Hemeroplanes
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Huebner , 1819 |
Hemeroplanes is a genus of the moth family in the Schwärmer familythat is commonin Central and South America .
The genus was first described in 1819 by the German entomologist Jacob Huebner .
features
In adult moths the basic color of the upper side of the wing is red, dark brown or dark gray with a large difference in the pattern geometry. There is a silver stain on the front wing. The rear wing is rounded. They are slightly lighter in color towards the rear.
The head has a comb and the eyes are half hidden.
The antennae are long, thin, not club-shaped and have hooks at the ends. They are about half the length of the body.
The chest is light to dark brown. The belly is dark brown and has yellow or orange markings in all species.
The wing spans ranged from 34 to 95 mm.
Larvae
The colors are green or gray with a small flattened head and an enlarged breast segment.
Dolls
The pupae are glossy black. The pupal phase lasts three weeks.
species
- Hemeroplanes diffusa Rothschild & Jordan , 1903
- Hemeroplanes longistriga Rothschild & Jordan , 1903
- Hemeroplanes ornatus Rothschild , 1894
- Hemeroplanes triptolemus Cramer , 1779
Web links
literature
- Druce in Godman & Salvin, 1881; Godman & Salvin, 1881 - Biologia Centrali-Americana, or Contributions to the Knowledge of the Fauna of Mexico and Central America. Zoology. Lepidoptera. Heterocera 1: 2 , 3: pl. 1-101
- Grote, 1867 - Remarks on the Sphingidae of Cuba, and Description of a New Species of Ambulyx from Brazil Ann. Lyc. Nat. Hist. NY 8: 195-207
- Grote & Robinson, 1865 - A synonymical catalog of North American Sphingidae, with notes and descriptions Proc. Ent. Soc. Philad. 5: 149-193, pl. 1-3
- Grote & Robinson, 1868 - Notes on the North American Lepidoptera in the British Museum and described by Mr. Francis Walker Transactions of the American Entomological Society
- Hemming, 1937 - Hübner, a bibliographical and systematic account of the entomological works of Jacob Hübner and of the supplements by Carl Geyer, Gottfried Franz von Frölich and Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer, Vol 1 & 2
- Hodges Ronald W., 1971 - The Moths of America North of Mexico; Fascicle 21; Sphingoidea
- Kitching & Cadiou, 2000 - Hawkmoths of the World; An annotated and illustrated revisionary checklist (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae). 256 p .; Comstock Publishing Associates - Ithaca; ISBN 978-0-8014-3734-2
- Landman Wijbren, 2001 - The Complete Encyclopedia of Moths. 272 p .; Grange books; ISBN 1-84013-409-7
- Lewis HL, 1974 - Butterflies of the World; ISBN 0-245-52097-X
- Opler Paul, Pavulaan Harry, Stanford Ray, Pogue Michael - Butterflies and Moths of North America; Mountain Prairie Information Node
- Opler & Warren, 2003 - Butterflies of North America. 2. Scientific Names List for Butterfly Species of North America, north of Mexico.
- Tuttle James P., 2007 - The Hawkmoths of North America, A Natural History Study of the Sphingidae of the United States and Canada. The Wedge Entomological Research Foundation, Washington DC; ISBN 978-0-9796633-0-7
- Walker, 1856 - List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 8: 1–271
Individual evidence
- ^ Smithsonian Libraries: Directory of Known Butterflies . Augsburg: to be found by the author, 1816 ( archive.org [accessed on October 2, 2017]).
- ↑ Hübner, [1819]; Delayed Schmett. (9): 133
- ↑ a b c d e f Bernard D'Abrera, Sphingidae Mundi. Hawk Moths of the World. Based on a Checklist by Alan Hayes and the collection he curated in the British Museum (Natural History), 1ª ed., Faringdon, Oxon., SN7 7DR United Kingdom, EW Classey Ltd., 1986, pp. 100-101, ISBN 0 -86096-022-6 .
- ↑ a b Bill Oehlke: Dilophonotini. Archived from the original on July 1, 2011 ; accessed on January 13, 2012 .
- ↑ Scoble, MJ, The Lepidoptera: Form, Function and Diversity, seconda edizione, London, Oxford University Press & Natural History Museum, 2011 [1992] , pp. tav. 2, fig. 9, ISBN 978-0-19-854952-9 , LCCN 92004297, OCLC 25282932.