Petroleum geology. Petroleum geology is the study of origin, occurrence, movement, accumulation, and exploration of hydrocarbon fuels. It refers to the specific set of geological disciplines that are applied to the search for hydrocarbons (oil exploration). Contents.
The giant leopard moth or eyed tiger moth (Hypercompe scribonia) is a moth of the family Arctiidae.It is distributed throughout southern Ontario, and southern and eastern United States from New England to Mexico.he obsolete name Ecpantheria scribonia is still occasionally encountered. This species has a wingspan of 76 mm (3 in). The wings of this moth are bright white with a pattern of neat black blotches, some solid and some hollow. The abdomen is dark blue with orange markings, the male has a narrow yellow line on the sides.
Hawk Moths or Sphinx Moths (Sphingidae). A giant hawk moth (Eumorpha typhon) adult with its tongue (proboscis) extended. The larvae (caterpillars) of this moth feed on wild grape leaves. Image by Alfred University artist Joseph Scheer.round the world, another 160,000 species of moths have been catalogued. A staggering 200,000 or more species of moths may exist, just waiting to be discovered. The number of moths far outnumbers the number of worldâs species of butterflies (17,500 species).