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Allancastria
''Allancastria'' is a genus of Palaearctic swallowtail butterflies in the subfamily Parnassiinae The Parnassiinae or snow Apollos are a subfamily of the swallowtail butterfly family, Papilionidae. The subfamily includes about 50 medium-sized, white or yellow species. The snow Apollos are high-altitude butterflies and are distributed across .... Five species are known. The genus has a complex history. Taxonomy The genus consists of the following species: * '' Allancastria caucasica'' - (Lederer, 1864) * '' Allancastria cerisyi'' - ( Godart, 1824) eastern festoon * '' Allancastria cretica'' - (Rebel, 1904) * '' Allancastria deyrollei'' - (Oberthür, 1869) * '' Allancastria louristana'' - (Le Cerf, 1908)Le Cerf, F. (1908) Description d'une variété nouvelle de Thais Cerisyi God. (Lép.). Bulletin de la Société entomologique de France 1908 (2): 21-22. Food plant Species in this genus feed on '' Aristolochia'' species. References External links *TOL [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allancastria Deyrollei
''Allancastria deyrollei'' is a butterfly belonging to the family Papilionidae. It was described by Oberthür in 1869. It is found only in western Iran, Turkey, Syria, northwestern Iraq, Lebanon, Jordan, and Israel. References *Carbonell, F., 1996. Contribution à la connaissance du genre Allancastria Bryk (1934): Morphologie, biologie et écologie d’Allancastria cretica (Rebel, 1904) (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae). ''Linneana Belgica'' 15: 303-308. *Carbonell, F., Karbalaye, A., 1998. Contribution à la connaissance des genres Allancastria Bryk, 1934 et Archon Hübner, 1822 en Iran (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae). ''Linneana Belgica'' 16: 245-248. *De Freina, J.J., 1979. Zur kenntnis der Gattung Allancastria unter Berücksichtigung der Arten A. cerisyi und A. deyrollei (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae). ''Entomologische Zeitschrift'' 89: 129-142. *De Freina, J.J., 1987. Bemerkungen zur Biologie, Verbreitung und Systematik kleinasiatischer Papilioniden (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae). ''Atalan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allancastria Cerisyi
''Allancastria cerisyi'', the eastern festoon, is an Old World papilionid butterfly whose geographical range extends from the Balkans to include Turkey and the near Middle East. It exhibits several geographical variants. It is named for Alexandre Louis Lefèbvre de Cérisy. The wingspan is . The butterfly flies from March to July depending on the location. The larvae feed on various ''Aristolochia'' species. Allancastria cerisyi MHNT CUT 2013 3 7 Male Dos Turquie.jpg, Male Allancastria cerisyi MHNT CUT 2013 3 7 Male Ventre Turquie.jpg, Male, bottom Allancastria cerisyi MHNT CUT 2013 3 7 Female Dos Turquie.jpg, Female Allancastria cerisyi MHNT CUT 2013 3 7 Female Ventre Turquie.jpg, Female, bottom Synonymy/subspecies ''Allancastria cerisyi'' (Godart, 1824) *''Thais cerisyi'' Godart, 1824; ''Ency. Methodique'' 9: 812 *''Thais cerisy'' Godart, 1822; ''Mém. Soc. linn. Pa''ris 2: 234, pl. 20, f. 3-4 ''Allancastria cerisyi cerisyi'' *''Thais cerisyi martini'' Fruhstorfer, 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allancastria Louristana
''Allancastria lourisitana'' is a butterfly belonging to the family Papilionidae. It is found only in western Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni .... References *Carbonell, F., Karbalaye, A., 1998. Contribution à la connaissance des genres ''Allancastria'' Bryk, 1934 et ''Archon'' Hübner, 1822 en Iran (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae). ''Linneana Belgica'' 16: 245-248. *Carbonell, F., 1996a. Contribution à la connaissance du genre ''Allancastria'' Bryk (1934): Morphologie, biologie et écologie d’''Allancastria louristana'' (Le Cerf, 1908) (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae). ''Linneana Belgica'' 15: 231-236. *Carbonell, F., 1996b. Contribution à la connaissance du genre ''Allancastria'' Bryk (1934): Morphologie, biologie et écologie d’''Allancastria cretica'' (Rebel, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allancastria Caucasica
''Allancastria caucasica'', sometimes referred to as ''Zerynthia caucasica'', is an Old World papilionid butterfly whose geographical range extends from the Black Sea and southern Russia (southern Caucasus Mountains) to Georgia and northeast Turkey. It exhibits several geographical variants. Its natural habitat is temperate forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. It feeds on ''Aristolochia ''Aristolochia'' () is a large plant genus with over 500 species that is the type genus of the family Aristolochiaceae. Its members are commonly known as birthwort, pipevine or Dutchman's pipe and are widespread and occur in the most diverse clima ...'' species. References *Carbonell, F., 1996. Contribution à la connaissance du genre Allancastria Bryk (1934): Morphologie, biologie et écologie d’Allancastria cretica (Rebel, 1904) (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae). ''Linneana Belgica'' 15: 303-308. External linksTOL [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allancastria Cretica
''Allancastria cretica'' is a butterfly belonging to the family Papilionidae. It was described by Rebel in 1904. It is found only on the Greek island of Crete where it is, then, an endemic species Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsew .... The species is long. References *Carbonell, F., 1996 Contribution à la connaissance du genre Allancastria Bryk (1934): Morphologie, biologie et écologie d’Allancastria cretica (Rebel, 1904) (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae). ''Linneana Belgica'' 15: 303-308. *Hürter, W., 2001. Ein Beitrag zur Biologie einiger Populationen des Zerynthia (Allancastria) Artenkreises in der östlichen Mediterraneis (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae). ''Entomologische Zeitschrift'' 111: 8-17. External linksTOL Papilionidae Butterflies described in 1904 Butte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parnassiinae
The Parnassiinae or snow Apollos are a subfamily of the swallowtail butterfly family, Papilionidae. The subfamily includes about 50 medium-sized, white or yellow species. The snow Apollos are high-altitude butterflies and are distributed across Asia, Europe and North America.Ackery PR (1975) A guide to the genera and species of Parnassiinae (Lepidoptera:Papilionidae). ''Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist.'' (Ent.) 31, pdf/ref> Tribes This subfamily consists of the following tribes: * Luehdorfiini * Parnassiini * Zerynthiini The Zerynthiini are a tribe of swallowtail butterflies. Genera The tribe is thought to consist of four genera: * '' Allancastria'' * '' Bhutanitis'' * ''Sericinus ''Sericinus'' is a genus of swallowtail butterflies placed in the subfamily ... Gallery File:Hypermnestrahelios (2) cropped.jpg, File:Parnassius phoebus MHNT CUT 2013 3 6 Arvieux female dos.jpg, File:Parnassius mnemosyne2.JPG, File:Archon_apollinus_bellargus_1.jpg, File:Luehdorfia japonica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Papilionidae
Swallowtail butterflies are large, colorful butterflies in the family Papilionidae, and include over 550 species. Though the majority are tropical, members of the family inhabit every continent except Antarctica. The family includes the largest butterflies in the world, the birdwing butterflies of the genus ''Ornithoptera''. Swallowtails have a number of distinctive features; for example, the papilionid caterpillar bears a repugnatorial organ called the osmeterium on its prothorax. The osmeterium normally remains hidden, but when threatened, the larva turns it outward through a transverse dorsal groove by inflating it with fluid. The forked appearance in some of the swallowtails' hindwings, which can be seen when the butterfly is resting with its wings spread, gave rise to the common name ''swallowtail''. As for its formal name, Linnaeus chose ''Papilio'' for the type genus, as ''papilio'' is Latin for "butterfly". For the specific epithets of the genus, Linnaeus applied th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aristolochia
''Aristolochia'' () is a large plant genus with over 500 species that is the type genus of the family Aristolochiaceae. Its members are commonly known as birthwort, pipevine or Dutchman's pipe and are widespread and occur in the most diverse climates. Some species, like '' A. utriformis'' and '' A. westlandii'', are threatened with extinction. ''Isotrema'' is usually included here, but might be a valid genus. If so, it contains those species with a three-lobed calyx. Description ''Aristolochia'' is a genus of evergreen and deciduous lianas (woody vines) and herbaceous perennials. The smooth stem is erect or somewhat twining. The simple leaves are alternate and cordate, membranous, growing on leaf stalks. There are no stipules. The flowers grow in the leaf axils. They are inflated and globose at the base, continuing as a long perianth tube, ending in a tongue-shaped, brightly colored lobe. There is no corolla. The calyx is one to three whorled, and three to six tooth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Felix Bryk
Felix Bryk (21 January 1882, in Vienna – 13 January 1957, in Stockholm) was a Swedish anthropologist, entomologist and writer. In entomological circles, Bryk is best known as a lepidopterist; in anthropological history, for his studies in East Africa. He wrote on Carl Linnaeus and was a close friend of Curt Eisner Curt Eisner (April 28, 1890 in Zabrze – December 30, 1981 in The Hague) was a German entomologist who specialised in snow butterflies or Parnassinae. His collections of Parnassinae are in Naturalis, in Leiden, and his Ornithoptera and Morp ..., who worked with him on the Parnassinae. Books by Bryk Anthropology * 1934. ''Circumcision in Man and Woman: Its History, Psychology and Ethnology''. New York: American Ethnological Press. * 1939. ''Dark Rapture: The Sex-life of The African Negro''. Walden Publications. * 1964. ''Voodoo-eros: Ethnological Studies In The Sex Life Of The African Aborigines''. New York: United Book Guild. * 1951. ''Linnée als Sexuallist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Butterflies
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] |
Jean Baptiste Godart
Jean-Baptiste Godart (25 November 1775 – 27 July 1825) was a French entomologist. Born at Origny, Godart became impassioned by butterflies in his youth. He was charged by Pierre André Latreille (1762-1833) with writing the article on these insects in the ''Encyclopédie Méthodique The ''Encyclopédie méthodique par ordre des matières'' ("Methodical Encyclopedia by Order of Subject Matter") was published between 1782 and 1832 by the French publisher Charles Joseph Panckoucke, his son-in-law Henri Agasse, and the latter's ...''. Godart then undertook his ''Histoire naturelle des lépidoptères ou papillons de France'' publication starting in 1821 and not completed until 1842. In addition to the fauna of France, it also covered exotic diurnal species. Sources IJean Lhoste (1987), ''Les Entomologiste français'', 1750–1950, INRA-OPIE. External linksWorks by Jean-Baptiste Godart at BHL {{DEFAULTSORT:Godart, Jean-Baptiste 1775 births 1825 deaths French lepidopteri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Butterfly Genera
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, it fli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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