organisms is the antithesis of crypsis , or avoidance of prey detection detection . Aposematism ... thumb right Flamboyant cuttlefish colours warning of toxicity Aposematism is a secondary defence ..., Heather J. Sec. Aposematism pp 239 242 in Capinera Ed 2008 Encyc. Entom. , Vol 4. ref Prevalence Image Striped skunk Florida.jpg thumb right The skunk is an example of mammalian aposematism. Aposematism ... sagittatum , a species of Polygonum knotweed , are thought to employ aposematism to warn herbivores ... Aposematism is a sufficiently successful strategy that other organisms lacking the same primary defence .... A second form of aposematism mimicry occurs when two organisms share the same antipredation defence ... both in the future. There are other forms of mimicry not related to aposematism, though these two ... title Toxicity, Odor Aversion, and Olfactory Aposematism coauthor journal Science volume 213 pages ... strategy acoustic aposematism in the bat tiger moth arms race coauthor journal Naturwissenschaften ... on 13 Jan 2010. aut Komarek, S. 1998 . cite book author year title Mimicry, Aposematism and Related ... coauthors title Multiple, recurring origins of aposematism and diet specialization in poison frogs ... sv Aposematism ... more details
Taxobox image Zygaena ephialtes.jpg image caption Zygaena ephialtes regnum Animal ia phylum Arthropod a classis Insect a ordo Lepidoptera familia Zygaenidae subfamilia Zygaeninae subfamilia authority Pierre Andr Latreille Latreille , 1809 Zygaeninae is a subfamily of the Zygaenidae family of moth s. These day flying moths are native to the West Palearctic Zygaena and the Arabian Peninsula Reissita . They are able to Biosynthesis biosynthesise hydrogen cyanide , and their bright patterns are Aposematism warning colours to potential predators. Genera Zygaena small Fabricius, 1775 small Reissita small Tremewan, 1959 small External links Wikispecies inline Zygaeninae Category Zygaeninae Zygaenidae stub ca Zigen fr Zygaeninae fi Punat pl t vi Zygaeninae ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 Image Flower flyOnFlower2.jpg thumb right The conspicuous coloration of petal s attracts pollinators. It can also be noted that the hoverfly resting on the flower exhibits Batesian mimicry , copying the yellow black warning coloration of a yellowjacket wasp which was designed to advertise the wasp s potential to cause harm. Advertising coloration or advertising colouration refers to semantic color colour s seen in numerous organisms. It is the opposite of camouflage , advertising the location of an organism or part of its anatomy. These signals are significant for their receivers. In the case of warning coloration, a form of aposematism , they function to make harmful organisms more distinct from prey that are safe to eat. Within species, they might serve as signals of aggression or indicate a female is receptive to mating . They may also attract other organisms, such as the bright colours of flower s and fruit . Evo ecol DEFAULTSORT Advertising Colouration Category Biological interactions Ecology stub ... more details
FeaturedPicture Image Cairns birdwing melbourne zoo.jpg picture of the day June 3, 2007 A butterfly is an insect of the order Lepidoptera. Like all Lepidoptera, butterflies are notable for their unusual life cycle with a larval caterpillar stage, an inactive pupal stage, and a spectacular metamorphosis into a familiar and colourful winged adult form. Most species are day flying so they regularly attract attention. The diverse patterns formed by their brightly coloured wings and their erratic yet graceful flight have made butterfly watching a popular hobby. Butterflies comprise of the true butterflies superfamily Papilionoidea , the skippers Superfamily Hesperioidea and the moth butterflies Superfamily Hedyloidea . Butterflies exhibit polymorphism, mimicry and aposematism. Some are known to migrate over large distances. Some butterflies have evolved symbiotic and parasitic relationships with social insects such as ants. Economically, butterflies are important by virtue of their being one of the major agents of pollination, in addition to a number of species which are pests on domestic crops and trees. Culturally, butterflies are a popular motif in the visual and literary arts. Category Australian featured pictures Category Images of butterflies and moths ... more details
Image Uperoleia fusca orange.jpg thumb A Dusky Toadlet displaying patches normally concealed Image BombinaVariegataJuv.jpg thumb The underside of a Yellow bellied toad The unken reflex is a passive defense posture adopted by toads , frogs and salamanders . When threatened by predators, they twist their bodies, or arch their backs and limbs to expose brightly colored aposematism aposematic skin. The normally concealed red, yellow, white and black patterns on the underbelly, inner surfaces of the limbs or underside of the tail serve as a visual warning to predators. To reinforce the warning, unken reflex is sometimes accompanied by toxic and malodorous secretions from glands in the skin. This is the case with the Rough skinned Newt , who releases the toxin tetrodotoxin while engaging in the unken reflex. ref C. Michael Hogan 2008 Rough skinned Newt Taricha granulosa , Globaltwitcher, ed. N. Stromberg http www.globaltwitcher.com artspec information.asp?thingid 43182 ref This behaviour is named after the Fire bellied toad German wikt Unke Unke plural Unken which exhibits this reflex. The same behaviour may be observed in other amphibians that do not have any warning colours. ref citation last Brodie first Edmund title Venomous Animals 300 Animals in Full Color publisher Western Publishing year 1989 isbn 0307240746 . ref References reflist evo ecol Category Antipredator adaptations de Unkenreflex es Unkenreflex nl Unkenreflex ... more details
italic title Taxobox name Morpho amathonte image Morphoamathonte.JPG image width 240px image caption Morpho amathonte . Male image2 Nymphalidae Morpho amathonte.JPG image2 width 240px image2 caption Morpho amathonte from Colombia . Female regnum Animal ia phylum Arthropod a classis Insect a ordo Lepidoptera familia Brush footed butterfly Nymphalidae subfamilia Morphinae tribus Morphini genus Morpho butterfly Morpho species M. amathonte binomial Morpho amathonte binomial authority mile Deyrolle Deyrolle , 1860 Morpho amathonte is a Neotropical butterfly belonging to the Brush footed butterfly Nymphalidae family, Morphinae subfamily. It is considered, by some authors, Who date July 2011 to be a subspecies of Morpho menelaus . The genus Morpho is palatable but some species such as M. amathonte are very strong fliers birds even species which are specialized for catching butterflies on the wing find it very hard to catch them. ref Pinheiro, Carlos E.G. 1996. Palatability and escaping ability in Neotropical butterflies tests with wild kingbirds Tyrannus melancholicus , Tyrannidae . Biol. J. Linn. Soc . 59 4 351 365 http www.ingentaconnect.com content bsc bij 1996 00000059 00000004 art00001 ref ref name Young Young A.M. 1971. Wing colouration and reflectance in Morpho butterflies as related to reproductive behaviour and escape from avian predators. Oecologia 7 , 209&ndash 222. ref The conspicuous blue coloration shared by most Morpho species may be a case of M llerian mimicry, or may be pursuit aposematism . ref name Ed Edmunds M. 1974. Defence in Animals a survey of anti predator defences . Harlow, Essex and NY Longman. ISBN 0 582 44132 3. On p255&ndash 256 there is a discussion of pursuit aposematism Young suggested that the brilliant blue colours and bobbing flight of Morpho butterflies may induce pursuit... Morpho amathonte is a very fast flier... It is possible that birds that have chased several unsuccessfully may learn not to pursue butterflies of that type ... In ... more details
Italic title Taxobox name Scolopendra heros regnum Animal ia phylum Arthropod a classis Centipede Chilopoda ordo Scolopendromorpha familia Scolopendridae genus Scolopendra species S. heros binomial Scolopendra heros binomial authority Charles Fr d ric Girard Girard , 1853 Scolopendra heros is a species of centipede found in North America . Description S. heros has an average length of convert 6.5 in , but can reach up to convert 8 in abbr on . ref name Barnes cite web url http www.uark.edu ua arthmuse sheros.html title Giant redheaded centipede author Jeffrey K. Barnes date June 21, 2002 work Arthropod Museum Notes 13 publisher University of Arkansas ref Its trunk bears 21 or 23 pairs of legs. ref cite book author Thomas Eisner, Maria Eisner & Melody Siegler year 2005 title Secret weapons defenses of insects, spiders, scorpions, and other many legged creatures publisher Harvard University Press isbn 9780674018822 chapter Scolopendra heros the giant Sonoran centipede pages 29 32 url http books.google.co.uk books?id rjPZWwhS7GUC&pg PA29 ref It is Aposematism aposematically colored , to warn off potential predator s, and a number of color variants are known in the species. ref name Barnes Distribution and ecology S. heros is found in northern Mexico and the southern United States , from New Mexico and Arizona in the west, to Arkansas and Missouri in the east. ref name Barnes It remains underground on warm days, emerging in cloudy weather. ref cite book author J. G. E. Lewis year 2005 title The Biology of Centipedes publisher Cambridge University Press isbn 9780521034111 chapter Physiology and ecology pages 375 406 url http books.google.co.uk books?id AEp22u6tJgsC&pg PA394 ref References reflist Category Centipedes Category Animals described in 1853 nv J nii bitsiits iin ich g eo Arizona dezerta centpiedulo fr Scolopendra heros pl Scolopendra heros ru ... more details
Image Laser Warning Light and Sign.jpg thumb Warning light indicating danger of laser exposure. A warning system is any system of biological or technical nature deployed by an individual or group to inform of a future Risk danger . Its purpose is to enable the deployer of the warning system to prepare for the danger and act accordingly to mitigate or avoid it. Biological warning systems Aposematism e.g. warning coloration Climate canary Fear Domestic Canary Miner s canary Pain Man made warning systems Emergency population warning Civilian warning systems Image Wheelock as.jpg thumb A fire alarm that warns people if a building is on fire . http www.municipalaffairs.gov.ab.ca ema epws.htm Alberta Emergency Public Warning System Automatic Warning System Child abduction alert system Dam safety system Earthquake warning system Emergency Alert System United States Famine Early Warning Systems Network Federal Civil Defense Authority Fire alarm system Gale warning Ground proximity warning system Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning System International Early Warning Programme J Alert Japan Lane departure warning system National Severe Weather Warning Service N.E.A.R. National Emergency Alarm Repeater North Warning System Traffic Collision Avoidance System Train Protection & Warning System Tsunami warning system Military warning systems Airborne Early Warning and Control Ballistic Missile Early Warning System CONELRAD Chain Home Chain Home Low ROTOR Business warning systems http portal.acm.org citation.cfm?id 593450 Warning system for detecting telephone fraud http www.sciencedirect.com science article pii S0950705101001101 Warning system for loan risk assessment http www.sciencedirect.com science article pii S0950705111000542 Warning system for online market research See also Alarm disambiguation External links Category Warning systems de Warnsystem lv Br din juma sist ma pl System wczesnego ostrzegania zh ... more details
Taxobox image Graphosoma italicum August 2007 3.jpg image caption Graphosoma lineatum copulating regnum Animal ia phylum Arthropod a classis Insect a ordo Hemiptera superfamilia Pentatomoidea familia Pentatomidae genus Graphosoma species G. lineatum binomial Graphosoma lineatum binomial authority Carl Linnaeus Linnaeus , Systema Naturae 1758 File Pentatomidae Graphosoma lineatum.JPG thumb 240 px left Dorsal view Graphosoma lineatum is a species of shield bug in the family Pentatomidae . It is also known as the Italian Striped Bug and Minstrel Bug. It is often found on the flowers of the Greater Pignut, Bunium bulbocastanum , as shown in the photograph. The bold red and black warning colours aposematism indicate that the insects are foul tasting. The insects are common across Southern Europe. commons category References Johansen, A. I. 2009 Adaptive change in protective coloration in the striated shieldbug graphosoma lineatum heteroptera pentatomidae . Dissertation, Stockholm university. Larsson, F. K. 1989 Female longevity and body size as predictors of fecundity and egg length in Graphosoma lineatum L. Deutsche Entomol. Zeitschr. 36 329 334. S lachta, M et al. 2002 Entering diapause is a prerequisite for successful cold acclimation in adult Graphosoma lineatum Heteroptera Pentatomidae . J. Ins. Physiol. 48 1031 1039. Category Pentatomidae Hemiptera stub cs Kn ice p sovan de Streifenwanze fr Punaise arlequin it Graphosoma italicum hu Cs kos pajzsospoloska nl Pyjamawants pl Strojnica baldaszk wka pt Graphosoma lineatum ru sv Strimlus ... more details
italic title Taxobox name Trichodes alvearius image Cleridae Trichodes alvearius 1.JPG image width 250px image caption regnum Animal ia phylum Arthropod a classis Insect a ordo Beetle Coleoptera familia Cleridae genus Trichodes species T. alvearius binomial Trichodes alvearius binomial authority Johan Christian Fabricius Fabricius , 1792 synonyms Clerus alvearius small Fabricius, 1792 small Trichodes alvearius is a species of Soldier or Checkered beetle belonging to the family Cleridae , subfamily Clerinae . File Soldier Beetle Trichodes alvearius taking off from Knapweed.jpg thumb 250px left Soldier Beetle Trichodes alvearius taking off from a Knapweed flower, showing its bright warning coloration Description Trichodes alvearius is a very hairy beetle with black head and scutellum. The elongated elytra show a bright red colour with black bands. This species can easily be distinguished from Trichodes apiarius by the black stripe down the middle of the back along the inner edge of the elytra and the red apex, not reached by the black terminal stain. It does not fly readily, relying instead on its aposematism warning coloration to protect itself from predators. Distribution These beetles are widely distributed across southern Europe in Albania , Italy , Greece , France , Germany ref Known in German as Zottiger Bienenk fer , and in Dutch as Behaarde Bijenwolf ref , Hungary , Poland , Spain , Switzerland , the western half of the Balkans, and in North Africa . Life Cycle At the larval stage they are parasites of several species of Hymenoptera bees and wasps , as the adults lay the eggs close hymenopteran nests or hives hence the name alvearius , the Bee Hive Beetle , eating various stages of their victims. The adults can be encountered from May through August on the flowers, mainly Apiaceae , Asteraceae and Crataegus species, feeding on pollen . However, they integrate their diet with small insects that they actively hunt, especially Oedemera , Psylotrix , Stenopterus a ... more details
This article was auto generated by User Polbot . Taxobox name Spectacled Salamander image Brillensalamander.JPG status LC status system IUCN3.1 regnum Animalia phylum Chordata classis Amphibia ordo Caudata familia Salamandridae genus Salamandrina species S. terdigitata binomial Salamandrina terdigitata binomial authority Lac p de, 1788 synonyms Salamandra perspicillata Savi, 1821 range map Salamandrina terdigitata dis.png The Spectacled Salamander Salamandrina terdigitata is a species of salamander in the Salamandridae family. It is found only in Italy . Its natural habitat s are temperate forest s, river s, and freshwater marsh es. It is threatened by habitat loss . This species is found only in the Apennine Range in humid valleys and shady, overgrown hillsides at altitudes between 200m and 1,200m. It is considered an important indicator species of environmental health. It has 4 toes on the hind feet rather than the 5 normally found in other salamanders and newts. It has a warty, brownish black back, and a rather ribbed appearance on its flanks, with a creamy white, V shaped mark between the eyes. The underside is covered in black and white markings, with pinkish red underside to legs and tail. The Spectacled Salamander is most often found near streams, in dense vegetation, under leaf litter, dead wood or stones. It is nocturnal and terrestrial. s. When threatened, it raises its tail and legs unkenreflex , displaying its red underside as a deterrent. Similar warning displays aposematism is shown by newts , the Apennine Yellow bellied Toad and the Spotted Salamander . Mating takes place on land in spring. Clutches contain about 30 50 eggs and the larvae take 2 3 months to develop. The Spectacled Salamander female enters water only to lay eggs, while the male, once metamorphosis has taken place, avoids water altogether. The IUCN Red List follows Mattoccia et al. 2005 and Canestrelli et al. 2006 in separating Salamandrina perspicillata from S. terdigitata. References ... more details
dablink This article is about the structure in insects. For the musical instrument, see Timbal . Tymbal or timbal is a term for a corrugated exoskeleton exoskeletal structure used to produce sounds in insects. In male cicada s, the tymbals are membranes in the abdomen, responsible for the characteristic sound produced by the insect. In tiger moth s, the tymbals are modified regions of the thorax , and produce high frequency clicks. The paired tymbals of a cicada are located on the sides of the abdomen abdominal base. The singing of a cicada is not stridulation as in many other familiar sound producing insects like cricket insect crickets where one structure is rubbed against another the tymbals are regions of the exoskeleton that are modified to form a complex membrane with thin, membranous portions and thickened ribs . These membranes vibrate rapidly, and enlarged chambers derived from the Invertebrate trachea tracheae make the cicada s body serve as a resonance chamber, greatly amplifying the sound. Some cicadas produce sounds louder than 106 dB SPL , among the loudest of all insect produced sounds. They modulate their noise by positioning their abdomens toward or away from the substrate. The tymbals of a tiger moth are specialized regions on the metathorax metathoracic episternum episterna , normally corrugated such that sound is produced when the entire tymbal surface is buckled by muscular contraction and then released, producing a series of extremely rapid clicks as the corrugations flex back into place ref J.H. FULLARD AND B. HELLER 1990 Functional Organization of the Arctiid Moth Tymbal Insecta, Lepidoptera JOURNAL OF MORPHOLOGY 204 57 65 ref . These sounds are only occasionally audible to humans, and are used in both acoustic aposematism the moths are advertising to bats that they are toxic ref Surlykke, A., and L.A. Miller 1985 The influence of arctiid moth clicks on bat echolocation Jamming or warning? J. Comp. Physiol. A 156 831 843. ref , and as ma ... more details
italic title Taxobox name Trombidium holosericeum image Trombidium holosericeum LC0127.jpg image caption Adult T. holosericeum regnum Animal ia phylum Arthropod a classis Arachnid a subclassis Acari ordo Trombidiformes familia Trombidiidae genus Trombidium species T. holosericeum binomial Trombidium holosericeum binomial authority Carl Linnaeus Linnaeus , 1758 synonyms Acarus holosericeus Trombidium holosericeum is a species of mite in the genus Trombidium , commonly called the velvet mite . Description File Phalangium opilio bl.JPG The harvestman Phalangium opilio with a parasitic mite larva attached to its leg, probably T. holosericeum left thumb This species is one of the largest mites in northern temperate zones, with a body length of about 4 mm. The soft, brightly red body is covered with fine hairs, giving it a velvety appearance. The small eyes are located on stalks. They have scissor like chelicera e, their pedipalp s are used as touch organs. Its bright red color results from carotenoid s, warning predator s about the toxicity of the mite aposematism . Almost nothing is known about the toxic substances used, but they are probably contained within the integument . The specific name zoology specific epithet is derived from Ancient Greek lang el holo whole and lang el seric silken . Biology While adults live freely and are often found wandering about, searching for small animals and insect eggs for food, the larva e try to find a host to attach themselves to, often an insect like a grasshopper or diptera diptere , but also arachnids like harvestmen or spider s. At this stage they are seen as red globules on their hosts, sucking body liquid without severely harming the host. These larvae then develop into free living nymph s that resemble adults. T. sericeum is a palearctic species. , it is found through out North America, though more common in the south, because they prefer warmer climate. References reflist Synopsis of the described Arachnida of the Worl ... more details
italictitle Taxobox name Eastern Velvet Ant image Red Velvet Ant.JPG image caption Female image2 Dasymutilla occidentalis 02.jpg image2 caption Male regnum Animal ia phylum Arthropod a classis Insect a ordo Hymenoptera subordo Apocrita superfamilia Vespoidea familia Mutillidae subfamilia Sphaeropthalminae genus Dasymutilla species D. occidentalis binomial Dasymutilla occidentalis binomial authority Linnaeus, 1758 italic title Dasymutilla occidentalis , commonly known as the Eastern Velvet Ant or Red Velvet Ant , is a species of parasitoid wasp that is native to the eastern United States. Commonly mistaken for a member of the true ant family, the female is wingless. The species ranges from Connecticut to Missouri in the north and from Florida to Texas in the south. Other common names include cow ant and cow killer . ref name iowastate cite web url http bugguide.net node view 13126 title Species Dasymutilla occidentalis work Bugguide publisher Iowa State University accessdate September 12, 2011 ref ref name texasam cite web url http insects.tamu.edu fieldguide cimg344.html title Red Velvet Ant or Cow Killer work Texas AgriLife Extension Service A Field Guide To Common Texas Insects publisher Texas A&M University accessdate September 12, 2011 ref ref name arthromuseum cite web url http www.uark.edu ua arthmuse cowkil.html title Red velvet ant cow killer work Arthropod Museum publisher University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture accessdate September 12, 2011 ref The Eastern Velvet Ant is the largest of the Mutillidae velvet ant species in the United States, attaining an approximate length of fraction 3 4 of an inch 1.9 cm . Adults display Aposematism aposematic coloration , consisting of black overall coloring with an orange red pattern on the dorsal surface of the thorax and abdomen. They are covered in dense velvet like hair. ref name texasam ref name arthromuseum Females are capable of a extremely painful sting, hence the name cow killer. ref name arthromuseum The ... more details
as one of the means of aposematism aposematic display , in order to 1 scare away the predator s and competitors ... In conclusion Jordania puts forward the aposematic model of human evolution . Aposematism is the wikt ... warning warning sound s, threatening body movements, slow locomotion speed, and strong body odor . Aposematism ... it is extremely rare among mammals . Examples of aposematism among mammals are the skunk and Striped ... that humans are aposematic species aposematism is extremely rare in mammalian species the function ... identity Split Personality Aposematism Peacock References reflist DEFAULTSORT Why Do Humans Sing ... more details
aposematism , or warning signals. Dangerous organisms with these aposematic signals are avoided ... e.g. being still and silent, providing no scent, and blending in with the background . Aposematism ... more details
6 Family Arctiidae. ref Aposematism see also Pyrrolizidine Alkaloid Sequestration Many species retain ... species but not all. The insects advertise these defenses with aposematism aposematic bright coloration ... 2005 Sound strategy acoustic aposematism in the bat tiger moth arms race. Naturwissenschaften 92 164 ... 1 reflist Other references Bates DL, Fenton MB 1990 Aposematism or startle? Predators learn their responses ... more details
is an advertisement of danger or unpalatability, or aposematism . Given the effectiveness of this, it is no surprise ..., G.H. Yack, J.E. 2007 Clicking caterpillars acoustic aposematism in Antheraea polyphemus and other Bombycoidea. J Exp Biol 210 993 1005. ref Scientists believe this to be acoustic aposematism which ..., W. E. 2005 Sound strategy acoustic aposematism in the bat tiger moth arms race. Naturwissenschaften ... more details
Taxobox name Hickory tussock moth image Lophocampa caryae.jpg regnum Animal ia phylum Arthropod a classis Insect a ordo Lepidoptera familia Arctiidae genus Lophocampa species L. caryae binomial Lophocampa caryae binomial authority Harris, 1841 synonyms Halysidota caryae italic title Lophocampa caryae , the Hickory Tussock Moth or Hickory Halisidota , is a moth in the family Arctiidae . Like most species in its family, the caterpillars acquire chemical defenses from their host plants Weller et al. 1999 . The behaviour and aposematism aposematic coloration of the larvae caterpillars also suggests chemical protection in this stage, although they have not been analyzed for alkaloid or cardenolide content. Formerly placed in the genus Halysidota . Life cycle One generation per year Wagner 2005 . Larva Image Lophocampa.JPG thumb left 200px Larva Caterpillar s are covered all over in long hairlike setae, in spreading tufts. Most are white, but there are black tufts along the middle of the back, and four long black hair pencils two near the front, and two near the back . These hairs cause itchy rashes in some people Wagner, 2005 . There are black spots along the sides, and the head capsule is black. Mature caterpillars are found from July to September Wagner 2005 . Caterpillars feed in groups of 100 or so in the early instars Wagner 2005 , skeletonizing the leaves. They become solitary later. Grows to a length of 4.5 cm. http ohioline.osu.edu hyg fact 2000 2130.html Pupa The cocoon is loose and has hairs woven into it, and overwinters in the leaf litter Wagner 2005 . Adults Fore wings are yellowish brown, marked with white splotches in a kind of stained glass effect. The hindwings are mostly white. The body is hairy and pale brown. Moths fly in May and June Rose and Lindquist, 1982 . Food plants Primarily feeds on hickory, pecan and walnuts, but will also eat ash, elm, oak, willow, and many others Wagner, 2005 . Occasionally causes local defoliation of nut trees, but high d ... more details
Taxobox name Brithys crini image Brythis crini1.JPG image width 200px image caption Caterpillar boring into a Pancratium maritimum leaf regnum Animal ia phylum Arthropod a classis Insect a ordo Lepidoptera familia Noctuidae genus Brithys species B. crini binomial Brithys crini binomial authority Fabricius, 1775 synonyms Bombyx crini Phalaena dominica Noctua pancratii Noctua encausta Brithys vertenteni Brithys nipponica Brithys encausta Brithys pancratii Glottula pancrati File Brithys crini Noctuidae Lily borer larva 8747s.jpg left thumb Brithys crini , Noctuidae , larva The Lily Borer , Crinum borer , ref name isbn0 409 08398 4 cite book author Annecke, D. R., Moran, V. C. title Insects and mites of cultivated plants in South Africa publisher Butterworths location London year 1982 pages isbn 0 409 08398 4 oclc doi accessdate ref or Kew Arches Brithys crini is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in the coastal areas of the Mediterranean , south to South Africa . Furthermore, it is found in Japan and the Northern Territory and Queensland in Australia . The wingspan of the moth is about 40 mm. Its thorax and fore wings are very dark brown, but paler toward the wingtips. The hind wings are practically white. The ends of the legs bear black and white stripes. In Europe the adults are on the wing in July. There are several generations per year, though development slows down in cooler seasons, when the larvae sometimes overwinter by boring into the bulbs of the host plants. The moth lays clusters of a few dozen eggs on the host plant leaves. The hatching larvae at first remain in groups and mine into the leaves. As they grow they either emerge and feed externally, or proceed down the leaves to their bases or even into the bulbs. The larva e are Aposematism aposematically coloured in pale yellows on blacks and browns. They are unpalatable to most vertebrate predators, and also poisonous, feeding as they do, on largely unpalatable and poisonous plants. They are sligh ... more details
Taxobox image Fly November 2007 10 edit.jpg image caption Anthomyia pluvialis regnum Animal ia phylum Arthropod a classis Insect a ordo Fly Diptera familia Anthomyiidae subfamilia Anthomyiinae tribus Anthomyini genus Anthomyia genus authority Johann Wilhelm Meigen Meigen , 1803 type species Anthomyia pluvialis Musca pluvialis type species authority Carolus Linnaeus Linnaeus , Systema Naturae 1758 synonyms Anthomya small Constantine Samuel Rafinesque Rafinesque , 1815 small Chelisia small Camillo R ndani R ndani , 1856 small Craspedochoeta small Justin Pierre Marie Macquart Macquart , 1851 small Anthomyia is a genus of Diptera fly in the family biology family Anthomyiidae . ref name PontAckland cite journal last Pont first Adrian C. authorlink coauthors Ackland, David M. year 1995 title Fanniidae, Muscidae and Anthomyiidae associated with Burrows of the Alpine Marmot Marmota marmota LENNAEUS in the Upper tz Valley Tyrol, Austria Inserta, Diptera trans title journal Ber. nat. med. Verein Innsbruck Band volume 82 pages 319 324 location Innsbruck issn url http www.biologiezentrum.at pdf frei remote BERI 82 0319 0324.pdf format PDF Adobe Acrobat ref They look rather like small houseflies, but are commonly conspicuously patterned black and white in colour. ref name isbn1 86872 713 0 cite book author Alan Weaving Mike Picker Griffiths, Charles Llewellyn title Field Guide to Insects of South Africa publisher New Holland Publishers, Ltd location year 2003 pages isbn 1 86872 713 0 oclc doi accessdate ref This appears to be a mild form of Aposematism aposematic coloration, though they do not appear to be distasteful unless they have eaten something offensive to the predator and have loaded their guts with it. File Anthomyia species IMG 2693s.jpg left thumb Specimen from wild pigeon s nest Species Anthomyia bazini A. bazini small Eug ne S guy S guy , 1929 small Anthomyia cannabina A. cannabina small Paul Stein entomologist Stein , 1916 small Anthomyia canningsi A. canningsi sm ... more details
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