Sphingomorpha Guenée 1852

Sphingomorpha is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae first described by Achille Guenée in 1852. Some species, such as Sphingomorpha chlorea, are notorious pests in orchards, and are known as fruitsucking or fruit-piercing moths.^[1]

Description

Palpi upturned, where the second joint reaching vertex of head, smoothly scaled and somewhat thickened. Third joint long and very slender. Antennae of male with slight fasciculated (bundled) cilia on underside. Thorax and abdomen smoothly scaled. Tibia hairy. Fore tibia clothed with tufts of immensely long hair in male. Forewings long an narrow. Costa arched before the apex. Outer margin obliquely rounded, with crenulate cilia. Hindwings with outer margin excised from vein 2 to anal angle.^[2]

Species

Species include:^[3]

• Sphingomorpha chlorea (Cramer, 1777) (Africa / Asia)
• Sphingomorpha hemia Guenée, 1852 (from Indonesia)
• Sphingomorpha marshalli Hampson, 1902 (from Zimbabwe)

References

• De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Sphingomorpha Guenée, 1852". Afromoths. Retrieved January 22, 2019.
• Ankita Gupta & Smetacek, P., 2011. A new larval host record for Sphingomorpha chlorea (Cramer) (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) from Karnataka, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa 3(2): 1553-1554

Sphingomorpha é um gênero de traça pertencente à família Arctiidae.^[1]

Referências

Bibliografia

• Bates DL, Fenton MB (1990) Aposematism or startle? Predators learn their responses to the defenses of prey. Can J Zool 68:49–52
• Dunning DC, Krüger M (1995) Aposematic sounds in African moths. Biotropica 27:227–231
• Dunning DC, Acharya L, Merriman CB, Ferro LD (1992) Interactions between bats and arctiid moths. Can J Zool 70:2218–2223
• Fullard JH, Fenton MB, Simmons JA (1979) Jamming bat echolocation: the clicks of arctiid moths. Can J Zool 57:647–649
• William Conner (ed.). (2009). Tiger moths and woolly bears : behavior, ecology, and evolution of the Arctiidae. Oxford University Press: New York. ISBN 9780195327373

Sphingomorpha là một chi bướm đêm thuộc họ Erebidae.

Chú thích

Tham khảo

• Dữ liệu liên quan tới Sphingomorpha tại Wikispecies
• Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database

view-source:http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/insect-display.php?insect_species_id=400740 http://www.africanmoths.com/pages/NOCTUIIDAE/CALPINAE/sphingomorpha_chlorea.htm

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