| Alucita pluvialis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Alucitidae |
| Genus: | Alucita |
| Species: | A. pluvialis |
| Binomial name | |
| Alucita pluvialis (Meyrick, 1907) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Alucita pluvialis is a moth of the family Alucitidae. It is found in India (Assam). [1]
The grey plover or black-bellied plover is a medium-sized plover breeding in Arctic regions. It is a long-distance migrant, with a nearly worldwide coastal distribution when not breeding. The genus name is Latin and means relating to rain, from pluvia, "rain". It was believed that golden plovers flocked when rain was imminent. The species name squatarola is a Latinised version of Sgatarola, a Venetian name for some kind of plover.
The American golden plover, or American golden-plover is a medium-sized plover. The genus name is Latin and means relating to rain, from pluvia, "rain". It was believed that golden plovers flocked when rain was imminent. The species name dominica refers to Santo Domingo, now Hispaniola, in the West Indies.
The European golden plover, also known as the European golden-plover, Eurasian golden plover. or just the golden plover within Europe, is a largish plover. This species is similar to two other golden plovers: the American golden plover, Pluvialis dominica, and Pacific golden plover, Pluvialis fulva, which are both smaller, slimmer and relatively longer-legged than European golden plover, and both have grey rather than white axillary feathers.
The Pacific golden plover, or Pacific golden-plover is a medium-sized plover. The genus name is Latin and means relating to rain, from pluvia, "rain". It was believed that golden plovers flocked when rain was imminent. The species name fulva is Latin and refers to a tawny colour.
Pluvialis is a genus of plovers, a group of wading birds comprising four species that breed in the temperate or Arctic Northern Hemisphere.
The rain forest shrew is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae endemic to Cameroon. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest. It is known only from its type locality, and from Kongana, Central African Republic.
Haematococcus pluvialis is a freshwater species of Chlorophyta from the family Haematococcaceae. This species is well known for its high content of the strong antioxidant astaxanthin, which is important in aquaculture, and cosmetics. The high amount of astaxanthin is present in the resting cells, which are produced and rapidly accumulated when the environmental conditions become unfavorable for normal cell growth. Examples of such conditions include bright light, high salinity, and low availability of nutrients. Haematococcus pluvialis is usually found in temperate regions around the world. Their resting cysts are often responsible for the blood-red colour seen in the bottom of dried out rock pools and bird baths. This colour is caused by astaxanthin which is believed to protect the resting cysts from the detrimental effect of UV-radiation, when exposed to direct sunlight.
Alucita is the largest genus of many-plumed moths ; it is also the type genus of its family and the disputed superfamily Alucitoidea. This genus occurs almost worldwide and contains about 180 species as of 2011; new species are still being described and discovered regularly. Formerly, many similar moths of superfamilies Alucitoidea, Copromorphoidea and Pterophoroidea were also placed in Alucita.
Alucita anemolia is a moth of the family Alucitidae. It is found in India (Madras).
Alucita brunnea is a moth of the family Alucitidae. It is found in the Amazon basin.
Alucita cinnerethella is a moth of the family Alucitidae. It is found in Palestine.
Alucita eudactyla is a moth of the family Alucitidae. It is found in Colombia, Brazil and the Antilles.
Alucita hypocosma is a moth of the family Alucitidae. It is found in north-eastern China.
Alucita idiocrossa is a moth of the family Alucitidae. It is found on Java.
Alucita mesolychna is a moth of the family Alucitidae. It is found in Sri Lanka and India (Assam).
Alucita microscopica is a moth of the family Alucitidae. It was first described by Thomas Bainbrigge Fletcher in 1910 and is found in Sri Lanka.
Alucita pinalea is a moth of the family Alucitidae. It is found in Sri Lanka.
Alucita riggii is a moth of the family Alucitidae. It is found in Argentina.
Alucita sycophanta is a moth of the family Alucitidae. It is found in Sri Lanka.
Alucita toxophila is a moth of the family Alucitidae. It is found in Sri Lanka.