Erebid moth Caterpiller - "visited" by a tiny biting midge : 無料・フリー素材/写真
Erebid moth Caterpiller - "visited" by a tiny biting midge / gbohne
| ライセンス | クリエイティブ・コモンズ 表示-継承 2.1 |
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| 説明 | Owlet moth caterpillarhint by itchydogimages: "Looks similar to my local Asota sp., Aganainae, Erebidae" more info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asota_%28moth%29The larvae of members of the genus [...] tend to be black with yellow or orange bands ringing each segment posteriorly, and with the anterior part of the thorax entirely this paler colour; others are more completely orange or ochreous, with longitudinal pale and dark stripes, and lateral transverse markings; others are black with pale longitudinal bands.The eggs are laid in batches, often with hair scales from the female, and the larvae remain gregarious until mature, or until the final instar [...] the majority of species feed as larvae on Ficus (Moraceae) [...] .* distribution: the genus is most diverse in the Indo-Australian tropics but also extends across the Indian Ocean to the Afrotropical Region.[www.mothsofborneo.com/part-6/aganainae/aganainae-5.php]Phylum: ArthropodaClass: Insecta (insects, Insekten)Order: Lepidoptera (butterflies & moths, Schmetterlinge)Suborder: Glossata(unranked): MacrolepidopteraInfraorder: HeteroneuraSuperfamily: Noctuoidea (owlet moths, Eulenfalter)Family: Erebidae (Erebid moths)Subfamily: Aganainae (Hypsidae) LAFONTAINE & FIBIGER, 2006Genus: Asota HÜBNER, 1819 ?[det. "itchydogimages", 2013, based on this photo]biting midge detailed photo: www.flickr.com/photos/gbohne/8531861110/Phylum: ArthropodaClass: Insecta (insects, Insekten)Subclass: PterygotaOrder: Diptera (Zweiflügler)Suborder: Nematocera (thread-horns, Mücken)Infraorder: CulicomorphaSuperfamily: ChironomoideaFamily: Ceratopogonidae (biting midges, Gnitzen)[det. Bernhard Jacobi, 2013, based on photos]possibly: Subfamily: Forcipomyiinae LENZ, 1934, ♀more info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceratopogonidaeand: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ForcipomyiinaeIndonesia, W-Java, 10 km S Tangerang: BSD (Kampung), 45m asl., 04.06.2011IMG_2084 |
| 撮影日 | 2011-06-04 11:46:26 |
| 撮影者 | gbohne |
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