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Euptoieta Claudia
''Euptoieta claudia'', the variegated fritillary, is a North and South American butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. Even though the variegated fritillary has some very different characteristics from the ''Speyeria'' fritillaries, it is still closely related to them. Some of the differences are: variegated fritillaries have two or three broods per year vs. one per year in ''Speyeria''; they are nomadic vs. sedentary; and they use a wide range of host plants vs. just violets. And because of their use of passionflowers as a host plant, variegated fritillaries also have taxonomic links to the heliconians. Their flight is low and swift, but even when resting or nectaring, this species is extremely difficult to approach, and, because of this, its genus name was taken from the Greek word ''euptoietos'' meaning "easily scared".Rich Cech and Guy Tudor (2005). ''The Butterflies of the East Coast''. Princeton University Press, Princeton, New Jersey. Description The upperside of the win ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
Echinacea
''Echinacea'' is a genus of herbaceous flowering plants in the daisy family. It has ten species, which are commonly called coneflowers. They are found only in eastern and central North America, where they grow in moist to dry prairies and open wooded areas. They have large, showy heads of composite flowers, blooming in summer. The generic name is derived from the Greek word ('), meaning "sea urchin", due to the spiny central disk. These flowering plants and their parts have different uses. Some species are cultivated in gardens for their showy flowers. Two of the species, '' E. tennesseensis'' and '' E. laevigata'', are listed in the United States as endangered species. ''Echinacea purpurea'' is used in traditional medicine. Although commonly sold as a dietary supplement, there is insufficient scientific evidence that ''Echinacea'' products are effective or safe for improving health or treating any disease. Description ''Echinacea'' species are herbaceous, drought-tole ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Linum Rigidum
''Linum'' (flax) is a genus of approximately 200 species''Linum''. The Jepson Manual. in the family . They are native to and regions of the world. The genus includes the common flax (''L. usitatissimum''), the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Linum Australe
''Linum'' (flax) is a genus of approximately 200 species''Linum''. The Jepson Manual. in the family . They are native to and regions of the world. The genus includes the common flax (''L. usitatissimum''), the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hybanthus Verticillatus
''Hybanthus'' (green-violet) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Violaceae. This genus name is Greek for "humpback flower", referring to the drooping pedicels of plants that are part of this genus. The genus is grossly polyphyletic and may contain up to nine different genera, of which ''Pombalia'' Vand., ''Cubelium'' Raf. and ''Pigea'' DC. have been previously recognised.G. A. Wahlert, T. Marcussen, J. Paula-Souza, Min Feng, and H. E. Ballard, Jr. A Phylogeny of the Violaceae (Malpighiales) Inferred from Plastid DNA Sequences: Implications for Generic Diversity and Intrafamilial Classification. Systematic Botany 39. 1. 239-252. 2014 Species ''Hybanthus'' contains the following species: *'' Hybanthus attenuatus'' *'' Hybanthus aurantiacus'' (Benth.) F.Muell. *'' Hybanthus calycinus'' (DC.) F.Muell. *'' Hybanthus concolor'' *'' Hybanthus cymulosus'' C.A.Gardner *'' Hybanthus debilissimus'' F.Muell. *'' Hybanthus enneaspermus'' (L.) F.Muell. *'' Hybanthus epacroides'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melastoma Arizonicum
''Melastoma'' is a genus in the family Melastomataceae. It has over 100 species distributed around Southeast Asia, India, north to Japan, south to Australia and the Pacific Islands. The number of species should probably be reduced according to some sources. Many species have been planted around the world for the aesthetic value of their bright purple flowers. Species in this genus are native to temperate and tropical Asia, Seychelles, Pacific and Australasia. Several have the capacity to become invasive species, in Hawaii and other areas. Species , ''Plants of the World Online'' (PoWO) accepted the following species. An additional species, ''Melastoma malabituin'', was described in 2020. * '' Melastoma aculeolatum'' Bakh.f. * ''Melastoma affine'' D.Don * '' Melastoma ansowii'' K.M.Wong * '' Melastoma apiense'' K.M.Wong * ''Melastoma ariffinii'' K.M.Wong * '' Melastoma ashtonii'' K.M.Wong * ''Melastoma atrofuscum'' Bakh.f. * '' Melastoma aureum'' Bakh.f. * '' Melastoma bari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boerhaavia Intermedia
''Boerhavia'' is a genus of over 100 species in the Nyctaginaceae family. The genus was named for Herman Boerhaave, a Dutch botanist, and the genus name is frequently misspelled "''Boerhaavia''". Common names include spiderlings and hogweeds. Taxonomy There are over 100 species in the genus ''Boerhavia'', which is in the family Nyctaginaceae, which includes the four o'clock flower. The genus was named for the Dutch botanist Herman Boerhaave, and often misspelt as "Boerhaavia". Common names include spiderlings and hogweeds. Description Some species are annuals and others perennials. In habit they generally are herbaceous. "Spiderling" refers to the appearance of those species that bear inflorescences on numerous long, slender stems, interlocking in a manner suggestive of a spider or spider's web. ''Boerhavia'' species generally are native to warm tropical regions. Significance Several species of ''Boerhavia'' are of importance as agricultural and horticultural weeds. Som ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Variegated Fritillary Pupa
Variegation is the appearance of differently coloured zones in the leaves and sometimes the stems and fruit of plants. Species with variegated individuals are sometimes found in the understory of tropical rainforests, and this habitat is the source of a number of variegated houseplants. Variegation is caused by mutations that affect chlorophyll production or by viruses, such as mosaic viruses, which have been studied by scientists. The striking look of variegated plants is desired by many gardeners, and some have deliberately tried to induce it for aesthetic purposes. There are a number of gardening books about variegated plants, and some gardening societies specialize in them. The term is also sometimes used to refer to colour zonation in flowers, minerals, and the skin, fur, feathers or scales of animals. Causes Chimeral Because the variegation is due to the presence of two kinds of plant tissue, propagating the plant must be by a vegetative method of propagation that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Euptoieta Claudia Caterpillar On Onion 3008px
''Euptoieta'' is a genus of butterflies in the subfamily Heliconiinae found in the Neotropical ecological zone. Species Listed alphabetically:"''Euptoieta'' Doubleday, [1848]"at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms'' * ''Euptoieta bogotana'' (Staudinger, 1885) * ''Euptoieta claudia'' (Cramer, 1775) – variegated fritillary * ''Euptoieta hegesia'' (Cramer, 1779) – Mexican fritillary * ''Euptoieta hortensia'' (Blanchard, 1852) * ''Euptoieta perdistincta'' (Hall, 1930) * ''Euptoieta poasina ''Euptoieta'' is a genus of butterflies in the subfamily Heliconiinae found in the Neotropical ecological zone. Species Listed alphabetically:848]"">"''Euptoieta'' Doubleday, 848]"at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life F ...'' (Schaus, 1913) * ''Euptoieta sunides'' (Hewitson, 1877) * ''Euptoieta thekla'' (Hall, 1919) References *Gerardo Lamas (edited by) (2004). ''Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera. Checklist: Part4A. Hesperioidea-Papilion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sedum
''Sedum'' is a large genus of flowering plants in the family Crassulaceae, members of which are commonly known as stonecrops. The genus has been described as containing up to 600 species, subsequently reduced to 400–500. They are leaf succulents found primarily in the Northern Hemisphere, but extending into the southern hemisphere in Africa and South America. The plants vary from annual and creeping herbs to shrubs. The plants have water-storing leaves. The flowers usually have five petals, seldom four or six. There are typically twice as many stamens as petals. Various species formerly classified as ''Sedum'' are now in the segregate genera '' Hylotelephium'' and ''Rhodiola''. Well-known European species of ''Sedum'' are ''Sedum acre'', ''Sedum album'', '' Sedum dasyphyllum'', '' Sedum reflexum'' (also known as ''Sedum rupestre'') and ''Sedum hispanicum''. Description ''Sedum'' is a genus that includes annual, biennial, and perennial herbs. They are characterised by succulen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vernonia
''Vernonia'' is a genus of about 350 species of forbs and shrubs in the Daisy family Asteraceae. Some species are known as ironweed. Some species are edible and of economic value. They are known for having intense purple flowers. There have been numerous distinct subgenera and subsections named in this genus, and some botanists have divided the genus into several distinct genera. For instance, the ''Flora of North America'' recognizes only about twenty species in ''Vernonia'' ''sensu stricto'', seventeen of which are in North America north of Mexico, with the others being found in South America. Taxonomy The genus was circumscribed by Johann Christian Daniel von Schreber in Gen. Pl. ed. 8 vol.2 on page 541 in 1791. The genus name of ''Vernonia'' is in honour of William Vernon (1666/67 - ca.1711), who was an English plant collector, ( bryologist) and entomologist from Cambridge University, who collected in Maryland, USA in 1698. Species Species of this genus are found in S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trifolium Pratense
''Trifolium pratense'', the red clover, is a herbaceous species of flowering plant in the bean family Fabaceae, native to Europe, Western Asia, and northwest Africa, but planted and naturalized in many other regions. Description Red clover is a herbaceous, short-lived perennial plant, variable in size, growing to tall. It has a deep taproot which makes it tolerant to drought and gives it a good soil structuring effect. The leaves are alternate, trifoliate (with three leaflets), each leaflet long and broad, green with a characteristic pale crescent in the outer half of the leaf; the petiole is long, with two basal stipules that are abruptly narrowed to a bristle-like point. The flowers are dark pink with a paler base, long, produced in a dense inflorescence, and are mostly visited by bumblebees. Distribution The red clover is native to Europe, Western Asia, and northwest Africa, but it has been naturalized in other continents, like North and South America. Specificall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
