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Charaxes Paradoxa
''Charaxes paradoxa'' is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found on Grande Comore. The habitat consists of forests. The larvae feed on ''Phyllanthus'' species. Taxonomy ''Charaxes paradoxa'' is a member of the species group ''Charaxes etesipe''. The clade members are: *''Charaxes etesipe'', nominate *''Charaxes penricei'' *'' Charaxes achaemenes'' *''Charaxes paradoxa'' *''Charaxes cacuthis'' *''Charaxes bwete'' *''Charaxes cristalensis'' References External links''Charaxes paradoxa'' imagesat Consortium for the Barcode of Life The Consortium for the Barcode of Life (CBOL) was an international initiative dedicated to supporting the development of DNA barcoding as a global standard for species identification. CBOL's Secretariat Office is hosted by the National Museum of ... Butterflies described in 1925 paphianus Endemic fauna of the Comoros {{Charaxinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Percy Ireland Lathy
Percy Ireland Lathy (1874 – 8 September 1943) was an English entomologist who specialised in butterflies. He was an acquaintance of James John Joicey and was associated with Joicey's Hill Museum in Witley, Surrey. Life and career Percy Ireland Lathy was born in Pulborough, West Sussex, in 1874. He lived for some time at Tillington. Lathy was first assistant to William Watkins, in Eastbourne then curator for Herbert Jordan Adams in Enfield (this collection is now in the Natural History Museum, London). At this time, on Adams' behalf, he collected in the West Indies (especially Jamaica) and South America and employed collectors who were sent to Peru and Dutch New Guinea. He also acquired the Honrath and van de Poll collections for Adams. After Adams' death in 1912, he worked for Cabinet Le Moult in Paris then for Aimée Fournier de Horrack. Aimée Fournier de Horrack was a leading figure in literary and musical circles and had a private butterfly collection containing ve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charaxes Penricei
''Charaxes penricei'', the scarce savanna charaxes, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in the Republic of the Congo, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia, Tanzania, Malawi and Zimbabwe. Description The original description written by Walter Rothschild is on page 460 of Rothschild, W. and Jordan, K. (1898). A monograph of ''Charaxes'' and the allied prionopterous genera. ''Novitates Zoologicae'' Volume 5:545-60 1899 Volume 6: 220-28 1900 Volume 7:287-524Descriptions and plates (monochrome photos). Seitz- ''Ch. penricei'' Rothsch. Male: the under surface is marked almost as in '' Charaxes etesipe, etesipe'' ; but above the transverse band, as in the female of ''etesipe'', is placed nearly in the middle of the hindwing and further from the distal margin than in ''etesipe'' male ; it is white or bluish white and from vein 2 of the hindwing to vein 2 of the forewing broad and continuous, then broken up into small spots, two each in cellules 2, 3 an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Butterflies Described In 1925
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, it flie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Consortium For The Barcode Of Life
The Consortium for the Barcode of Life (CBOL) was an international initiative dedicated to supporting the development of DNA barcoding as a global standard for species identification. CBOL's Secretariat Office is hosted by the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, in Washington, DC. Barcoding was proposed in 2003 by Prof. Paul Hebert of the University of Guelph in Ontario as a way of distinguishing and identifying species with a short standardized gene sequence. Hebert proposed the 658 bases of the Folmer region of the mitochondrial gene cytochrome-C oxidase-1 as the standard barcode region. Hebert is the Director of the Biodiversity Institute of Ontario, the Canadian Centre for DNA Barcoding, and the International Barcode of Life Project (iBOL), all headquartered at the University of Guelph. The Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) is also located at the University of Guelph. CBOL was created in May 2004 with support of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charaxes Cristalensis
The rajah and pasha butterflies, also known as emperors in Africa and Australia, (genus ''Charaxes'') make up the huge type genus of the brush-footed butterfly subfamily Charaxinae, or leafwing butterflies. They belong to the tribe Charaxini, which also includes the nawab butterflies (''Polyura''). ''Charaxes'' are tropical Old World butterflies, with by far the highest diversity in sub-Saharan Africa, a smaller number from South Asia to Melanesia and Australia, and a single species ('' C. jasius'') in Europe. They are generally strong flyers and very popular among butterfly collectors. Etymology ''Charaxes'' means "to sharpen" or "to make pointed", referring to the pointed 'tails' on the hind wing. ''Charaxes'' may also be related to ''charax'', meaning 'a sharp stake', or ''charaxis'', a 'notch' or 'incision', which are also features of the hind wing. Biology ''Charaxes'' frequent sunny forest openings and glades where they rest with open or partly open wings sunning themselv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charaxes Bwete
The rajah and pasha butterflies, also known as emperors in Africa and Australia, (genus ''Charaxes'') make up the huge type genus of the brush-footed butterfly subfamily Charaxinae, or leafwing butterflies. They belong to the tribe Charaxini, which also includes the nawab butterflies (''Polyura''). ''Charaxes'' are tropical Old World butterflies, with by far the highest diversity in sub-Saharan Africa, a smaller number from South Asia to Melanesia and Australia, and a single species ('' C. jasius'') in Europe. They are generally strong flyers and very popular among butterfly collectors. Etymology ''Charaxes'' means "to sharpen" or "to make pointed", referring to the pointed 'tails' on the hind wing. ''Charaxes'' may also be related to ''charax'', meaning 'a sharp stake', or ''charaxis'', a 'notch' or 'incision', which are also features of the hind wing. Biology ''Charaxes'' frequent sunny forest openings and glades where they rest with open or partly open wings sunning themselv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charaxes Cacuthis
''Charaxes cacuthis'' is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found on Madagascar. The habitat consists of lowland and coastal forests. Charaxes cacuthis up290209.jpg , recto Charaxes cacuthis down290209.jpg , verso Description A full description is given by Walter Rothschild and Karl Jordan (1900). ''Novitates Zoologicae'' volume 7:287-524page 457-458 as subspecies of ''Charaxes etesipe'' (for terms see ''Novitates Zoologicae'' volume 5:545-60 Seitz- Very similar to ''Charaxes etesipe'' In the male, however, the blue transverse band is continuous and about 8 mm. in breadth, not narrowed anteriorly; the blue spots in cellules la and lb on the forewingare about 6 mm. in breadth and joined together into a band. The female is distinguished by having the broad median band of the upper surface white on the hindwing and to vein 2 or 3 of the forewing, thence orange-yellow to the costal margin of the forewing. Madagascar. The tails of both sexes are longer than th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charaxes Achaemenes
''Charaxes achaemenes'', the bushveld emperor or bush charaxes, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae found across Africa.''Charaxes achaemenes'' at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms'' Description The is 55–60 mm in males and 60–70 mm in females. The wings in the male above black, at the base black-grey with a common white transverse band, which is placed on the forewing about the middle, on the hindwing somewhat before the middle, hence in the latter not covering the base of cellule 3; the median band forms on the forewing single quadrate spots in cellule ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charaxes Etesipe
''Charaxes etesipe'', the savannah charaxes or scarce forest emperor, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. Description The wingspan is for male. The females are larger, reaching . The uppersides of the forewings are blackish blue with a greenish tint. The outer margin are generally denticulate (tooth like), with a series of white discal spots. In the hindwings of both sexes there are short tails and a complete series of large pale blue patches. The undersides of the wings are variegated with cream and drab colours. A full description is given by Rothschild, W. And Jordan, K., 1900 ''Novitates Zoologicae'' Volume 7:455-45page 428-429 (for terms see ''Novitates Zoologicae'' Volume 5:545-601 Seitz-The transverse band on the upperside of the hindwing in the male is blue and placed beyond the middle of the wing, in the female it is at least partly white and placed about at the middle. — ''etesipe'' Godt. male The transverse band of the forewing is narrow, entirely broken ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aimée Fournier De Horrack
Aimée Fournier de Horrack (30 August 1876 – 25 February 1952) was a French entomologist. She is also known as Mlle de Horrack and Mme Gaston Fournier. Aimée Fournier was a butterfly collector. She lived in Paris at 90, Boulevard Malesherbes. Her collection is in Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle. She is honoured in the name '' Charaxes fournierae''. Works 1921 with Percy Ireland Lathy Percy Ireland Lathy (1874 – 8 September 1943) was an English entomologist who specialised in butterflies. He was an acquaintance of James John Joicey and was associated with Joicey's Hill Museum in Witley, Surrey. Life and career Percy Ire ... 'Thèses entomologiques (Lepidoptéres) : notes et remarques sur les Agrias : aquarelles de Mlles de La Roche et Trottet, MM. d'Apreval, Houlbert et Rouy d'apre's les originaux de Mlle du Puigaudeau (Odix)''. fascicule 1 Paris : . de Malherbe References * Groll, E. K. (ed.): ''Biografien der Entomologen der Welt: Datenbank''. Version 4.15 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clade
A clade (), also known as a monophyletic group or natural group, is a group of organisms that are monophyletic – that is, composed of a common ancestor and all its lineal descendants – on a phylogenetic tree. Rather than the English term, the equivalent Latin term ''cladus'' (plural ''cladi'') is often used in taxonomical literature. The common ancestor may be an individual, a population, or a species (extinct or extant). Clades are nested, one in another, as each branch in turn splits into smaller branches. These splits reflect evolutionary history as populations diverged and evolved independently. Clades are termed monophyletic (Greek: "one clan") groups. Over the last few decades, the cladistic approach has revolutionized biological classification and revealed surprising evolutionary relationships among organisms. Increasingly, taxonomists try to avoid naming taxa that are not clades; that is, taxa that are not monophyletic. Some of the relationships between organisms ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Species Group
In biology, a species complex is a group of closely related organisms that are so similar in appearance and other features that the boundaries between them are often unclear. The taxa in the complex may be able to hybridize readily with each other, further blurring any distinctions. Terms that are sometimes used synonymously but have more precise meanings are cryptic species for two or more species hidden under one species name, sibling species for two (or more) species that are each other's closest relative, and species flock for a group of closely related species that live in the same habitat. As informal taxonomic ranks, species group, species aggregate, macrospecies, and superspecies are also in use. Two or more taxa that were once considered conspecific (of the same species) may later be subdivided into infraspecific taxa (taxa within a species, such as bacterial strains or plant varieties), that is complex but it is not a species complex. A species complex is in most cas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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