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Pyronia
''Pyronia'' is a genus of butterflies from the subfamily Satyrinae in the family Nymphalidae. Description These butterflies have vestigial Vestigiality is the retention, during the process of evolution, of genetically determined structures or attributes that have lost some or all of the ancestral function in a given species. Assessment of the vestigiality must generally rely on co ... forelegs that cannot be used for walking. Male forelegs exhibit two tarsal joints, while female forelegs have four. Species Listed alphabetically:"''Pyronia'' Hübner, [1819]"at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms'' * ''Pyronia bathseba'' (Fabricius, 1793) – Spanish gatekeeper (Morocco, Algeria, southwest Europe) * ''Pyronia cecilia'' (Vallantin, 1894) – southern gatekeeper (Morocco, southern Europe, Asia Minor) * ''Pyronia coenonympha'' Felder, 1865 – (Himalayas) * ''Pyronia janiroides'' (Herrich-Schäffer, 851 – false meadow brown (Algeria, Tunisia) * ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pyronia Coenonympha
''Pyronia'' is a genus of butterflies from the subfamily Satyrinae in the family Nymphalidae. Description These butterflies have vestigial forelegs that cannot be used for walking. Male forelegs exhibit two tarsal joints, while female forelegs have four. Species Listed alphabetically:"''Pyronia'' Hübner, [1819]"at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms'' * ''Pyronia bathseba'' (Fabricius, 1793) – Spanish gatekeeper (Morocco, Algeria, southwest Europe) * ''Pyronia cecilia'' (Vallantin, 1894) – southern gatekeeper (Morocco, southern Europe, Asia Minor) * ''Pyronia coenonympha'' Felder, 1865 – (Himalayas) * ''Pyronia janiroides'' (Herrich-Schäffer, 851 – false meadow brown (Algeria, Tunisia) * ''Pyronia tithonus ''Pyronia'' is a genus of butterflies from the subfamily Satyrinae in the family Nymphalidae. Description These butterflies have vestigial Vestigiality is the retention, during the process of evolution, of genetically determi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pyronia
''Pyronia'' is a genus of butterflies from the subfamily Satyrinae in the family Nymphalidae. Description These butterflies have vestigial Vestigiality is the retention, during the process of evolution, of genetically determined structures or attributes that have lost some or all of the ancestral function in a given species. Assessment of the vestigiality must generally rely on co ... forelegs that cannot be used for walking. Male forelegs exhibit two tarsal joints, while female forelegs have four. Species Listed alphabetically:"''Pyronia'' Hübner, [1819]"at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms'' * ''Pyronia bathseba'' (Fabricius, 1793) – Spanish gatekeeper (Morocco, Algeria, southwest Europe) * ''Pyronia cecilia'' (Vallantin, 1894) – southern gatekeeper (Morocco, southern Europe, Asia Minor) * ''Pyronia coenonympha'' Felder, 1865 – (Himalayas) * ''Pyronia janiroides'' (Herrich-Schäffer, 851 – false meadow brown (Algeria, Tunisia) * ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pyronia Cecilia
''Pyronia cecilia'', the southern gatekeeper, is a butterfly of Southern Europe and North Africa. It is a member of the subfamily Satyrinae in the family Nymphalidae. at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms'' Description It is similar in appearance to the gatekeeper ('' P. tithonus''), which is found further north, and the Spanish gatekeeper (''Pyronia bath ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pyronia Bathseba
''Pyronia bathseba'', the Spanish gatekeeper, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found on the Iberian Peninsula and in France, Morocco, and Algeria. A similar gatekeeper species is ''Pyronia tithonus'', which is found in northern Europe. Description The wingspan is 18–19 mm. The butterfly is on wing from May to July depending on the location. Pyronia bathseba MHNT CUT 2013 3 32 Villegailhenc male dorsal.jpg, Male Pyronia bathseba MHNT CUT 2013 3 32 Villegailhenc male ventral.jpg, Male underside Pyronia bathseba MHNT CUT 2013 3 32 Muret female dorsal.jpg, Female Pyronia bathseba MHNT CUT 2013 3 32 Muret female ventral.jpg, Female underside Biology The larvae feed on Poaceae species, mainly ''Brachypodium ''Brachypodium'' is a genus of plants in the grass family, widespread across much of Africa, Eurasia, and Latin America. The genus is classified in its own tribe Brachypodieae. Flimsy upright stems form tussocks. Flowers appear in compact spi ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Satyrini
The Satyrini is one of the tribe (biology), tribes of the subfamily Satyrinae. It includes about 2200 species and is therefore the largest tribe in the subfamily which comprises 2500 species. Distribution Satyrini butterflies have a Cosmopolitan distribution, worldwide distribution, but the distribution pattern differs between subtribes. Some subtribes are almost restricted to a single biogeographic region, such as the Pronophilina, which is found only in Andean cloud forests from Venezuela to Bolivia. Biology The Larval food plants of Lepidoptera, larval food plants of many species in this tribe are grasses, i.e. Poaceae. It is considered that the Satyrini diversified at about the same time as the grasses did, and that the Evolutionary radiation, radiation of the tribe is therefore closely related to the evolution of the grasses. In contrast, the tribe has a few genera which show uncommon feeding preferences. Three genera, ''Euptychia'', ''Ragadia'' and ''Acrophtalmia'', fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nymphalidae
The Nymphalidae are the largest family of butterflies, with more than 6,000 species distributed throughout most of the world. Belonging to the superfamily Papilionoidea, they are usually medium-sized to large butterflies. Most species have a reduced pair of forelegs and many hold their colourful wings flat when resting. They are also called brush-footed butterflies or four-footed butterflies, because they are known to stand on only four legs while the other two are curled up; in some species, these forelegs have a brush-like set of hairs, which gives this family its other common name. Many species are brightly coloured and include popular species such as the emperors, monarch butterfly, admirals, tortoiseshells, and fritillaries. However, the under wings are, in contrast, often dull and in some species look remarkably like dead leaves, or are much paler, producing a cryptic effect that helps the butterflies blend into their surroundings. Nomenclature Rafinesque i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacob Hübner
Jacob Hübner (20 June 1761 – 13 September 1826, in Augsburg) was a German entomologist. He was the author of ''Sammlung Europäischer Schmetterlinge'' (1796–1805), a founding work of entomology. Scientific career Hübner was the author of ''Sammlung Europäischer Schmetterlinge'' (1796–1805), a founding work of entomology. He was one of the first specialists to work on the European Lepidoptera. He described many new species, for example ''Sesia bembeciformis'' and ''Euchloe tagis'', many of them common. He also described many new genus, genera. He was a designer and engraver and from 1786 he worked for three years as a designer and engraver at a cotton factory in Ukraine. There he collected Butterfly, butterflies and moths including descriptions and illustrations of some in ''Beiträge zur Geschichte der Schmetterlinge'' (1786–1790) along with other new species from the countryside around his home in Augsburg. Hübner's masterwork "Tentamen" was intended as a discussion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In binomial nomenclature, the genus name forms the first part of the binomial species name for each species within the genus. :E.g. ''Panthera leo'' (lion) and ''Panthera onca'' (jaguar) are two species within the genus ''Panthera''. ''Panthera'' is a genus within the family Felidae. The composition of a genus is determined by taxonomy (biology), taxonomists. The standards for genus classification are not strictly codified, so different authorities often produce different classifications for genera. There are some general practices used, however, including the idea that a newly defined genus should fulfill these three criteria to be descriptively useful: # monophyly – all descendants of an ancestral taxon are grouped together (i.e. Phylogeneti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Butterflies
Butterflies are winged insects from the lepidopteran superfamily Papilionoidea, characterized by large, often brightly coloured wings that often fold together when at rest, and a conspicuous, fluttering flight. The oldest butterfly fossils have been dated to the Paleocene, about 56 million years ago, though molecular evidence suggests that they likely originated in the Cretaceous. Butterflies have a four-stage life cycle, and like other holometabolous 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, expands its wings to dry, and flies off. Some butterflies, especially in the tropics, have several generations in a year, while others have a single generation, and a few in cold locations may take sever ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Satyrinae
The Satyrinae, the satyrines or satyrids, commonly known as the browns, are a subfamily of the Nymphalidae (brush-footed butterflies). They were formerly considered a distinct family, Satyridae. This group contains nearly half of the known diversity of brush-footed butterflies. The true number of the Satyrinae species is estimated to exceed 2,400. Overview They are generally weak fliers and often shun bright sunlight, preferring moist and semishaded habitats. The caterpillars feed chiefly on monocotyledonous plants such as palms, grasses, and bamboos. The Morphinae are sometimes united with this group. The taxonomy and systematics of the subfamily are under heavy revision. Much of the early pioneering work of L. D. Miller has helped significantly by creating some sort of order. '' Dyndirus'' (Capronnier, 1874) is a satyrid ''incertae sedis''. Other than this genus, according to the latest studies on the classification of Nymphalidae, all satyrines have been assigned to one of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
