. It is found across the Holarctic ecozone and has been reported from India. The wingspan is 25–32 mm. The ground colour of the forewings may show whitish, grey, black or brown ...
Xanthorhoe lacustrata, the toothed brown carpet moth, is a species of geometrid moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in North America. It is found in North America. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ]
Entephria caesiata, the grey mountain carpet, is a moth of the family Geometridae.The species was first described by Michael Denis and Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775. It is found in the mountainous areas of Europe (including Great Britain, Fennoscandia and the Alps), the Caucasus, Asia Minor, Armenia, Russia, Russian Far East, Siberia, northern Mongolia, Sakhalin and Honshū in Japan.