Doleschallia Polibete
''Doleschallia polibete'', the Australian leafwing, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae described by Pieter Cramer in 1779. Larva have been found on plants of the genera ''Asystasia'', '' Grapthyllum'', ''Pseuderanthemum'' and ''Strobilanthes ''Strobilanthes'' is a genus of about 350 species of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae, mostly native to tropical Asia and Madagascar, but with a few species extending north into temperate regions of Asia. Many species are cultivated for ...''. Subspecies *''Doleschallia polibete celebensis'' Fruhstorfer, 1899 ''Systematics of Neotropical Butterflies''. University of Florida. Retrieved November 4, 2017. (Menado, Toli-Toli; Tombugu) *''Doleschallia polibete sulaensis'' [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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North Gorontalo
North Gorontalo (''Gorontalo Utara'') is a regency of Gorontalo Province, Indonesia, stretching along the entire northern coast of the province. It is located on the northern peninsula of the island of Sulawesi. It was established in 2007 under Law Number (''Undang-Undang Nomor'') 11/2007 from the former northern districts of Gorontalo Regency. The new regency has an area of 1,777.02 km2, and it had a population of 104,133 at the 2010 Census and 124,957 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2021 was 126,521. Its regency seat is the town of Moluo in Kwandang District. Administration In 2010 the Regency comprised six districts A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ... (''kecamatan''), but subsequently five additional districts have been created by spli ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Sulawesi
Sulawesi (), also known as Celebes (), is an island in Indonesia. One of the four Greater Sunda Islands, and the world's eleventh-largest island, it is situated east of Borneo, west of the Maluku Islands, and south of Mindanao and the Sulu Archipelago. Within Indonesia, only Sumatra, Borneo, and New Guinea, Papua are larger in territory, and only Java and Sumatra have larger populations. The landmass of Sulawesi includes four peninsulas: the northern Minahassa Peninsula, Minahasa Peninsula, the East Peninsula, Sulawesi, East Peninsula, the South Peninsula, Sulawesi, South Peninsula, and the Southeast Peninsula, Sulawesi, Southeast Peninsula. Three gulfs separate these peninsulas: the Gulf of Tomini between the northern Minahasa and East peninsulas, the Tolo Gulf between the East and Southeast peninsulas, and the Bone Gulf between the South and Southeast peninsulas. The Strait of Makassar runs along the western side of the island and separates the island from Borneo. Etymology ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Pieter Cramer
Pieter Cramer (21 May 1721 (baptized) – 28 September 1776), was a wealthy Dutch merchant in linen and Spanish wool, remembered as an entomologist. Cramer was the director of the Zealand Society, a scientific society located in Flushing, and a member of ''Concordia et Libertate'', based in Amsterdam. This literary and patriotic society, where Cramer gave lectures on minerals, commissioned and/or financed the publishing of his book ''De uitlandsche Kapellen'', on foreign (exotic) butterflies, occurring in three parts of the world Asia, Africa and America. Cramer assembled an extensive natural history collection that included seashells, petrifications, fossils and insects of all orders. Many were colourful butterflies and moths (Lepidoptera), collected in countries where the Dutch had colonial or trading links, such as Surinam, Ceylon, Sierra Leone and the Dutch East Indies. Cramer decided to get a permanent record of his collection and so engaged the painter Gerrit Wartenaar ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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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 introduced ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Asystasia
The genus ''Asystasia'' belongs to the family Acanthaceae and comprises approximately 70 species found in the tropics, including the weedy species ''Asystasia gangetica''. Selected species * '' Asystasia africana'' (S. Moore) C.B. Clarke * ''Asystasia alba'' Ridl. * '' Asystasia albiflora'' Ensermu * '' Asystasia ammophila'' Ensermu * '' Asystasia atriplicifolia'' Bremek. * ''Asystasia bella'' (Harvey) Benth. et Hook.f. * '' Asystasia buettneri'' Lindau * ''Asystasia calcicola'' Ensermu & Vollesen * '' Asystasia calycina'' Benth. * '' Asystasia charmian'' S.Moore * ''Asystasia chelnoides'' Nees * '' Asystasia chinensis'' S.Moore * '' Asystasia comoroensis'' S.Moore * '' Asystasia crispata'' Benth. * ''Asystasia dalzelliana'' Santapau * ''Asystasia decipiens'' Heine * ''Asystasia gangetica'' (L.) T.Anderson * ''Asystasia glandulifera'' Lindau * ''Asystasia hedbergii'' Ensermu * ''Asystasia longituba'' Lindau * ''Asystasia minutiflora'' Ensermu & Vollesen * ''Asystasia moorei' ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Pseuderanthemum
''Pseuderanthemum'' is a genus of plants in family Acanthaceae with a pantropical distribution. Species The following 130 species are accepted by Plants of the World Online * '' Pseuderanthemum alatum'' * '' Pseuderanthemum albiflorum'' * ''Pseuderanthemum album'' * '' Pseuderanthemum angustifolium'' * '' Pseuderanthemum armitii'' * '' Pseuderanthemum arunachalense'' * '' Pseuderanthemum aubertii'' * '' Pseuderanthemum bibracteatum'' * '' Pseuderanthemum bicolor'' * '' Pseuderanthemum bracteatum'' * '' Pseuderanthemum bradtkei'' * '' Pseuderanthemum breviflos'' * '' Pseuderanthemum campylosiphon'' * '' Pseuderanthemum candidum'' * '' Pseuderanthemum caudifolium'' * '' Pseuderanthemum chaponense'' * '' Pseuderanthemum chilianthium'' * ''Pseuderanthemum chocoense'' * '' Pseuderanthemum cinnabarinum'' * '' Pseuderanthemum cladodes'' * '' Pseuderanthemum comptonii'' * '' Pseuderanthemum confertum'' * '' Pseuderanthemum confusum'' * '' Pseuderanthemum conges ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Strobilanthes
''Strobilanthes'' is a genus of about 350 species of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae, mostly native to tropical Asia and Madagascar, but with a few species extending north into temperate regions of Asia. Many species are cultivated for their two-lipped, hooded flowers in shades of blue, pink, white and purple. Most are frost-tender and require protection in frost-prone areas. Species ''Strobilanthes atropurpurea'' is a temperate species, native to eastern Siberia; it is cultivated for its purple flowers. ''Strobilanthes dyeriana'' (Persian shield) is a tropical plant native to Myanmar. It is grown for its dark green foliage with bright, metallic-purple stripes radiating outward from the central leaf vein. In proper conditions, it will also produce pale purple flowers. Persian Shield grows best outdoors in USDA zones 9 and 10, although it can survive in other zones as a houseplant given sufficient temperature, soil moisture and humidity. It has gained the Royal Hortic ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Butterflies Described In 1779
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]   |