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Dodonidia
The forest ringlet (''Dodonidia helmsii''), also known as Helms' butterfly, is a rare butterfly of the family Nymphalidae endemic to New Zealand. It is the only species in the genus ''Dodonidia''. Taxonomy The forest ringlet was first described by Richard William Fereday from a specimen collected in the Paparoa Range by a Mr R. Helms of Greymouth. Fereday gave it the specific name ''helmsi'', but would not speculate as to its genus. The species was properly named in 1884 by Arthur Gardiner Butler, who coined the genus ''Dodonidia'', from its resemblance to the Asian ''Dodona'' butterflies, and corrected the spelling of the species name to ''D. Helmsii'' (now ''D. helmsii''). Because it was named after Helms, it is properly known as "Helms' butterfly", although this is often misspelled as "Helm's butterfly". The name "forest ringlet" is more commonly used. Ecology The forest ringlet caterpillar is nocturnal and feeds on "cutty grass" (''Gahnia'') and bush snowgrass (''Chi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dodonidia
The forest ringlet (''Dodonidia helmsii''), also known as Helms' butterfly, is a rare butterfly of the family Nymphalidae endemic to New Zealand. It is the only species in the genus ''Dodonidia''. Taxonomy The forest ringlet was first described by Richard William Fereday from a specimen collected in the Paparoa Range by a Mr R. Helms of Greymouth. Fereday gave it the specific name ''helmsi'', but would not speculate as to its genus. The species was properly named in 1884 by Arthur Gardiner Butler, who coined the genus ''Dodonidia'', from its resemblance to the Asian ''Dodona'' butterflies, and corrected the spelling of the species name to ''D. Helmsii'' (now ''D. helmsii''). Because it was named after Helms, it is properly known as "Helms' butterfly", although this is often misspelled as "Helm's butterfly". The name "forest ringlet" is more commonly used. Ecology The forest ringlet caterpillar is nocturnal and feeds on "cutty grass" (''Gahnia'') and bush snowgrass (''Chi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Butterflies Of New Zealand
The butterflies of New Zealand include twelve endemism, endemic species, as well as several introduced and migrant species. Lepidoptera, which includes the butterflies and moths, is the third largest insect order (biology), order in New Zealand. Species list Conservation Very little is known about any butterfly extinctions since human settlement of New Zealand since they leave few remains. The majority of New Zealand invertebrates are found in forests, so it is possible that some butterflies became extinct due to the large scale forest clearance after human settlement. , Report Ref. ME612, Ministry for the Environment, Wellington, New Zealand. See also *List of Lepidoptera of New Zealand *Fauna of New Zealand *Environment of New Zealand |
Arthur Gardiner Butler
Arthur Gardiner Butler F.L.S., F.Z.S. (27 June 1844 – 28 May 1925) was an English entomologist, arachnologist and ornithologist. He worked at the British Museum on the taxonomy of birds, insects, and spiders. Biography Arthur Gardiner Butler was born at Cheyne Walk, Chelsea, London. He was the son of Thomas Butler (1809–1908), assistant-secretary to the British Museum.Thomas Butler: He was educated at St. Paul's School,He was admitted 15-03-1854, according to: later receiving a year's tuition in drawing at the Art School of South Kensington. At the British Museum, he was appointed as an officer with two roles, as an assistant-keeper in zoology and as an assistant-librarian in 1879. Work He also published articles on spiders of Australia, the Galápagos, Madagascar, and other places. In 1859, he described the Deana moth. Bibliography Entomology *"Monograph of the species of ''Charaxes'', a genus of diurnal Lepidoptera". ''Proceedings of the Zoological Socie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lewis Pass
Lewis Pass (el. 907 m.) is a mountain pass in the South Island of New Zealand. The northernmost of the three main passes across the Southern Alps, it is higher than the Haast Pass, and slightly lower than Arthur's Pass. State Highway 7 traverses the pass on its route between north Canterbury and the West Coast; it passes through extensive unmodified beech forest. The pass is the saddle between the valleys of the Maruia River to the northwest and the Lewis River to the southeast. The saddle is located close to the small spa of Maruia Springs. The Lewis Pass is named after Henry Lewis who, together with Christopher Maling, was the first European to discover the pass, in April 1860 while working as a surveyor of the Nelson Provincial Survey Department. Before this time the pass was used by the Ngāi Tahu Māori of Canterbury to transport Pounamu (greenstone) from the west coast.Laura Harper, Tony Mudd, Paul Whitfield, ''Rough guide to New Zealand'', Rough Guides, 2002, p683, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
