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Acraea Uvui
''Acraea uvui'', the tiny acraea or tiny mountain acraea, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Cameroon, Angola, northern Tanzania, Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda, Burundi and eastern Zaire. The habitat consists of sub-montane forests at altitudes ranging from 1,200 to 1,400 meters. Adult males mud-puddle and are also attracted to urine and animal excrement. The larvae feed on '' Triumfetta'' species (including '' T. rhomboidea'' and '' T. macrophylla'') and '' Sparmannia ricinocarpa''. Subspecies *''Acraea uvui uvui'' (Democratic Republic of the Congo: east to Ituri and Kivu, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Kenya, northern Tanzania) *''Acraea uvui balina'' Karsch, 1892 (Nigeria, Cameroon, highlands of Angola) Description Wingspan 30–34 mm. Forewing black. A subapical patch of tawny red narrow in 10, 9, and 6, and widened to about double the width in 5 and 4. A central inner marginal patch of the same colour occupying the central part of la and lb, rather more than ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henley Grose-Smith
Henley Grose-Smith (1833–1911) was an English entomologist who specialised in Lepidoptera. Grose-Smith described many new taxa of butterflies from his own collections and those of Walter Rothschild. His collections were sold to James John Joicey in 1910. Most of his type specimens are in the Natural History Museum, London, Natural History Museum London Publications Partial list *1887-1902 with William Forsell Kirby ''Rhopalocera exotica; being illustrations of new, rare, and unfigured species of butterflies''.London :Gurney & Jackson,1887-1902complete text and plates*1887 Description of six new species of Butterflies captured by Mr. John Whitehead at Kina Balu Mountain, North Borneo, in the collection of Mr. H. Grose Smith ''Ann. Mag. nat. Hist.'' (5) 20: 432-435 *1889 Descriptions of new species of butterflies captured by Mr. C.M. Woodford in the Solomon Islands ''Ent. Mon. Mag''. 25: 299-303 *1894 Descriptions of eight new species of butterflies from New Britain and Duke of Yor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mud-puddle
Mud-puddling, or simply puddling, is a behaviour most conspicuous in butterflies, but occurs in other animals as well, mainly insects; they seek out nutrients in certain moist substances such as rotting plant matter, mud and carrion and they suck up the fluid. Where the conditions are suitable, conspicuous insects such as butterflies commonly form aggregations on wet soil, dung or carrion. (1996): Mating systems and sexual division of foraging effort affect puddling behaviour by butterflies. ''Ecological Entomology'' 21(2): 193-197PDF fulltext/ref> From the fluids they obtain salts and amino acids that play various roles in their physiology, ethology and ecology. (1999): Mud-puddling behavior in tropical butterflies: In search of proteins or minerals? ''Oecologia'' 119(1): 140–148. (HTML abstractPDF fulltext This behaviour also has been seen in some other insects, notably the leafhoppers, e.g. the potato leafhopper, ''Empoasca fabae''. Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths) are di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Butterflies Described In 1890
Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The group comprises the large superfamily Papilionoidea, which contains at least one former group, the skippers (formerly the superfamily "Hesperioidea"), and the most recent analyses suggest it also contains the moth-butterflies (formerly the superfamily "Hedyloidea"). Butterfly fossils date to the Paleocene, about 56 million years ago. Butterflies have a four-stage life cycle, as like most insects they undergo complete metamorphosis. Winged adults lay eggs on the food plant on which their larvae, known as caterpillars, will feed. The caterpillars grow, sometimes very rapidly, and when fully developed, pupate in a chrysalis. When metamorphosis is complete, the pupal skin splits, the adult insect climbs out, and after its wings have expanded and dried, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acraea (genus)
''Acraea'' is a genus of brush-footed butterflies (family Nymphalidae) of the subfamily Heliconiinae. It seems to be highly paraphyletic and has long been used as a "wastebin taxon" to unite about 220 species of anatomically conservative Acraeini. Some phylogenetic studies show that the genus ''Acraea'' is monophyletic if ''Bematistes'' and Neotropical ''Actinote'' are included (see Pierre & Bernaud, 2009). Most species assembled here are restricted to the Afrotropical realm, but some are found in India, Southeast Asia, and Australia.Silva-Brandão et al. (2008) Biology The eggs are laid in masses; the larvae are rather short, of almost equal thickness throughout, and possessing branched spines on each segment, young larvae group together on a protecting mass of silk; the pupa is slender, with a long abdomen, rather wide and angulated about the insertion of the wings, and suspended by the tail only. '' A. horta'', '' A. cabira'', and '' A. terpsicore'' illustrate typical life ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Species Group
In biology, a species complex is a group of closely related organisms that are so similar in appearance and other features that the boundaries between them are often unclear. The taxa in the complex may be able to hybridize readily with each other, further blurring any distinctions. Terms that are sometimes used synonymously but have more precise meanings are cryptic species for two or more species hidden under one species name, sibling species for two (or more) species that are each other's closest relative, and species flock for a group of closely related species that live in the same habitat. As informal taxonomic ranks, species group, species aggregate, macrospecies, and superspecies are also in use. Two or more taxa that were once considered conspecific (of the same species) may later be subdivided into infraspecific taxa (taxa within a species, such as bacterial strains or plant varieties), that is complex but it is not a species complex. A species complex is in most cas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sparmannia Ricinocarpa
''Sparrmannia'' is a genus of scarab beetles belonging to the subfamily Melolonthinae. Though the name was originally spelled as ''Sparmannia'', a subsequent emendation of this spelling is in prevailing usage and therefore conserved under ICZN The International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN) is a widely accepted convention in zoology that rules the formal scientific naming of organisms treated as animals. It is also informally known as the ICZN Code, for its publisher, the I ... Article 23.9.1.Evans, A.V. (1989) Revision of the genus ''Sparrmannia'' Laporte (Coleoptera: Melolonthidae: Melolonthinae). J. Ent. Soc. S. Afr. 50: 11-44 Species * '' Sparrmannia acicularis'' Evans, 1989 * '' Sparrmannia alopex'' (Fabricius, 1787) * '' Sparrmannia angola'' Evans, 1989 * '' Sparrmannia bechuana'' Peringuey, 1904 * '' Sparrmannia boschimana'' Peringuey, 1904 * '' Sparrmannia capicola'' Peringuey, 1904 * '' Sparrmannia dekindti'' Nonfried, 1906 * '' Sparrmannia discrepans'' Per ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Triumfetta Macrophylla
''Triumfetta'' is a genus of plants in the family Malvaceae. Burbark is a common name for plants in this genus. There are about 70 species which are widespread across tropical regions. These include: *'' Triumfetta albida'' (Domin) Halford *''Triumfetta antrorsa'' Halford *'' Triumfetta appendiculata'' F.Muell. *'' Triumfetta aquila'' Halford *''Triumfetta aspera'' Halford *'' Triumfetta barbosa '' Lay *''Triumfetta bradshawii'' F.Muell. *'' Triumfetta breviaculeata'' Halford *'' Triumfetta carteri'' Halford *'' Triumfetta centralis'' Halford *''Triumfetta cladara'' Halford *'' Triumfetta clementii'' (Domin) Rye *'' Triumfetta chaetocarpa'' F.Muell. *'' Triumfetta clivorum'' Halford *'' Triumfetta cordifolia'' A. Rich. *'' Triumfetta coronata'' Halford *'' Triumfetta denticulata'' R.Br. ex Benth. *'' Triumfetta deserticola'' Halford *'' Triumfetta echinata'' Halford *'' Triumfetta fissurata'' Halford *'' Triumfetta glaucescens'' Benth. *'' Triumfetta hapala'' H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Triumfetta Rhomboidea
''Triumfetta rhomboidea'', commonly known as diamond burbark or Chinese bur, is a shrub that is extensively naturalised in tropical regions. It is thought that to have come to Australia from China. Its bark—sometimes called burbark--makes a kind of jute Jute is a long, soft, shiny bast fiber that can be spun into coarse, strong threads. It is produced from flowering plants in the genus ''Corchorus'', which is in the mallow family Malvaceae. The primary source of the fiber is ''Corchorus olit .... The taxon was first formally described in 1760 by botanist Nikolaus von Jacquin. Description Various sources give the number of stamens as being between 8 and 15. The fruit is round to slightly ovoid and about in diameter with smooth spines which are about long. The stems are covered in star-shaped ( stellate) hairs. Its embryology was described by Venkata Rao in 1952. References {{Taxonbar, from=Q10898699 Grewioideae Flora naturalised in Australia Taxa named by N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Triumfetta
''Triumfetta'' is a genus of plants in the family Malvaceae Malvaceae, or the mallows, is a family of flowering plants estimated to contain 244 genera with 4225 known species. Well-known members of economic importance include okra, cotton, cacao and durian. There are also some genera containing familiar .... Burbark is a common name for plants in this genus. There are about 70 species which are widespread across tropical regions. These include: *'' Triumfetta albida'' (Domin) Halford *'' Triumfetta antrorsa'' Halford *'' Triumfetta appendiculata'' F.Muell. *'' Triumfetta aquila'' Halford *'' Triumfetta aspera'' Halford *'' Triumfetta barbosa '' Lay *'' Triumfetta bradshawii'' F.Muell. *'' Triumfetta breviaculeata'' Halford *''Triumfetta carteri'' Halford *''Triumfetta centralis'' Halford *''Triumfetta cladara'' Halford *''Triumfetta clementii'' (Domin) Rye *''Triumfetta chaetocarpa'' F.Muell. *''Triumfetta clivorum'' Halford *''Triumfetta cordifolia'' A. Rich. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zaire
Zaire (, ), officially the Republic of Zaire (french: République du Zaïre, link=no, ), was a Congolese state from 1971 to 1997 in Central Africa that was previously and is now again known as the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Zaire was, by area, the third-largest country in Africa (after Sudan and Algeria), and the 11th-largest country in the world. With a population of over 23 million inhabitants, Zaire was the most-populous officially Francophone country in Africa, as well as one of the most populous in Africa. The country was a one-party totalitarian military dictatorship, run by Mobutu Sese Seko and his ruling Popular Movement of the Revolution party. Zaire was established following Mobutu's seizure of power in a military coup in 1965, following five years of political upheaval following independence from Belgium known as the Congo Crisis. Zaire had a strongly centralist constitution, and foreign assets were nationalized. The period is sometimes referred to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Butterfly
Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the Order (biology), order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The group comprises the large superfamily (zoology), superfamily Papilionoidea, which contains at least one former group, the skippers (formerly the superfamily "Hesperioidea"), and the most recent analyses suggest it also contains the moth-butterflies (formerly the superfamily "Hedyloidea"). Butterfly fossils date to the Paleocene, about 56 million years ago. Butterflies have a four-stage life cycle, as like most insects they undergo Holometabolism, complete metamorphosis. Winged adults lay eggs on the food plant on which their larvae, known as caterpillars, will feed. The caterpillars grow, sometimes very rapidly, and when fully developed, pupate in a chrysalis. When metamorphosis is complete, the pupal skin splits, the adult insect climbs o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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