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Chondrolepis
''Chondrolepis'' is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae. The name ''Chondrolepis'' (meaning "thick scales") derives from Greek Greek may refer to: Greece Anything of, from, or related to Greece, a country in Southern Europe: *Greeks, an ethnic group. *Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family. **Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor ... words: ''chondros'' (meaning "thick") and ' (meaning " scale"). Species *'' Chondrolepis cynthia'' Evans, 1936 *'' Chondrolepis ducarmei'' T.B. Larsen & Congdon, 2012 *'' Chondrolepis leggei'' (Heron, 1909) *'' Chondrolepis nero'' Evans, 1937 *'' Chondrolepis niveicornis'' (Plötz, 1883) *'' Chondrolepis obscurior'' de Jong, 1986 *'' Chondrolepis similis'' de Jong, 1986 *'' Chondrolepis telisignata'' (Butler, 1896) *'' Chondrolepis uluguru'' T.B. Larsen & Congdon, 2012 References External linksNatural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chondrolepis Niveicornis
''Chondrolepis niveicornis'', the snow-horned nightfighter or common snow-horned skipper, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sudan, Ethiopia, Uganda, Rwanda, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Mozambique and Zimbabwe. The habitat consists of damp and marshy areas, stream banks and tall grass at the edges of submontane forests. Adults are attracted to flowers. They are on wing in September and from January to May. The larvae feed on ''Panicum deustum'' and ''Imperata cylindrica ''Imperata cylindrica'' (commonly known as cogongrass or kunai grass ) is a species of Perennial plant, perennial rhizomatous grass native to tropical and subtropical Asia, Micronesia, Melanesia, Australia, Africa, and southern Europe. It has al ...''. Subspecies *''Chondrolepis niveicornis niveicornis'' (Nigeria, Cameroon, Angola, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, southern Sudan, Uganda, Rwanda, Kenya, Tanzani ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chondrolepis Uluguru
''Chondrolepis uluguru'' is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Tanzania (the Uluguru Mountains The Uluguru mountains are a mountain range in eastern Tanzania, named after the Luguru tribe. The main portion of the Uluguru mountains is a ridge running roughly north-south and rising to altitude at its highest point. On the main Uluguru rang ...).; 2012: The genus ''Ampittia'' in Africa with the description of a new species (Hesperiinae; Aeromachini) and three new species in the genera ''Andronymus'' and ''Chondrolepis'' (Hesperiinae, incertae sedis) (Lepidoptera; Hesperiidae) The habitat consists of submontane areas. References Endemic fauna of Tanzania Insects described in 2012 Erionotini {{Erionotini-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chondrolepis Cynthia
''Chondrolepis cynthia'' is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and south-western Uganda }), is a landlocked country in East Africa East Africa, Eastern Africa, or East of Africa, is the eastern subregion of the African continent. In the United Nations Statistics Division scheme of geographic regions, 10-11-(16*) territor .... References Butterflies described in 1916 Erionotini Butterflies of Africa {{Erionotini-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chondrolepis Telisignata
''Chondrolepis telisignata'' is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in central and southern Kenya, southern Tanzania, northern Malawi and Zambia Zambia (), officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country at the crossroads of Central Africa, Central, Southern Africa, Southern and East Africa, although it is typically referred to as being in Southern Africa at its most cent .... References Butterflies described in 1896 Erionotini Butterflies of Africa Taxa named by Arthur Gardiner Butler {{Erionotini-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chondrolepis Similis
''Chondrolepis similis'' is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Tanzania (from the Southern Highlands to Mufindi Mufindi, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency is a town in Mufindi District in the Iringa Region of the Tanzanian Southern Highlands. It is located in the Boma/Mafinga ward. , the populatio ...). References Endemic fauna of Tanzania Butterflies described in 1986 Erionotini {{Erionotini-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chondrolepis Obscurior
''Chondrolepis obscurior'' is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Tanzania (from the Southern Highlands to Mufindi Mufindi, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency is a town in Mufindi District in the Iringa Region of the Tanzanian Southern Highlands. It is located in the Boma/Mafinga ward. , the populatio ...). References Endemic fauna of Tanzania Butterflies described in 1986 Erionotini {{Erionotini-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chondrolepis Nero
''Chondrolepis nero'', the Cameroon snow-horned skipper, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Nigeria and Cameroon Cameroon (; french: Cameroun, ff, Kamerun), officially the Republic of Cameroon (french: République du Cameroun, links=no), is a country in west-central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west and north; Chad to the northeast; the C .... The habitat consists of areas above an altitude of 1,500 meters near submontane forest. References Butterflies described in 1937 Erionotini {{Erionotini-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chondrolepis Leggei
''Chondrolepis leggei'' is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and western Kenya ) , national_anthem = "Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu"() , image_map = , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Nairobi , coordinates = , largest_city = Nairobi , .... References Butterflies described in 1909 Erionotini {{Erionotini-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chondrolepis Ducarmei
''Chondrolepis ducarmei'' is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and is endemic to the Albertine Rift The Albertine Rift is the western branch of the East African Rift, covering parts of Uganda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Rwanda, Burundi and Tanzania. It extends from the northern end of Lake Albert to the southern end of Lake Tan ....; 2012: The genus ''Ampittia'' in Africa with the description of a new species (Hesperiinae; Aeromachini) and three new species in the genera ''Andronymus'' and ''Chondrolepis'' (Hesperiinae, incertae sedis) (Lepidoptera; Hesperiidae) The habitat consists of submontane areas. References Insects described in 2012 Erionotini {{Erionotini-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hesperiinae
Grass skippers or banded skippers are butterflies of the subfamily Hesperiinae, part of the skipper family, Hesperiidae. The subfamily was established by Pierre André Latreille in 1809. Description and distribution With over 2,000 described species, this is the largest skipper butterfly subfamily and occurs worldwide except in New Zealand. About 50 percent of grass skippers live in the Neotropics. 137 species are native to North America. Around 38 species are native to Australia. Genera ''Ochlodes'' and ''Hesperia'' exist exclusively in the Holarctic. They are usually orange, rust, or brown in colour and have pointed forewings. Many species have dark markings or black stigmas on their forewings. Most members of this subfamily have an oval antenna club with an apiculus on the tip, although '' Carterocephalus'' and '' Piruna'' do not. The antennae generally has a sharp bend. Hesperiinae larvae feed on many different types of grasses and sedges and palms, though some species are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erionotini
The Erionotini are a tribe in the Hesperiinae subfamily of skipper 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 .... Genera References * , 1996: The ''Pteroteinon'' caenira-complex of African skippers, with the description of a new species (P. concaenira) (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae). ''Lambillionea'' 96(4): 616-622. * , 2000: Hesperiidae of Vietnam: 6. Two new species of the genera ''Suada'' de Nicéville, 1895 and ''Quedara'' Swinhoe, 1907 (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae). ''Atalanta'' 31 (1/2): 193-197. * , 2004: Taxonomic studies on Oriental Hesperiidae, 1. A revision of the ''Scobura coniata'' Hering, 1918-group. (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae). ''Atalanta'' 35 (1-2): 57-66. * , 2007: Hesperiidae of Vietnam, 16. A new species and a new record of the Hesperiidae from Cen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Animal
Animals are multicellular, eukaryotic organisms in the Kingdom (biology), biological kingdom Animalia. With few exceptions, animals Heterotroph, consume organic material, Cellular respiration#Aerobic respiration, breathe oxygen, are Motility, able to move, can Sexual reproduction, reproduce sexually, and go through an ontogenetic stage in which their body consists of a hollow sphere of Cell (biology), cells, the blastula, during Embryogenesis, embryonic development. Over 1.5 million Extant taxon, living animal species have been Species description, described—of which around 1 million are Insecta, insects—but it has been estimated there are over 7 million animal species in total. Animals range in length from to . They have Ecology, complex interactions with each other and their environments, forming intricate food webs. The scientific study of animals is known as zoology. Most living animal species are in Bilateria, a clade whose members have a Symmetry in biology#Bilate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
