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Euphydryas Orientalis
''Euphydryas orientalis'' is a small butterfly found in the Palearctic that belongs to the browns family. Description Difficult to distinguish from some ''aurinia'' forms.Tusov treats ''orientalis'' as a subspecies of ''Arinia'' Seitz- ''orientalis'' H.-Schaff. (65d) is apparently a combination of the two previous ubspecies of ''aurinia''- ''pellucida'' Christ. [''E. aurinia pellucida'' (Christoph, 1893) from the Caucasus (recognizable by the thin scaling, in consequence of which all the colours appear paler and the wings slightly transparent. The markings, however, are as abundant as the colours are weak and inconspicuous) and ''laeta'' Christ [''E. aurinia laeta'' (Christoph, 1893)]( differs from the preceding in the denser scaling and more conspicuous colours, the upperside having a rather chequered appearance in consequence of the strongly developed and several times curved black discal bands; from the Vilui Mts. in Siberia] the upperside being as bright and varie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adalbert Seitz
Friedrich Joseph Adalbert Seitz, (24 February 1860 in Mainz – 5 March 1938 in Darmstadt) was a German physician and entomologist who specialised in Lepidoptera. He was a director of the Frankfurt zoo from 1893 to 1908 and is best known for editing the multivolume reference on the butterflies and larger moths of the world ''Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde'' which continued after his death. Biography Seitz was born in Mainz and went to school in Aschaffenburg, Darmstadt and Bensheim. He studied medicine from 1880 to 1885 and then zoology at Giessen. His doctorate was on the protective devices of animals. He worked as an assistant in the maternity hospital of the University of Giessen and then worked as a ship's doctor from 1887, travelling to Australia, South America and Asia. He began to collect butterflies on these travels. In 1891 he habilitated in zoology with a thesis on the biology of butterflies from the University of Giessen. In 1893 he took up a position as a director ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Euphydryas Provincialis
The marsh fritillary (''Euphydryas aurinia'') is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. Commonly distributed in the Palearctic region, the marsh fritillary's common name derives from one of its several habitats, marshland. The prolonged larval stage lasts for approximately seven to eight months and includes a period of hibernation over the winter. The larvae are dependent on the host food plant '' Succisa pratensis'' not only for feeding but also for hibernation, because silken webs are formed on the host plant as the gregarious larvae enter hibernation. Females lay eggs in batches on the host plant and are, like other batch-layers, selective about the location of oviposition because offspring survivorship levels for batch-layers are more tied to location selection than they are for single-egg layers. As of 2019 the butterfly's global conservation status is considered of least concern, but it has faced rapid decline and is considered regionally vulnerable or endangered over muc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Butterflies Of Europe
This is a list of the 473 butterfly species which are found in Europe ''sensu lato'' (including Russia west of the Urals and the Caucasus region). Europe forms the western part of the Palearctic biogeographical zone and includes: *Euro-Siberian region :The boreal and temperate Euro-Siberian region transitions from tundra and taiga in northern Russia and Scandinavia. South of the taiga is a belt of temperate broadleaf and mixed forests and temperate coniferous forests. *North and Central Europe * Mediterranean Basin ecoregions border the Mediterranean Sea in southern Europe. The list is divided into five sections: *List of butterflies of Europe (Papilionidae) - 13 species *List of butterflies of Europe (Pieridae) - 50 species *List of butterflies of Europe (Nymphalidae) - 232 species *List of butterflies of Europe (Lycaenidae) - 129 species *List of butterflies of Europe (Hesperiidae) - 47 species * List of butterflies of Europe (Riodinidae) – 1 species References *Kudrna O., Ed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Euphydryas Merope
''Euphydryas'' is a genus of 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 red ... butterflies. Species at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms'' References Further reading * Glassberg, Jeffrey ''Butterflies through Binoculars: The West'' (2001) * Guppy, Crispin S. and Shepard, Jon H. ''Butterflies of British Columbia'' (2001) * James, David G. and Nunnallee, David ''Life Histories of Cascadia Butterflies'' (2011) * Pelham, Jonathan ''Catalogue of the Butterflies of the Uni ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scabiosa Isetensis
''Scabiosa'' is a genus in the honeysuckle family (Caprifoliaceae) of flowering plants. Many of the species in this genus have common names that include the word scabious, but some plants commonly known as scabious are currently classified in related genera such as ''Knautia'' and '' Succisa''; at least some of these were formerly placed in ''Scabiosa''. Another common name for members of this genus is pincushion flowers. Etymology The common name 'scabious' comes the Latin word ''scabiosus'' meaning 'mangy, rough or itchy' which refers to the herb's traditional usage as a folk medicine to treat scabies, an illness that causes a severe itching sensation. Description Some species of ''Scabiosa'' are annuals, others perennials. Some are herbaceous plants; others have woody rootstocks. The leaves of most species are somewhat hairy and partly divided into lobes, but a few are smooth and some species have simple leaves. The flowers are borne on inflorescences in the form of heads ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steppe
In physical geography, a steppe () is an ecoregion characterized by grassland plains without trees apart from those near rivers and lakes. Steppe biomes may include: * the montane grasslands and shrublands biome * the temperate grasslands, savannas and shrublands biome A steppe may be semi-arid or covered with grass or with shrubs or with both, depending on the season and latitude. The term " steppe climate" denotes the climate encountered in regions too dry to support a forest but not dry enough to be a desert. Steppe soils are typically of the chernozem type. Steppes are usually characterized by a semi-arid or continental climate. Extremes can be recorded in the summer of up to and in winter, . Besides this major seasonal difference, fluctuations between day and night are also very great. In both the highlands of Mongolia and northern Nevada, can be reached during the day with sub-freezing readings at night. Mid-latitude steppes feature hot summers and cold wint ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Euphydryas Desfontainii
''Euphydryas desfontainii'', the Spanish fritillary, is a species of butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in France, Portugal, Spain, Morocco (the Rif mountains and Middle Atlas) and western Algeria in North Africa. Description The wingspan is 40–45 mm. In ''desfontainii'' Godt. (= ''desfontainesi'' Bdv.), which was separated as a distinct species, because it occurs in the same districts as '' iberica'', the proximal edge of the submarginal band of the forewing is very strongly flexuose, the distal margin bears small light rings or lunules placed in dark hastate spots; the submarginal band is almost so broad as in ''iberica'' and contrasts strongly with the light yellow discal band which stands at its proximal side and is broadly bordered with deep black. In ''baetica'' Rbr. from Andalusia, the submarginal band is so broad that it occupies the external third of the forewing and almost the outer half of the hindwing. Euphydryas desfontainii MHNT CUT 2013 3 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Euphydryas Laeta
''Euphydryas'' is a genus of 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 red ... butterflies. Species at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms'' References Further reading * Glassberg, Jeffrey ''Butterflies through Binoculars: The West'' (2001) * Guppy, Crispin S. and Shepard, Jon H. ''Butterflies of British Columbia'' (2001) * James, David G. and Nunnallee, David ''Life Histories of Cascadia Butterflies'' (2011) * Pelham, Jonathan ''Catalogue of the Butterflies of the Uni ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Euphydryas Sibirica
''Euphydryas sibirica'' is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in north-eastern Asia, where it is found in steppe or steppe-like meadows. Adults are on wing from June to July. The larvae of subspecies ''eothena'' feed on '' Scabiosa lachnophylla''. Subspecies *'' Euphydryas sibirica sibirica'' (Transbaikalia) *'' Euphydryas sibirica eothena'' (Röber, 1926) (Amur, Ussuri) *'' Euphydryas sibirica davidi'' (Oberthür, 1881) (northern China, Tuva, Mongolia) - David's checkerspot *'' Euphydryas sibirica tenebricosa'' (Bang-Haas, 1927) (China: Gansu) *'' Euphydryas sibirica phyllis'' Hemming, 1941 (North Korea) Taxonomy ''E. sibirica'' is in the subgenus ''Eurodryas'' The clade members are: * ''Euphydryas aurinia'' (Rottemburg, 1775) * ''Euphydryas provincialis'' (Boisduval, 1828) * ''Euphydryas orientalis'' (Herrich-Schäffer, 1851) * '' Euphydryas asiatica'' (Staudinger, 1881) * '' Euphydryas sibirica'' (Staudinger, 1871) * ''Euphydryas laeta'' (Christoph, 189 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Euphydryas Asiatica
''Euphydryas asiatica'' is a small butterfly found in the Palearctic that belongs to the browns family. Subspecies *''E. a. asiatica'' Turkestan, Tarbagatai, Saur, Dzhungarsky Alatau *''E. a. alexandrina'' (Staudinger, 1887) Tian-Shan *''E. a. narina'' (Oberthür, 1909) Inner Tian-Shan] *''Euphydryas asiatica narina'' Korb & Bolshakov, 2011 Taxonomy ''E. asiatica'' is in the subgenus ''Eurodryas'' The clade members are: * ''Euphydryas aurinia'' (Rottemburg, 1775) * ''Euphydryas provincialis'' (Boisduval, 1828) * ''Euphydryas orientalis'' (Herrich-Schäffer, 1851) * '' Euphydryas asiatica'' (Staudinger, 1881) * ''Euphydryas sibirica'' (Staudinger, 1871) * ''Euphydryas laeta'' (Christoph, 1893) * ''Euphydryas desfontainii ''Euphydryas desfontainii'', the Spanish fritillary, is a species of butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in France, Portugal, Spain, Morocco (the Rif mountains and Middle Atlas) and western Algeria in North Africa. Description The ...'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Euphydryas Orientalis
''Euphydryas orientalis'' is a small butterfly found in the Palearctic that belongs to the browns family. Description Difficult to distinguish from some ''aurinia'' forms.Tusov treats ''orientalis'' as a subspecies of ''Arinia'' Seitz- ''orientalis'' H.-Schaff. (65d) is apparently a combination of the two previous ubspecies of ''aurinia''- ''pellucida'' Christ. [''E. aurinia pellucida'' (Christoph, 1893) from the Caucasus (recognizable by the thin scaling, in consequence of which all the colours appear paler and the wings slightly transparent. The markings, however, are as abundant as the colours are weak and inconspicuous) and ''laeta'' Christ [''E. aurinia laeta'' (Christoph, 1893)]( differs from the preceding in the denser scaling and more conspicuous colours, the upperside having a rather chequered appearance in consequence of the strongly developed and several times curved black discal bands; from the Vilui Mts. in Siberia] the upperside being as bright and varie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clade
A clade (), also known as a monophyletic group or natural group, is a group of organisms that are monophyletic – that is, composed of a common ancestor and all its lineal descendants – on a phylogenetic tree. Rather than the English term, the equivalent Latin term ''cladus'' (plural ''cladi'') is often used in taxonomical literature. The common ancestor may be an individual, a population, or a species (extinct or extant). Clades are nested, one in another, as each branch in turn splits into smaller branches. These splits reflect evolutionary history as populations diverged and evolved independently. Clades are termed monophyletic (Greek: "one clan") groups. Over the last few decades, the cladistic approach has revolutionized biological classification and revealed surprising evolutionary relationships among organisms. Increasingly, taxonomists try to avoid naming taxa that are not clades; that is, taxa that are not monophyletic. Some of the relationships between organisms ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
