Candalides Margarita

	Candalides Margarita ''Candalides margarita'', or Margarita's blue, is a species of butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Georg Semper in 1879. It is found in Australia (along the east coast of Queensland and New South Wales) and New Guinea. The wingspan is about 30 mm. Adult females are black with a large white patch on each wing, and a faint metallic blue suffusion toward the base. Adult males are plain dull blue. The larvae feed on young shoots and flowers of ''Amylotheca dictyophleba'', ''Dendrophthoe curvata'', ''Dendrophthoe vitellina'', ''Muellerina celastroides'', '' Amyema congener'', '' Amyema miquelii'', '' Amyema conspicua'' and '' Benthamina alyxifolia''. They are attended by the ant ''Technomyrmex ''Technomyrmex'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Dolichoderinae. With 98 species, it is one of the largest and most diverse ant genera in the Dolichoderinae. The genus distributed throughout the tropical and subtropical zones with most specie ... sophiae''. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Georg Semper Georg Semper (August 3, 1837 in Altona, Hamburg – February 21, 1909) was a German entomologist who specialised in Lepidoptera. His Philippine Lepidoptera are in Senckenberg Museum, Frankfurt am Main and his Indomalaya and Australasia specimens are in Staatliches Museum für Tierkunde Dresden. His European insects are in Museum Schleswig-Holstein, Landesk and in the zoological collections of the University of Hamburg. He wrote "Beitrag zur Rhopalocerenfauna von Australien" in the ''Journal des Museum Godeffroy'' 14: 138-194, pls 8, 9 (1878) and ''Die Schmetterlinge der Philippinischen Inseln. Beitrage zur Indo-Malayischen Lepidopteren-fauna. Zweiter Band. Die Nachtfalter. Heterocera Reisen Archipel. Philipp''. 2: 381-728 (1896–1902). He worked in association with Museum Godeffroy. Ot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Muellerina Celastroides ''Muellerina celastroides'', common names Banksia mistletoe and coast mistletoe, is a hemiparasitic arial shrub in the family Loranthaceae. The species is endemic to New South Wales, Victoria and Queensland. Description ''Muellerina celastroides'' is an erect or spreading plant which is smooth except for the inflorescence axis which is covered with minute, brown, densely matted woolly hairs. The leaves are oblong to elliptic and 2.5-7 cm long and 15-25 mm wide, with a rounded apex and an attenuate base. The inflorescence is a raceme of 1–3 pairs of triads, with the stems of lateral flowers being 3–6 mm long. The calyx is entire and about 1 mm long. The corolla in mature bud is 22–35 mm long. The anthers are about 1.5 mm long, with the free part of filament being 8–13 mm long. The fruit is pear-shaped, 7–11 mm long, and green grading to light red. Ecology The most frequently recorded hosts on which ''M. celastroides'' grows are ''Allocasuarina'', '' Banksia'', a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Butterflies Described In 1879 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]
	Candalidini Candalidini is a tribe of lycaenid butterflies in the subfamily Polyommatinae. Genera ''Candalides'' Hübner, 819 __NOTOC__ Year 819 (Roman numerals, DCCCXIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place Europe Spring – Emperor Louis the Pious, Louis I marries Judith .../small> '' Nesolycaena'' Waterhouse & Turner, 1905 '' Zetona'' Waterhouse, 1938 References * * Butterfly tribes {{Polyommatinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Technomyrmex Sophiae ''Technomyrmex'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Dolichoderinae. With 98 species, it is one of the largest and most diverse ant genera in the Dolichoderinae. The genus distributed throughout the tropical and subtropical zones with most species occurring in the Oriental- Malesian and Afrotropical regions. One species, ''Technomyrmex albipes'' is a tramp ant now widespread throughout the tropics due to human activities. Species ''Technomyrmex albicoxis'' Donisthorpe, 1945 ''Technomyrmex albipes'' (Smith, 1861) ''Technomyrmex andrei'' Emery, 1899 ''Technomyrmex antennus'' Zhou, 2001 ''Technomyrmex anterops'' Bolton, 2007 ''Technomyrmex antonii'' Forel, 1902 ''Technomyrmex arnoldinus'' Forel, 1913 ''Technomyrmex australops'' Bolton, 2007 '' Technomyrmex bicolor'' Emery, 1893 ''Technomyrmex briani'' Sharaf, 2009 ''Technomyrmex brunneus'' Forel, 1895 ''Technomyrmex butteli'' Forel, 1913 ''Technomyrmex camerunensis'' Emery, 1899 †''Technomyrmex caritatis'' Brand� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Technomyrmex ''Technomyrmex'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Dolichoderinae. With 98 species, it is one of the largest and most diverse ant genera in the Dolichoderinae. The genus distributed throughout the tropical and subtropical zones with most species occurring in the Oriental-Malesian and Afrotropical regions. One species, ''Technomyrmex albipes'' is a tramp ant now widespread throughout the tropics due to human activities. Species '' Technomyrmex albicoxis'' Donisthorpe, 1945 ''Technomyrmex albipes ''Technomyrmex albipes'', commonly known as the white-footed ant, is a species of ant first described in 1861 from Sulawesi, Indonesia by the British entomologist Frederick Smith. Invasive pest ants in Florida, previously identified as ''T. albi ...'' (Smith, 1861) '' Technomyrmex andrei'' Emery, 1899 '' Technomyrmex antennus'' Zhou, 2001 '' Technomyrmex anterops'' Bolton, 2007 '' Technomyrmex antonii'' Forel, 1902 '' Technomyrmex arnoldinus'' Forel, 1913 '' Technomyrmex aust ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Benthamina Alyxifolia ''Benthamina alyxifolia'' is a species of mistletoe Mistletoe is the common name for obligate hemiparasitic plants in the order Santalales. They are attached to their host tree or shrub by a structure called the haustorium, through which they extract water and nutrients from the host plant. ... plant, found in Australia. References Loranthaceae {{Santalales-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Amyema Conspicua ''Amyema'' is a genus of semi- parasitic shrubs (mistletoes) which occur in Malesia and Australia. Etymology ''Amyema'' derives from the Greek: ''a'' (negative), and ''myeo'' (I initiate), referring to the genus being previously unrecognised. Description Hamilton & Barlow describe the haustorial structures of most Australian ''Amyemas'' as being ball-like, with some exceptions. Species There are approximately 90 species including the following: * '' Amyema arthrocaulis'' Barlow * ''Amyema artensis'' (Mont.) Dan. (indigenous to Upolu and Savai'i, known as ''tapuna''.) * '' Amyema benthamii'' (Blakely) Danser * ''Amyema betchei'' (Blakely) Danser * ''Amyema bifurcata'' (Benth.) Tiegh. * ''Amyema biniflora'' Barlow * ''Amyema brassii'' Barlow * ''Amyema brevipes'' (Tiegh.) Danser * ''Amyema cambagei'' (Blakely) Danser * ''Amyema congener'' (Sieber ex Schult. & Schult.f.) Tiegh. * ''Amyema conspicua'' (F.M.Bailey) Danser * ''Amyema dolichopoda'' Barlow * ''Amyema duuren ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Amyema Miquelii ''Amyema miquelii'', also known as box mistletoe, is a species of flowering plant, an epiphytic hemiparasitic plant of the family Loranthaceae, found attached to several species of Australian eucalypt and occasionally on some species of Acacia. It is the most widespread of the Australian Mistletoes, occurring mainly to the west of the Great Dividing Range. It has shiny leaves and red flowers arranged in groups of 3. It is distinguished from the similar ''Amyema pendula'' through the individual stalks of the flowers. The seeds are dispersed by various birds, particularly by the mistletoebird (''Dicaeum hirundinaceum'') that eat the fruit and then either wipes the sticky remains from the beak or when defecating has to wipe it from its feathers onto, most often, a twig due to the extremely sticky nature of the seed. The seed immediately begins to germinate and soon penetrates the vascular system of the tree and creates a physiological connection with the xylem of the new host. Fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Amyema Congener ''Amyema congener'', commonly known as the variable mistletoe, is a species of flowering plant, an epiphytic hemiparasitic plant of the family Loranthaceae from eastern Australia. It is found on members of the genera ''Allocasuarina'', ''Acacia'' and some exotic species. Franz Sieber first described this species as ''Loranthus congener'' in 1829, before Philippe Édouard Léon Van Tieghem gave it its current binomial name in 1894. It grows as shrubby plant, with either an erect or pendant (drooping) habit, from a tree branch or trunk. It is attached to the host tree by a globular woody base. The stems and foliage are smooth. The thick leathery leaves are spear-shaped (lanceolate) to oval or obovate and measure in length and across. Flowers can be seen at any time of year. The diameter round fruit ripen over the summer (December to February), and the single seed within is contained in a sticky membrane. The principal host plant of the variable mistletoe is the black sheoak (' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Dendrophthoe Vitellina ''Dendrophthoe vitellina'', commonly known as long-flowered- or apostle mistletoe, is a hemiparasitic plant of the mistletoe family Loranthaceae. The genus ''Dendrophthoe'' comprises about 31 species spread across tropical Africa, Asia, and Australia. Despite being collected by Joseph Banks and Daniel Solander in 1788, and depicted in ''Banks' Florilegium'', it was not until 1860 that it was described by Ferdinand von Mueller as ''Loranthus vitellinus'' after being collected near Ipswich, and renamed by Philippe Édouard Léon Van Tieghem in 1895. Description It grows as shrubby plant, with either a spreading or pendent (drooping) habit, from a tree branch or trunk. It has external roots, and hairy new growth maturing to smooth branches and foliage. The leaves are spear- or oval-shaped with a blunt apex, and measure long and wide. The inflorescences are composed of 5 to 20 smaller flowers. The flowers are generally yellow or orange with red tips, though some northern population ... [...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]