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(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); An active and colorful friend The Sun Conure parrot is probably the most popular Aratinga conure kept as a pet. Sun Conures are strikingly beautiful with a personality to match. Their beauty and playfullness make the Sun Conure a much loved pet. It...

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(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Map of Norway in which the light was observed in the red (Trøndelag) and blue (Northern Norway) The Norwegian spiral anomaly of 2009 appeared in the night sky over Norway on 9 December 2009. It was visible from, and photographed from, northern Norway...

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(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Achaea serva is a species of noctuid moth of the Erebidae family. It is found from the Indo-Australian tropics of India, Sri Lanka, Burma, China, Borneo, Hong Kong, Java, Philippines, New Hebrides, to Okinawa, many western Micronesian islands and New Guinea and Australia....

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(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Acherontia atropos (Greater death's head hawkmoth) is the most widely known of the three species of death's-head hawkmoth. Acherontia species are notorious mainly for a vaguely skull-shaped pattern on the thorax. Appearance Acherontia atropos is a large hawk moth with a wingspan of...

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(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); moth fly Acherontia lachesis, commonly known as Greater death's head hawkmoth, is a large (up to 13 cm wingspan) Sphingid moth found in India, Sri Lanka and much of the Oriental region, one of the three species of Death's-head Hawkmoth, also known as...

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(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The Lesser death's head hawkmoth, (Acherontia styx) is a Sphingid moth found in Asia, one of the three species of Death's-head Hawkmoth, also known as the Bee Robber. It is very fond of honey and bee keepers have reported finding dead moths in...

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(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The alder moth (Acronicta alni) is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in Europe (from southern Fennoscandia to Spain, Italy and the Balkans), Turkey, the European part of Russia and the neighbouring countries, the Caucasus, the Ural, southern Siberia, Transbaikalia,...

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(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); "Knot Grass" redirects here. For the plants, see knotgrass. The Knot Grass (Acronicta rumicis) is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is distributed through the Palearctic - Europe, Western North Africa, through Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, Ural mountains through Siberia, Russian Far East,...

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(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The Chinese moon moth or Chinese luna moth (Actias dubernardi) is a moth of the Family Saturniidae. Range This moth can be found in parts of China. Life cycle It takes 70–85 days from an egg to the adult, depending on the temperature...

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(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The luna moth (Actias luna) is a lime-green, Nearctic Saturniid moth in the family Saturniidae, subfamily Saturniinae. It has a wingspan of up to 114 mm (4.5 in), making it one of the largest moths in North America. Distribution This moth is found...

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(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The Chinese moon moth (Actias ningpoana) is a moth of the Saturniidae family. Taxonomy The taxon ningpoana Felder has been regarded as a subspecies of Actias selene until recently and was included as a good species in Ylla et at. (2005). Range China...

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(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The Indian moon moth or Indian luna moth (Actias selene) is a species of Saturniid moth from Asia. This species is popular among amateur entomologists and is often reared from eggs or cocoons that are available from commercial sources. They are also known...

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(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The Batrachedridae are a small family of moths. These are small, slender moths which rest with their wings wrapped tightly around their bodies. The taxonomy of this and related groups is often disputed. It was long thought to contain two genera, Batrachedra (many...

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(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); "Six-belted clearwing" redirects here. For the other moth with this common name, see Bembecia scopigera. Bembecia ichneumoniformis, the six-belted clearwing, is a moth of the Sesiidae family. It is found in most of Europe and Asia Minor, the Caucasus, northern Iran and the...

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(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The black arches or nun moth (Lymantria monacha) is a small Palaearctic moth. It is considered a forest pest. Description The moths of Lymantria monacha have a wingspan of 4 to 5 cm. They have white forewings with black connected wavy arches which...

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(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The Blastobasidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Gelechioidea. Its species can be found almost anywhere in the world, though in some places they are not native but introduced by humans. In some arrangements, these moths are included in the case-bearer...

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(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Bombyx mandarina, the wild silkmoth, is an insect from the moth family Bombycidae. It is the closest relative of Bombyx mori the domesticated silkmoth or "silkworm" (properly, this refers to the caterpillars only). Unlike the domesticated relative which is unable to fly or...

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(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); "Silkworm" redirects here. For other uses, see Silkworm (disambiguation). The silkworm is the larva or caterpillar of the domesticated silk moth, Bombyx mori (Latin: "silkworm of the mulberry tree"). It is an economically important insect, being a primary producer of silk. A silkworm's...

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