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Battus (butterfly)
''Battus'' is a New World genus of Butterfly, butterflies that are usually found around pipevine (genus ''Aristolochia'') plants. The caterpillars feed off the poisonous pipevines, making the insects poisonous themselves; they taste very bad to ward off predators. Since birds avoid these butterflies, other Swallowtail butterfly, swallowtail species mimic their coloration. The common North American species are ''Battus polydamas'' and ''Battus philenor''. Etymology In Greek mythology, Battus is a shepherd who witnessed Hermes stealing Apollo's cattle. Because he broke his promise not to reveal this theft, Hermes turned him to stone. Species Listed alphabetically within groups:Glassberg, J. (2007) A Swift Guide to the Butterflies of Mexico and Central America, Sunstreak Books, pp.8-9. subgenus: ''Battuosa'' Möhn, 1999 :species group: ''belus'' Möhn, 1999 ::* ''Battus belus'' (Cramer, 1777) – Belus swallowtail ::* ''Battus crassus'' (Cramer, 1777) – Crassus swallowtail :: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pipevine Swallowtail
''Battus philenor'', the pipevine swallowtail or blue swallowtail, Retrieved April 19, 2018. is a swallowtail butterfly found in North America and Central America. This butterfly is black with iridescent-blue hindwings. They are found in many different habitats, but are most commonly found in forests. Caterpillars are often black or red, and feed on compatible plants of the genus ''Aristolochia''. They are known for sequestering acids from the plants they feed on in order to defend themselves from predators by being poisonous when consumed. The adults feed on the nectar of a variety of flowers. Some species of ''Aristolochia'' are toxic to the larvae, typically tropical varieties. While enthusiasts have led citizen efforts to conserve pipevine swallowtails in their neighborhoods on the West coast, the butterfly has not been the subject of a formal program in conservation or protected in legislation. The butterfly is however of "Special Concern" in Michigan, which is on the Norther ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apollo
Apollo, grc, Ἀπόλλωνος, Apóllōnos, label=genitive , ; , grc-dor, Ἀπέλλων, Apéllōn, ; grc, Ἀπείλων, Apeílōn, label=Arcadocypriot Greek, ; grc-aeo, Ἄπλουν, Áploun, la, Apollō, la, Apollinis, label=genitive, , ; , is one of the Olympian deities in classical Greek and Roman religion and Greek and Roman mythology. The national divinity of the Greeks, Apollo has been recognized as a god of archery, music and dance, truth and prophecy, healing and diseases, the Sun and light, poetry, and more. One of the most important and complex of the Greek gods, he is the son of Zeus and Leto, and the twin brother of Artemis, goddess of the hunt. Seen as the most beautiful god and the ideal of the ''kouros'' (ephebe, or a beardless, athletic youth), Apollo is considered to be the most Greek of all the gods. Apollo is known in Greek-influenced Etruscan mythology as ''Apulu''. As the patron deity of Delphi (''Apollo Pythios''), Apollo is an oracul ... [...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] |
Battus (butterfly)
''Battus'' is a New World genus of Butterfly, butterflies that are usually found around pipevine (genus ''Aristolochia'') plants. The caterpillars feed off the poisonous pipevines, making the insects poisonous themselves; they taste very bad to ward off predators. Since birds avoid these butterflies, other Swallowtail butterfly, swallowtail species mimic their coloration. The common North American species are ''Battus polydamas'' and ''Battus philenor''. Etymology In Greek mythology, Battus is a shepherd who witnessed Hermes stealing Apollo's cattle. Because he broke his promise not to reveal this theft, Hermes turned him to stone. Species Listed alphabetically within groups:Glassberg, J. (2007) A Swift Guide to the Butterflies of Mexico and Central America, Sunstreak Books, pp.8-9. subgenus: ''Battuosa'' Möhn, 1999 :species group: ''belus'' Möhn, 1999 ::* ''Battus belus'' (Cramer, 1777) – Belus swallowtail ::* ''Battus crassus'' (Cramer, 1777) – Crassus swallowtail :: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battus Zetides
''Battus zetides'', the zetides swallowtail, is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is found in Haiti and the Dominican Republic. ''Battus zetides'' has on the upper surface of both wings a yellowish band, and on the under surface of the hindwing a silver band. Known only from high elevations in Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Said to be "locally common under the right conditions and at the right times of year" but regarded also as a rare species. It is represented in few collections and specimens are sold at high prices. Originally described as ''zetes'' (Westwood, 1847) as the common name suggests. This name had already been used by Carl Linnaeus for '' Papilio zetes'' Linnaeus, 1758 and had to be replaced as it was a junior homonym In linguistics, homonyms are words which are homographs (words that share the same spelling, regardless of pronunciation), or homophones (equivocal words, that share the same pronunciation, regardless of spelling), or both. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battus Devilliersii
''Battus devilliersii'' is a species of butterfly from the family Papilionidae that is found in Cuba and the Bahamas. Description It has tails on both hindwings. The forewings have a submarginal row of white spots. The hindwing on the upper surface has a submarginal band, and on the underside with one or more silver spots. Description from Seitz P. devilliers Godt. (6a). Hitherto known with certainty only from Cuba; the older authors assigned it to Florida also, which is perhaps due to an error. Tailed. Forewing with a submarginal row of white spots ; hind-wing on the upper surface with a submarginal band, and on the under with one or more silver spots. Biology The larvae feed on '' Aristolochia elegans''. References *Edwin Möhn, 2002 ''Schmetterlinge der Erde, Butterflies of the World'' Part V (5), Papilionidae II:Battus. Edited by Erich Bauer and Thomas Frankenbach Keltern : Goecke & Evers ; Canterbury : Hillside Books. Illustrates and identifies 14 species and 49 subspe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battus Madyes
''Battus madyes'', the Madyes swallowtail, is a species of butterfly from the Family (biology), family Papilionidae. Description ''Battus madyes'' has a wingspan reaching about . The body is black, while the abdomen of the male is yellowish white above. The dorsal side of the wings is black or dark brown with a submarginal line of yellowish markings. The under surface of the hindwings is greenish yellow, with red or yellow submarginal spots. The outer edge of the hindwings is scalloped. The host plants of its caterpillars are ''Aristolochia'' species. Distribution and habitat This species can ben found in Argentina, Bolivia, Ecuador and Peru. It lives in the Andes between 1000and 2500 m above sea level. Subspecies *''Battus madyes madyes'' (Bolivia) Möhn, 1999, ''Butterflies of the World'' 5: 6, plate 8, figures 1–2, plate 18, figure 6. Under surface of the hindwing streaked with black on the veins. *''Battus madyes chlorodamas'' (Guenée, 1872) (eastern Peru) Möhn, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
