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Byasa Polyeuctes
''Byasa polyeuctes'', the common windmill, is the most common member in India of the windmills genus (''Byasa''), comprising tailed black Swallowtail butterfly, swallowtail butterflies with white spots and red submarginal crescents. Range This butterfly lives in Pakistan, northern ranges of India, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar, northern Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, southern China (including Yunnan) and Taiwan. In India, the Himalayas from Himachal Pradesh to Sikkim, Assam onto Chinese South Tibet region and northern Myanmar. Status Overall, the butterfly is not rare. It is common in parts of Sikkim but becomes rarer westwards. It is extremely scarce in Shimla though not rare from Kangra district, Kangra. In the west it ranges from the Azad Kashmir disputed territory part of the wider Kashmir region of Pakistan and India. Description * Length 110 to 140 mm * Sexes alike * Black and white above with prominent swallowtail * Red bodied - tail has a red tip * Forewings completely bla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Doubleday (1808-1875)
Henry Doubleday (1 July 1808 – 29 June 1875) was an English entomologist and ornithologist. Henry Doubleday was the eldest son of Quaker and grocer Benjamin Doubleday and his wife Mary of Epping, Essex. He and his brother Edward Doubleday spent their childhood collecting natural history specimens in Epping Forest. He lived at the same time as his cousin Henry Doubleday (1810-1902) the scientist and horticulturist. There is a blue plaque to him at the corner of High Street and Buttercross Lane, Epping. He was the author of the first catalogue of British butterflies and moths, ''Synonymic List of the British Lepidoptera'' (1847–1850). He named a number of new species of moths, including the pigmy footman, Ashworth's rustic and marsh oblique-barred. His moth collection remains intact at the Natural History Museum A natural history museum or museum of natural history is a scientific institution with natural history collections that include current and histo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Himachal Pradesh
Himachal Pradesh (; ; "Snow-laden Mountain Province") is a state in the northern part of India. Situated in the Western Himalayas, it is one of the thirteen mountain states and is characterized by an extreme landscape featuring several peaks and extensive river systems. Himachal Pradesh is the northernmost state of India and shares borders with the union territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh to the north, and the states of Punjab to the west, Haryana to the southwest, Uttarakhand to the southeast and a very narrow border with Uttar Pradesh to the south. The state also shares an international border to the east with the Tibet Autonomous Region in China. Himachal Pradesh is also known as , meaning 'Land of Gods' and which means 'Land of the Brave'. The predominantly mountainous region comprising the present-day Himachal Pradesh has been inhabited since pre-historic times, having witnessed multiple waves of human migrations from other areas. Through its history, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Byasa Polla
''Byasa polla'', the De Nicéville's windmill, is a butterfly found in India that belongs to the windmills genus (''Byasa''), comprising tailed black Swallowtail butterfly, swallowtail butterflies with white spots and red submarginal crescents. Range It is found in north east India, Myanmar (eastern Bhamo and Bernardmyo of Shan states), northern Thailand, northern Laos and south western China. In India, it is found in the states of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur and the Chin hills in Nagaland. Status It is very rare and protected by law in India. More information is needed on the distribution and status. Description * Wingspan: 110–130 mm. * Similar to the Byasa latreillei, rose windmill (''Byasa latreillei'') but the fringe from tornus to vein 3 is vermilion red and not black. Male "Very closely resembles ''Byasa latreillei, B. latreilli'' male, but judging by a single specimen the fore wing is proportionately rather narrower, the termen more oblique, the tornus mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Byasa Dasarada
''Byasa dasarada'', the great windmill, is a butterfly found in India that belongs to the windmills genus, ''Byasa'', comprising tailed black swallowtail butterflies with white spots and red submarginal crescents. Range and status Northern India, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar, south-eastern China (including Hainan island (Guangdong province)). The great windmill is not rare or threatened. Subspecies There are five subspecies. The following occur in the Indian neighbourhood: * ''B. d. dasarada'' Frederic Moore, Moore. Sikkim to Assam. Not rare. * ''B. d. ravana'' Frederic Moore, Moore. Kashmir to Kumaon division, Kumaon. Not rare. * ''B. d. barata'' Walter Rothschild, 2nd Baron Rothschild, Rothschild. Myanmar. Rare. Description * Wingspan: 100 to 140 mm. * The butterflies resemble the Byasa polyeuctes, common windmill but are usually larger with broader tails. * The upper hindwing marginal crescent is white or cream-coloured. * Sexes similar. The female often has a complete dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Byasa Latreillei
''Byasa latreillei'', the rose windmill, is a butterfly from the windmills genus (''Byasa''), found in various parts of Asia, comprising tailed black swallowtail butterflies with white spots and red submarginal crescents. Description * Wingspan: 110–130 mm. * Sexes generally alike. Tailed, with red tips. * Above, dull brownish-black. * Hindwing has a white discal band consisting of elongated spots in veins 2, 3 and 4. * The female has an additional small spot in vein 5 and only half way to vein 6. * It also has a series of lunules in veins 2 to 5 along the margin. The lunules in veins 2 to 4 are rose coloured while the lunule in vein 5 is white. * The male has a white scent wool brand in a dorsal fold. (Wynter-Blyth). * The male can be said to resemble the common rose, and, the female, the common Mormon form ''stichius''. (Haribal). Male upperside dull brownish black. Forewing with streaks in cell, the internervular streaks and the veins velvety black. Hindwing: ground ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Oberthür
Charles Oberthür (14 September 1845 – 1 June 1924) was a French amateur entomologist specializing in lepidoptera. Biography Charles Oberthür was born in Rennes, the son of the printer François-Charles Oberthür and Marie Hamelin, and brother of the entomologist René Oberthür. At the age of sixteen he entered the family printing house (which was responsible in particular for printing postal calendars and national lottery tickets) and quickly became a good lithographer. In 1870, he married Louise Le Ray. He is buried in the Cimetière du Nord in a chapel built by his brother-in-law Emmanuel Le Ray, a municipal architect. Politics Oberthür was for some time a member of the municipal council of Rennes. Between 1900 and 1906, he served as first deputy to the mayor, Eugène Pinault. In 1906, he ran as deputy for Ille-et-Vilaine against René Le Hérissé and Mr. Jaouen in the first constituency of the Arrondissement of Rennes. He scored well in the first round (8,151 votes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Close Wing Position Of Byasa Polyeuctes Doubleday, 1842 – Common Windmill WLB IMG 9310
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Atrophaneura Polyeuctes
''Byasa polyeuctes'', the common windmill, is the most common member in India of the windmills genus (''Byasa''), comprising tailed black Swallowtail butterfly, swallowtail butterflies with white spots and red submarginal crescents. Range This butterfly lives in Pakistan, northern ranges of India, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar, northern Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, southern China (including Yunnan) and Taiwan. In India, the Himalayas from Himachal Pradesh to Sikkim, Assam onto Chinese South Tibet region and northern Myanmar. Status Overall, the butterfly is not rare. It is common in parts of Sikkim but becomes rarer westwards. It is extremely scarce in Shimla though not rare from Kangra district, Kangra. In the west it ranges from the Azad Kashmir disputed territory part of the wider Kashmir region of Pakistan and India. Description * Length 110 to 140 mm * Sexes alike * Black and white above with prominent swallowtail * Red bodied - tail has a red tip * Forewings completely bla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kashmir
Kashmir () is the northernmost geographical region of the Indian subcontinent. Until the mid-19th century, the term "Kashmir" denoted only the Kashmir Valley between the Great Himalayas and the Pir Panjal Range. Today, the term encompasses a larger area that includes the Indian-administered territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, the Pakistani-administered territories of Azad Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan, and the Chinese-administered territories of Aksai Chin and the Trans-Karakoram Tract. Quote: "Kashmir, region of the northwestern Indian subcontinent. It is bounded by the Uygur Autonomous Region of Xinjiang to the northeast and the Tibet Autonomous Region to the east (both parts of China), by the Indian states of Himachal Pradesh and Punjab to the south, by Pakistan to the west, and by Afghanistan to the northwest. The northern and western portions are administered by Pakistan and comprise three areas: Azad Kashmir, Gilgit, and Baltistan, ... The southern and so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Azad Kashmir
Azad Jammu and Kashmir (; ), abbreviated as AJK and colloquially referred to as simply Azad Kashmir, is a region administered by Pakistan as a nominally self-governing entitySee: * * * and constituting the western portion of the larger Kashmir region, which has been the subject of a dispute between India and Pakistan since 1947.The application of the term "administered" to the various regions of Kashmir and a mention of the Kashmir dispute is supported by the tertiary sources (a) and (b), reflecting due weight in the coverage: (a) (subscription required) Quote: "Kashmir, region of the northwestern Indian subcontinent ... has been the subject of dispute between India and Pakistan since the partition of the Indian subcontinent in 1947. The northern and western portions are administered by Pakistan and comprise two areas: Azad Kashmir, Gilgit- Baltistan, the last being part of a territory called the Northern Areas. Administered by India are the southern and southeastern por ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kangra District
Kangra is the most populous district of the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. Dharamshala is the administrative headquarters of the district. History Kangra is known for having the oldest serving Royal Dynasty in the world, the Katoch. In 1758, Raja Ghamand Chand was appointed ''nazim'' or governor of Jullundur Doab under the Afghans. Ghamand Chand was a brave and strong ruler who restored the prestige of Kangra. As he was unable to capture Kangra fort, he built another fort at Tira Sujanpur on the left bank of the Beas, almost opposite to Alampur on a hill overlooking the town. He died in 1774 and was succeeded by his son, Tegh Chand, who died too soon in 1775. Kangra was annexed by Maharaja Ranjit Singh's Sikh Empire in 1810. Kangra became a district of British India in 1846, when it was ceded to British India at the conclusion of the First Anglo-Sikh War. The British district included the present-day districts of Kangra, Hamirpur, Kullu, and Lahul and Spiti. Kangra District ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shimla
Shimla (; ; also known as Simla, List of renamed Indian cities and states#Himachal Pradesh, the official name until 1972) is the capital and the largest city of the States and union territories of India, northern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. In 1864, Shimla was declared as the summer capital of British Raj, British India. After Indian independence movement, independence, the city became the capital of East Punjab and was later made the capital city of Himachal Pradesh. It is the principal commercial, cultural and educational centre of the state. Small hamlets were recorded before 1815 when British forces took control of the area. The climatic conditions attracted the British to establish the city in the dense forests of the Himalayas. As the summer capital, Shimla hosted many important political meetings including the Simla Accord (1914), Simla Accord of 1914 and the Simla Conference of 1945. After independence, the state of Himachal Pradesh came into being in 1948 as a re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
