The Sesiidae or clearwing moths are a diurnal moth family in the order Lepidoptera known for their Batesian mimicry in both appearance and behaviour of various Hymenoptera.
Francis Walker was an English entomologist. He was born in Southgate, London, on 31 July 1809 and died at Wanstead, England on 5 October 1874. He was one of the most prolific authors in entomology, and stirred controversy during his later life as his publications resulted in a huge number of junior synonyms. However, his assiduous work on the collections of the British Museum had great significance.
Amasa Walker was an American economist and United States Representative. He was the father of Francis Amasa Walker.
Cyana is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. Species are well distributed in Africa, Madagascar, China, India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Sumatra, Java and Borneo. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1854.
Orthonama obstipata, the gem, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1794. It is a cosmopolitan species. In continental Europe though in the northeast, its range does not significantly extend beyond the Baltic region and it is absent from northern Russia. This well-flying species is prone to vagrancy and able to cross considerable distances of the open sea; it can thus be regularly found on the British Isles and even on Iceland.
Mantala is a monotypic moth genus in the subfamily Arctiinae. Its single species, Mantala tineoides, is found on Borneo. Both the genus and the species were first described by Francis Walker in 1862. The habitat consists of lowland and lower montane forests.
Miltochrista is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae, subfamily Arctiinae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1819.
Epyaxa lucidata is a species of moth in the family Geometridae. It is endemic to New Zealand.
David Davis was an American politician and jurist who was a U.S. senator from Illinois and associate justice of the United States Supreme Court. He also served as Abraham Lincoln's campaign manager at the 1860 Republican National Convention, engineering Lincoln's successful nomination for president by that party.
Carmara is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae. Its only species, Carmara subcervina, is found in Sri Lanka, Japan, Taiwan, Borneo and Australia. Both the genus and species were first described by Francis Walker in 1864.
Arctornis is a genus of tussock moths in the family Erebidae, the namesake of the tribe Arctornithini, and disputedly the sole genus in the tribe. The genus was erected by Ernst Friedrich Germar in 1810.
Achrosis is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae, found in Europe, Asia, and Australia.
Corma is a genus of moths of the Zygaenidae family.
Degia is a genus of moths in the Psychidae family, found in South and Southeast Asia.
Achrosis rondelaria is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1775. It is found in India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Java and Nepal.
Achrosis serpentinaria is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Francis Walker in 1866. It is found in India and Sri Lanka.
Earias cupreoviridis, called the cupreous bollworm as a larva, is a moth of the family Nolidae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1862. It is found in African countries like Botswana, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, the Gambia, Kenya, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Togo, Uganda, Zimbabwe to Asian countries like India, Sri Lanka, China, Japan, Korea, Philippines, Indonesia and Hong Kong.
Processine is a genus in the moth family Erebidae. There are at least two described species in Processine, found in Southern China and northern Indochina.
Enchophora is a genus of fulgorid planthoppers in the family Fulgoridae. There are more than 25 described species in Enchophora, found in Mexico, Central America, and South America.
