Infobox scientist name George Herbert Girty image image size alt caption birth date 1871 birth place Germany death date 1942 death place USA residence USA citizenship USA nationality ethnicity fields Unbulleted list Entomology workplaces Brooklyn Museum alma mater George Paul Engelhardt 1871 1942 was an American entomologist. Biography Engelhardt was born in 1871, in Germany , where he also received his education. He came to the United States as an emigrant in 1889, and became a citizen. In 1903, he began working for the Brooklyn Museum , where he worked till his retirement in 1930. His keen interest was Sesiidae Aegeriidae , a family of moths. He was assisting younger generations of men, and educated them about the field, which generated a number of entomologists that came out due to his efforts, and one of them was Barnard D. Burks . He wrote only one book called American Clear Wing Moths of the Family Aegeriidae that was not published until 4 years after his death, in 1942. ref http siarchives.si.edu collections siris arc 217260 Biography ref References Reflist Persondata NAME Engelhardt, George P. ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION Entomologist DATE OF BIRTH 1871 PLACE OF BIRTH Germany DATE OF DEATH 1942 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Engelhardt, George P. Category 1871 births Category 1942 deaths Category German people Category German emigrants to the United States Category American entomologists Category Entomologists US entomologist stub ... more details
Taxobox image image caption regnum Animal ia phylum Arthropod a classis Insect a ordo Lepidoptera superfamilia Yponomeutoidea familia Glyphipterigidae genus Cotaena genus authority Walker, 1865 synonyms Myrsila small Boisduval, 1875 small Encamina small Meyrick, 1915 small Cotaena is a genus of Glyphipterigidae sedge moths . Taxonomy The genus was originally described in the Aegeriidae Sesiidae , transferred to the Heliodinidae by Meyrick, to the Schreckensteiniidae by Fletcher, to the Heliodinidae by Naumann and finally to the Glyphipterigidae by Heppner and Duckworth. ref http www.scielo.br pdf rbzool v16s2 v16supl2a16.pdf Family reassignments and synonymy of some taxa of Neotropical Microlepidoptera ref Species Cotaena mediana small Walker, 1864 small Cotaena phlegyropa small Meyrick, 1915 small References reflist External links http zipcodezoo.com Animals C Cotaena mediana Cotaena mediana at Zipcodezoo.com Category Animals described in 1864 Category Glyphipterigidae Yponomeutoidea stub ... more details
Taxobox name Sesiidae image Synanthedon tipuliformis.jpg image width 200px image caption Synanthedon tipuliformis regnum Animal ia phylum Arthropod a classis Insect a ordo Lepidoptera subordo Ditrysia superfamilia Sesioidea familia Sesiidae familia authority Jean Baptiste Boisduval Boisduval , 1828 type species Sesia apiformis type species authority Hornet Moth diversity 151 genera br 1,370 species diversity link Lepidopteran diversity subdivision ranks Subfamily Subfamilies subdivision Sesiinae br Tinthiinae synonyms Aegeriidae small Stephens, 1828 small Trochiliidae small Westwood, 1843 small The Sesiidae or clearwing moths are family of the Lepidoptera in which the wings partially have hardly any of the normal lepidopteran scales, leaving them transparent. The bodies are generally striped with yellow, red or white, sometimes very brightly, and they have simple antennae. The general appearance is sufficiently similar to a wasp or hornet to make it likely that the moths gain a reduction in predation by mimicry Batesian mimicry . This enables them to be active in daylight. They are commonly collected using pheromone lures. Worldwide there are 151 genus genera , 1370 species , and 50 subspecies . Most of these occur in the tropics , but there are many species in the Holarctic region. The larva e of the Sesiidae are typically wood borers, or burrow in plant roots. Many species are serious pests of fruit tree or timber cultivation, or crop plants e.g. Squash vine borer Melittia spp. on Squash fruit squash Edwards et al., 1999 . Care should be taken not to confuse these moths with the Hemaris genus of the family Hawk moth Sphingidae . These are also known as clearwing moths in the United States U.S. , but normally as Bee Hawk Moths in UK Britain . These have generally fatter furrier bodies than sesiid clearwings, looking similar to bumble bees , and lack the striped colouration. Image IC Pyropteron chrysidiforme.jpg left thumb 300px Pyropteron chrysidiforme Image Clearw ... more details
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