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Cepora Perimale
''Cepora perimale'', the caper gull, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found on Norfolk Island and in New South Wales, the Northern Territory, Queensland, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Western Australia, Fiji, Irian Jaya, Maluku Islands, Maluku, Sulawesi, New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu. The wingspan is 40 mm. The larvae feed on ''Capparis canescens'', ''Capparis mitchellii'' and ''Capparis sepiaria''. Subspecies *''C. p. perimale'' (Norfolk Island) *''C. p. scyllara'' (Macleay, 1826) - Australian gull (northern Australia to the Hunter River, New South Wales) *''C. p. pitys'' Godart, 1819 (Timor) *''C. p. wetterensis'' Grose-Smith (Wetar Island) *''C. p. mentes'' (Wallace, 1867) (Lombok Island) *''C. p. pygmaea'' Röber, 1891 (Leti Island) *''C. p. pityna'' Fruhstorfer, 1903 (Damar Island) *''C. p. babberica'' Fruhstorfer, 1903 (Babar Island) *''C. p. consanguinea'' Butler (Tanimber Group) *''C. p. bolana'' Fruhstorfer, 1903 ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Donovan
Edward Donovan (1768 – 1 February 1837) was an Anglo-Irish writer, natural history illustrator, and amateur zoologist. He did not travel, but collected, described and illustrated many species based on the collections of other naturalists. His many books were successful in his time. He died penniless in 1837 leaving a large family destitute. Personal life Almost nothing is known about Donovan's family background, education or early life, although he is known to have been born in Cork, Ireland, and was originally surnamed O'Donovan. He is presumed to have had some independent wealth. His health declined in later years and he died penniless at his home in John Street in 1837 leaving a large family destitute. Biography Aged 21, he moved to London. He was an avid collector of natural history specimens purchased mainly at auctions of specimens from voyages of exploration. He was a fellow of the Linnean Society and the Wernerian Society which gave him access to the best collecti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
