Cimeliidae, olim Axiidae appellatae,[1] sunt familia papilionum cuius coniunctiones intra Macrolepidopteris[2] incertae sunt, sed sola familia in nuper accepta superfamilia sunt, cuius proximae propinquae sunt Calliduloidea, Drepanoidea, Geometroidea, Bombycoidea, Mimallonoidea, Lasiocampoidea, et Noctuoidea. Eis unice sunt par organorum sinuum similia in septimo adulti papilionis spiraculo abdominali[2] ; quae organa sonos recipientes fortasse sunt.[3] Hi papiliones, magnitudine maiores et coloribus claris, in Europa meridiana endemici sunt.

Axia margarita

Classis : Insecta 
Ordo : Lepidoptera 
Subordo : Glossata 
Infraordo : Heteroneura 
Ditrysia 
Superfamilia : Cimelioidea 
Familia : Cimeliidae 
   
Subdivisiones: Genera

Larvae speciebus Euphorbiae vescuntur.

Lux adultos ad se aliquando attrahat.[2]

Notae recensere

  1. [1] Shen-Horn Yen and Joël Minet (2007) Cimelioidea: A New Superfamily Name for the Gold Moths (Lepidoptera: Glossata). Zoological Studies 46 (3): 262–71.
  2. 2.0 2.1 J. Minet (1999). "The Axioidea and Calliduloidea". In N. P. Kristensen. Lepidoptera, Moths and Butterflies. Volume 1: Evolution, Systematics, and Biogeography. Handbuch der Zoologie. Eine Naturgeschichte der Stämme des Tierreiches. Walter de Gruyter, Berlin & New York. pp. 257–61 
  3. J. Minet & A. Surlykke (2003). "Auditory and sound producing organs". In N. P. Kristensen. Lepidoptera, moths and butterflies. Volume 2: Morphology and Physiology. Handbuch der Zoologie. Eine Naturgeschichte der Stämme des Tierreiches. Walter de Gruyter, Berlin. pp. 289–323 

Fontes recensere

  • De Freina, J. J., et T. J. Witt. 1987. Die Bombyces und Sphinges der Westpalearktis. ISBN 3-926285-00-1.
  • O'Toole, Christopher, ed. 2002. Firefly Encyclopedia of Insects and Spiders. ISBN 1-55297-612-2.
  • Koçak, A. Ö. 1983. Additions and corrections to the names published in 'Systematic and synonymic list of the Lepidoptera of France, Belgium and Corsica' by Leraut, 1980. Priamus [Ankara] 2:137-157.

Nexus externi recensere

 

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