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Cyaniris
''Cyaniris'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. Recent molecular studies have determined that ''Cyaniris'' is a different genus from ''Polyommatus'', where it has been included for several years. Species Two species are recognized: * ''Cyaniris semiargus'' (Rottemburg, 1775) * ''Cyaniris bellis ''Cyaniris bellis'', the Greek mazarine blue, is a butterfly found in the Palearctic (Asia Minor, South Europe, North Africa, Transcaucasia, Iran) that belongs to the blues family. Taxonomy The subspecies ''C. b. antiochena'' (Lederer, 1861) is ...'' (Freyer, 1845) References Polyommatini Lycaenidae genera {{Polyommatini-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cyaniris Semiargus
''Cyaniris semiargus'', the Mazarine blue, is a Palearctic butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. Subspecies Subspecies include: * ''Cyaniris semiargus semiargus'' (Europe, Caucasus, Siberia, Russian Far East) * ''Cyaniris semiargus altaiana'' (, 1909) (Tian-Shan, Altai Mountains, Sayan Mountains, Transbaikalia) * ''Cyaniris semiargus amurensis'' (, 1909) (Amur river, Ussuri, Japan) * ''Cyaniris semiargus atra'' (, 1885) (Ghissar, Alai Mountains, Darvaz) * ''Cyaniris semiargus jiadengyunus'' (, 1992) (Altai Mountains) * ''Cyaniris semiargus maroccana'' (, 1920 (Morocco) * ''Cyaniris semiargus tartessus'' (, 2007) (SW. Spain) * ''Cyaniris semiargus transiens'' , 1910 (Spain) * ''Cyaniris semiargus uralensis'' (, 1909) (Urals) Distribution The Mazarine blue's population is distributed throughout continental Europe, reaching into the Arctic Circle , Morocco, and the Middle East then east across the Palearctic to Siberia and the Russian Far East. There was a large native population i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cyaniris Bellis
''Cyaniris bellis'', the Greek mazarine blue, is a butterfly found in the Palearctic (Asia Minor, South Europe, North Africa, Transcaucasia, Iran) that belongs to the blues family. Taxonomy The subspecies ''C. b. antiochena'' (Lederer, 1861) is found in Caucasus Minor, Armenia (highlands) and the Talysh Mountains. Description from Seitz bellis Frr. (82 e, f) is above like ''montana'' . f_''Cyaniris_semiargus.html" ;"title="receding text — montana M.-Dur (82 e) is an alpine form [of ''Cyaniris semiargus">semiargus''which occurs in the higher Alps and the mountains of South-East Europe; smaller, the male bright blue above, with broader black distal border] but the hindwing beneath bears traces of yellowish red spots in anal area. In ''helena'' Stgr. (82 f), a small form from the mountains of Southern Greece, the reddish yellow spots of the underside form a continuous chain and some of them appear in the female also on the upperside, which is quite generally the case in the st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lycaenidae
Lycaenidae is the second-largest family of butterflies (behind Nymphalidae, brush-footed butterflies), with over 6,000 species worldwide, whose members are also called gossamer-winged butterflies. They constitute about 30% of the known butterfly species. The family comprises seven subfamilies, including the blues (Polyommatinae), the coppers (Lycaeninae), the hairstreaks (Theclinae), and the harvesters (Miletinae). Description, food, and life cycle Adults are small, under 5 cm usually, and brightly coloured, sometimes with a metallic gloss. Larvae are often flattened rather than cylindrical, with glands that may produce secretions that attract and subdue ants. Their cuticles tend to be thickened. Some larvae are capable of producing vibrations and low sounds that are transmitted through the substrates they inhabit. They use these sounds to communicate with ants.Pierce, N. E.; Braby, M. F.; Heath, A.; Lohman, D. J.; Mathew, J.; Rand, D. B. & Travassos, M. A. (2002)"The eco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polyommatus
''Polyommatus'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. Its species are found in the Palearctic realm. Taxonomy Recent molecular studies have demonstrated that ''Cyaniris'', '' Lysandra'', and '' Neolysandra'' are different genera from ''Polyommatus'', where they had been included, sometimes as subgenera. Some authors still recognize other subgenera, such as ''Agrodiaetus'', ''Bryna'', ''Meleageria'', and ''Plebicula''. List of species References * (2012): Establishing criteria for higher-level classification using molecular data: the systematics of ''Polyommatus'' blue butterflies (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae). ''Cladistics Cladistics (; ) is an approach to biological classification in which organisms are categorized in groups (" clades") based on hypotheses of most recent common ancestry. The evidence for hypothesized relationships is typically shared derived cha ...''. 10.1111/j.1096-0031.2012.00421.x * (2010): "How common are dot-like distributions? Taxon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polyommatini
Polyommatini is a tribe of lycaenid butterflies in the subfamily of Polyommatinae. These were extensively studied by Russian novelist and lepidopterist Vladimir Nabokov. Genera Genera in this tribe include: * ''Actizera'' * ''Acytolepis'' * ''Afarsia'' * '' Agriades'' * ''Alpherakya'' * '' Aricia'' – arguses * ''Azanus'' – babul blues * ''Bothrinia'' * '' Brephidium'' * '' Cacyreus'' * ''Caerulea'' * '' Caleta'' * ''Callenya'' * ''Callictita'' * ''Castalius'' – Pierrots * '' Catochrysops'' * '' Catopyrops'' * '' Cebrella'' * ''Celastrina'' * '' Celatoxia'' * '' Chilades'' – jewel blues * '' Cupido'' * ''Cupidopsis'' – meadow blues * ''Cyaniris'' * '' Cyclargus'' * '' Danis'' * '' Discolampa'' * '' Echinargus'' * '' Eicochrysops'' * '' Eldoradina'' * '' Elkalyce'' * '' Epimastidia'' * ''Erysichton'' * '' Euchrysops'' – Cupids * ''Eumedonia'' * ''Euphilotes'' * '' Famegana'' * ''Freyeria'' * '' Glabroculus'' * ''Glaucopsyche'' * '' Grumiana'' * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johan Wilhelm Dalman
Johan Wilhelm Dalman (November 4, 1787 in Hinseberg, Västmanland – July 11, 1828 in Stockholm) was a Swedish physician and a naturalist. He first studied at Christiansfeld in Schleswig-Holstein then at the University of Lund and the University of Uppsala. He was mainly interested in entomology and botany. He received his degree in 1816 then his doctorate in 1817 from the University of Uppsala. Dalman became librarian of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, a member of the Academy in 1821, then director of the zoological garden, then demonstrator in botany at the Karolinska Institutet of Stockholm. Dalman's main interest lay in entomology and botany, but he also became involved in the systematics and taxonomy of trilobites. In 1771 Johann Ernst Immanuel Walch (1725-1778) first used the term trilobite. Researchers had tried to link trilobites to extant groups such as chitons and various arthropods. Before Walch’s work this had led to great confusion. By 1820 the term ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Butterflies
Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the Order (biology), order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The group comprises the large superfamily (zoology), 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 Holometabolism, 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 o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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