Ptero we've already spoken about, wings are fun :D Phoridae has a page on wiktionary... it's Phora + idae (WHOO! we're making awesome research here, huh?) -idae is from greek's eidos, or appearance... so, y'know, Canidae, bovidae, etc ;)
So now we're left with Phora .. which Wiktionary asks if I meant Phone instead :P HOWEVER! It has some helpful suggestions at the bottom.. things like Ctenophora, and Polyplacophora. :) and THEY suggest that phora is "bearing" or "bearer"
SO! Wing-bearer-appearance for Pterophoridae.. or, well, of the wing bearer family. :)
Bearer and carrier are pretty similar, though at least to ME bearer has more the image of one holding with intent to make use: a shield bearer, versus some guy holding a shield... and... that makes a bit of sense to me: after all, he's holding his wings in a VERY odd way!
What a COOL looking moth! :D never seen it before!
(oh as a thought for 'wing thief' he TOTALLY stole his wings from a dragonfly or something ;)
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Date: 2015-06-29 10:13 am (UTC)Ptero we've already spoken about, wings are fun :D Phoridae has a page on wiktionary... it's Phora + idae (WHOO! we're making awesome research here, huh?) -idae is from greek's eidos, or appearance... so, y'know, Canidae, bovidae, etc ;)
So now we're left with Phora .. which Wiktionary asks if I meant Phone instead :P HOWEVER! It has some helpful suggestions at the bottom.. things like Ctenophora, and Polyplacophora. :) and THEY suggest that phora is "bearing" or "bearer"
SO! Wing-bearer-appearance for Pterophoridae.. or, well, of the wing bearer family. :)
Bearer and carrier are pretty similar, though at least to ME bearer has more the image of one holding with intent to make use: a shield bearer, versus some guy holding a shield... and... that makes a bit of sense to me: after all, he's holding his wings in a VERY odd way!
What a COOL looking moth! :D never seen it before!
(oh as a thought for 'wing thief' he TOTALLY stole his wings from a dragonfly or something ;)