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Polytela gloriosae, the Indian lily moth or lily caterpillar, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1781. [ 1 ] It is found in Sri Lanka , [ 2 ] India and probably in Indonesia .
Creatonotos gangis, the Baphomet moth [2] or Australian horror moth, is a species of arctiine moth in South East Asia and Australia. It was described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1763 Centuria Insectorum .
Zeiraphera canadensis, the spruce bud moth, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is a small brown moth mainly found in North America, specifically New Brunswick, Quebec, and the north-eastern United States. [1] The adult moth flutters quickly, and stays low among trees during the day and higher above tree cover after sunset. [2]
Adult porina moths mate as soon as they emerge from the soil after completing the larval stage. [4] The moths fly in spring, summer, and early autumn depending on location. [4] The moths do not feed and only live a few days. During these few days, the female moth flies over pastures and releases around 3000 eggs.
The twining stems feature scented, cup-shaped bisexual flowers, around 2 centimetres (0.79 in) in width, with five white, cream-coloured, violet or pale pink petals. The flowers are generally pollinated by moths (hence the name "moth plant"), butterflies and bees (entomophily), but they can self-pollinate. The flowering period extends from late ...
The list comprises butterfly species listed in The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland by Emmet et al. [1] and Britain's Butterflies by Tomlinson and Still. [2] A study by NERC in 2004 found there has been a species decline of 71% of butterfly species between 1983 and 2003. [3]
The geometer moths are moths belonging to the family Geometridae of the insect order Lepidoptera, the moths and butterflies.Their scientific name derives from the Ancient Greek geo γεω (derivative form of γῆ or γαῖα "the earth"), and metron μέτρον "measure" in reference to the way their larvae, or inchworms, appear to measure the earth as they move along in a looping fashion. [1]
Agathiphaga is a genus of moths, known as kauri moths. and is the only living genus in the family Agathiphagidae. This caddisfly -like lineage of primitive moths was first reported by Lionel Jack Dumbleton in 1952, as a new genus of Micropterigidae .