Пятиязычный словарь названий животных. Насекомые. — М.: РУССО. Под редакцией д-ра биол. наук., проф. Б. Р. Стригановой. 2000.
owlet moth — noctuid (def. 1). [1860 65] * * * ▪ insect also called miller large worldwide group of more than 20,000 species of triangular, stout bodied nocturnal lepidopterans. The family Noctuidae includes some of the world s largest moths; wingspans in … Universalium
lepidopteran — /lep i dop teuhr euhn/, adj. 1. lepidopterous. n. 2. a lepidopterous insect. [1850 55; LEPIDOPTER(A) + AN] * * * Any of the more than 100,000 species constituting the order Lepidoptera (Greek: scaly wing ): butterflies, moths, and skippers. The… … Universalium
moth — /mawth, moth/, n., pl. moths /mawdhz, modhz, mawths, moths/. 1. any of numerous insects of the order Lepidoptera, generally distinguished from the butterflies by having feathery antennae and by having crepuscular or nocturnal habits. 2. See… … Universalium
chemoreception — chemoreceptive /kee moh ri sep tiv, kem oh /, adj. /kee moh ri sep sheuhn, kem oh /, n. the physiological response to chemical stimuli. [1915 20; CHEMO + RECEPTION] * * * Sensory process by which organisms respond to external chemical stimuli, by … Universalium
Niphonyx segregata — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta … Wikipedia
Noctuidae — Owlet moths Egybolis vaillantina Scientific classification … Wikipedia
caprimulgiform — ▪ order of birds Introduction also called nightjars any of about 120 species of soft plumaged birds (bird), the major groups of which are called nightjars (nightjar), nighthawks (nighthawk), potoos (potoo), frogmouths (frogmouth), and owlet… … Universalium
Lepidoptera — Taxobox name = Butterflies / skippers, moths fossil range=Jurassic Recent image width = 250px image caption = The Clipper Parthenos sylvia regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda classis = Insecta subclassis = Pterygota infraclassis = Neoptera… … Wikipedia
Insect morphology — Legend of body parts Tagmata : A Head, B Thorax, C Abdomen. 1. antenna 2. ocelli (lower) 3. ocelli (upper) 4. compound eye 5. brain (cerebral ganglia) 6. prothorax … Wikipedia
Macrolepidoptera — Taxobox name = Macrolepidoptera image width = 220px image caption = Grey Dagger, Acronicta psi regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda classis = Insecta ordo = Lepidoptera subordo = Glossata infraordo = Heteroneura unranked familia =… … Wikipedia
cabbage looper — the larva of a noctuid moth, Trichoplusia ni, common throughout the U.S. and Canada, that feeds on a wide variety of vegetable crops, esp. cabbage and lettuce. [1900 05] * * * Distinctive green, white lined larva, or caterpillar (Trichoplusia ni) … Universalium
