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Arhopala Kiriwinii
''Arhopala kiriwinii'' is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by George Thomas Bethune-Baker in 1903. It is found in the Australasian realm (Trobriand Island, Fergusson Island, Woodlar Island, and New Guinea). Description It resembles very much ''Arhopala centaurus ''Arhopala centaurus'', the centaur oakblue or dull oakblue, is a species of lycaenid or blue butterfly found in India and southeast Asia to the Philippines. Description Image:Centaur Oakblue Nilasera centaurus at Jayanti, Duars, West Bengal ...'', particularly on the under surface which is intermediary between the latter and '' micale''. Of the 3 spots in the cell of the forewing beneath the proximal one is by far the smallest. Easily discernible from ''centaurus'' by the light, intensely bright blue of the upper surface in the male; the female is still lighter blue, but on both its wings the costa and the margin are broad black.Seitz , A. Band 9: Abt. 2, Die exotischen Großschmetterli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Thomas Bethune-Baker
George Thomas Bethune-Baker (20 July 1857, in Birmingham – 1 December 1944, in Eastbourne) was an English entomologist who specialised in Lepidoptera, especially those in the family Lycaenidae of butterflies. His collection is partly in the Museum of Zoology Cambridge University and partly in the Natural History Museum, London. Works Partial list. See Wikispecies (below) for fuller list. *Bethune-Baker, G. T. 1903 On new Species of Lycaenidae from West Africa ''Annals and Magazine of Natural History'' (7) 12 : 324–334 *Bethune-Baker, G. T. 1908 Descriptions of new species of butterflies of the division Rhopalocera from Africa and from New Guinea. ''Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London'' 1908:110–126. *Bethune-Baker, G. T. 1908 Descriptions of new Rhopalocera from the Upper Congo. ''Annals and Magazine of Natural History'' (8)469–482. *Bethune-Baker,G. T. 1910 A revision of the African species of ''Lycaenesthes'' group of the Lycaenidae '' Trans. ent. ... [...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] |
Lycaenidae
Lycaenidae is the second-largest family of butterflies (behind Nymphalidae, brush-footed butterflies), with over 6,000 species worldwide, whose members are also called gossamer-winged butterflies. They constitute about 30% of the known butterfly species. The family comprises seven subfamilies, including the blues (Polyommatinae), the coppers (Lycaeninae), the hairstreaks (Theclinae), and the harvesters (Miletinae). Description, food, and life cycle Adults are small, under 5 cm usually, and brightly coloured, sometimes with a metallic gloss. Larvae are often flattened rather than cylindrical, with glands that may produce secretions that attract and subdue ants. Their cuticles tend to be thickened. Some larvae are capable of producing vibrations and low sounds that are transmitted through the substrates they inhabit. They use these sounds to communicate with ants.Pierce, N. E.; Braby, M. F.; Heath, A.; Lohman, D. J.; Mathew, J.; Rand, D. B. & Travassos, M. A. (2002)"The eco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australasian Realm
The Australasian realm is a biogeographic realm that is coincident with, but not (by some definitions) the same as, the geographical region of Australasia. The realm includes Australia, the island of New Guinea (comprising Papua New Guinea and the Indonesian province of Papua), and the eastern part of the Indonesian archipelago, including the island of Sulawesi, the Moluccan islands (the Indonesian provinces of Maluku and North Maluku), and the islands of Lombok, Sumbawa, Sumba, Flores, and Timor, often known as the Lesser Sundas. The Australasian realm also includes several Pacific island groups, including the Bismarck Archipelago, Vanuatu, the Solomon Islands, and New Caledonia. New Zealand and its surrounding islands are a distinctive sub-region of the Australasian realm. The rest of Indonesia is part of the Indomalayan realm. In the classification scheme developed by Miklos Udvardy, New Guinea, New Caledonia, Solomon Islands and New Zealand are placed in the Oceania ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arhopala Centaurus
''Arhopala centaurus'', the centaur oakblue or dull oakblue, is a species of lycaenid or blue butterfly found in India and southeast Asia to the Philippines. Description Image:Centaur Oakblue Nilasera centaurus at Jayanti, Duars, West Bengal W IMG 5336.jpg, At Jayanti in Buxa Tiger Reserve in Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal, India Image:Centaur Oakblue Nilasera centaurus at Jayanti, Duars, West Bengal W IMG 5427.jpg, At Jayanti Image:Centaur Oakblue Nilasera centaurus at Jayanti, Duars, West Bengal W IMG 5452.jpg, At Jayanti File:Centaur Oakblue Dull Oakblue or Arhopala Centaurus.jpg, In Kerala, India File:Ly Western Centaur Oakblue 01 October 2007 (1690054061).jpg, File:Western Centaur Oakblue - Arhopala pseudocentaurus Laying Eggs (15522726200).jpg, female laying eggs File:Arhopala centaurus - Centaur Oakblue Life cycle at Peravoor (138).jpg, caterpillar with ants Subspecies *''A. c. centaurus'' Kangean, Java, Bali, Lombok, Sumbawa, Sumatra, mainland New Guinea, Torr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arhopala Micale
''Arhopala micale'', the common oakblue or shining oakblue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. The species comprises about 16 subspecies, which are found in Melanesia and New Guinea as well as the north coast of Australia (see subspecies section). The wingspan is about 40 mm. The larvae feed on ''Buchanania arborescens'', ''Cordia dichotoma'', ''Calophyllum inophyllum'', '' Terminalia muelleri'', ''Glochidion ferdinandi'', ''Cryptocarya hypospodia'', ''Lagerstroemia speciosa'', ''Hibiscus tiliaceus'', ''Acmena'', ''Cupaniopsis anacardioides'', ''Heritiera littoralis'' and ''Oxera splendida''. They are attended by the ant species ''Oecophylla smaragdina ''Oecophylla smaragdina'' ( common names include Asian weaver ant, weaver ant, green ant, green tree ant, semut rangrang, semut kerangga, and orange gaster) is a species of arboreal ant found in tropical Asia and Australia. These ants form colon ...''. When not feeding, the larvae rest in a curled leaf or the entrance ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arhopala
''Arhopala'' is a very large genus of gossamer-winged butterflies (Lycaenidae). They are the type genus of the tribe Arhopalini. In the relatively wide circumscription used here, it contains over 200 species collectively known as oakblues. They occur from Japan throughout temperate to tropical Asia south and east of the Himalayas to Australia and the Solomon Islands of Melanesia. Like many of their relatives, their caterpillars are attended and protected by ants (myrmecophily). Sexual dichromatism is often prominent in adult oakblues.Brower (2008) The genus' delimitation versus ''Amblypodia'' and ''Flos'' has proven to be problematic; not all issues are resolved and the assignment of species to these genera must be considered somewhat provisional. Systematics As circumscribed here, this genus includes many formerly independent genera. Junior synonyms of ''Arhopala'' are: * ''Acesina'' Moore, 1884 * ''Aurea'' Evans, 1957 * ''Daranasa'' Moore, 1884 (''lapsus'') * ''Darasana'' Moor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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