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Hesperilla Ornata
''Hesperilla ornata'', also known as the spotted skipper or spotted sedge-skipper, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found along the non-tropical eastern seaboard of mainland Australia and in the adjacent mountain ranges. The wingspan is about 40 mm. The larvae feed on various '' Carex'' and ''Gahnia'' species, including ''Carex brunnea'', ''Carex longebrachiata'', ''Gahnia aspera'', '' Gahnia clarkei'', '' Gahnia erythrocarpa'', '' Gahnia grandis'', ''Gahnia melanocarpa ''Gahnia melanocarpa'', known as the black fruit saw-sedge, is a tussock forming perennial plant in eastern Australia. Often found in the wetter forests or in rainforest Rainforests are characterized by a closed and continuous tree canopy ...'', '' Gahnia radula'' and '' Gahnia sieberiana''. Subspecies *''Hesperilla ornata monotherm'' (Lower, 1907) (Queensland) *''Hesperilla ornata ornata'' (Leach, 1814) - spotted skipper (New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria) Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spotted Skipper
''Hesperilla ornata'', also known as the spotted skipper or spotted sedge-skipper, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found along the non-tropical eastern seaboard of mainland Australia and in the adjacent mountain ranges. The wingspan is about 40 mm. The larvae feed on various '' Carex'' and ''Gahnia'' species, including ''Carex brunnea'', ''Carex longebrachiata'', ''Gahnia aspera'', '' Gahnia clarkei'', '' Gahnia erythrocarpa'', '' Gahnia grandis'', ''Gahnia melanocarpa ''Gahnia melanocarpa'', known as the black fruit saw-sedge, is a tussock forming perennial plant in eastern Australia. Often found in the wetter forests or in rainforest Rainforests are characterized by a closed and continuous tree canopy ...'', '' Gahnia radula'' and '' Gahnia sieberiana''. Subspecies *''Hesperilla ornata monotherm'' (Lower, 1907) (Queensland) *''Hesperilla ornata ornata'' (Leach, 1814) - spotted skipper (New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria) Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Elford Leach
William Elford Leach Royal Society, FRS (2 February 1791 – 25 August 1836) was an English zoologist and marine biologist. Life and work Elford Leach was born at Hoe Gate, Plymouth, the son of an attorney. At the age of twelve he began a medical apprenticeship at the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, Devonshire and Exeter Hospital, studying anatomy and chemistry. By this time he was already collecting marine animals from Plymouth Sound and along the Devon coast. At seventeen he began studying medicine at St Bartholomew's Hospital in London, finishing his training at the University of Edinburgh before graduating Doctor of Medicine, MD from the University of St Andrews (where he had never studied). From 1813 Leach concentrated on his zoological interests and was employed as an 'Assistant Librarian' (what would later be called Assistant Keeper) in the Natural History Museum, London, Natural History Department of the British Museum, where he had responsibility for the zoological ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gahnia Erythrocarpa
''Gahnia erythrocarpa'' is a leafy sedge, growing up to 2 metres tall. Found in damp areas in forest or woodland in the Sydney district of Australia. This is one of the many plants first published by Robert Brown with the type known as "(J.) v.v." appearing in his ''Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae et Insulae Van Diemen ''Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae et Insulae Van Diemen'' (Prodromus of the Flora of New Holland and Van Diemen's Land) is a flora of Australia written by botanist Robert Brown and published in 1810. Often referred to as ''Prodromus Flora Novae ...'' in 1810. The specific epithet ''erythrocarpa'' is from ancient Greek and refers to the red seeds.Les Robinson – Field Guide to the Native Plants of Sydney, page 289 References Plants described in 1810 Flora of New South Wales erythrocarpa {{Cyperaceae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Butterflies Described In 1814
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, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trapezitinae
Trapezitinae is a subfamily of the Hesperiidae ("skippers") family of butterflies. They are found only in New Guinea and Australia. The subfamily contains about 60 species in 16 genera. Genera * '' Anisynta'' Lower, 1911 * '' Antipodia'' Atkins, 1984 * '' Croitana'' Waterhouse, 1932 * '' Dispar'' Waterhouse & Lyell, 1914 * '' Felicena'' Waterhouse, 1932 * '' Herimosa'' Atkins, 1994 * '' Hesperilla'' Hewitson, 1868 * '' Hewitsoniella'' Shepard, 1931 * '' Mesodina'' Meyrick, 1901 * '' Motasingha'' Watson, 1893 * '' Neohesperilla'' Waterhouse & Lyell, 1914 * '' Oreisplanus'' Waterhouse & Lyell, 1914 * ''Pasma Pasma (from Spanish ''espasmo'') refers to a " folk illness" unique to the Filipino culture that is said to be most commonly brought about by exposure of "cold" and water in many forms: water is believed to facilitate the unhealthy coldness that ...'' Waterhouse, 1932 * '' Proeidosa'' Atkins, 1973 * '' Signeta'' Waterhouse & Lyell, 1914 * '' Rachelia'' Hemming, 1964 * '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gahnia Sieberiana
''Gahnia sieberiana'', commonly known as the red-fruit saw-sedge, is a tussock-forming perennial plant in the family Cyperaceae, endemic to Australia. It is a widespread plant that favours damp sunny sites. Many insect larvae have been recorded feeding on the red-fruit saw-sedge. It may grow over tall. ''Gahnia sieberiana'' was described by German botanist Carl Sigismund Kunth in 1837. It is one of the many species named in honour of the Bohemian collector, Franz Wilhelm Sieber. ''Gahnia sieberiana'' grows as a tall strappy tussock to high and wide, with rough flat leaves. The leaf margins have tiny serrations that are sharp and can cut the hands of those handling the plant. The tall black flowers grow in spikes from the centre of the plant and can rise another metre above the clump, appearing in spring and summer. They are followed by shiny red or red-brown round nuts, which measure long, in diameter. ''Gahnia sieberiana'' is found across eastern Australia, from Tasmania t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gahnia Radula
''Gahnia radula'', commonly known as the thatch saw-sedge is a tufted perennial sedge native to south-eastern Australia. The leaves are long, flat and rough, with sharp edges. It has a distinctive brown inflorescence, which darkens to black. It grows to 50–100 cm in height, spreads through its rhizomes and is found in eucalypt forest and grassy woodland. References radula The radula (, ; plural radulae or radulas) is an anatomical structure used by molluscs for feeding, sometimes compared to a tongue. It is a minutely toothed, chitinous ribbon, which is typically used for scraping or cutting food before the food ... Flora of New South Wales Flora of South Australia Flora of Victoria (state) Flora of Tasmania Poales of Australia Plants described in 1810 Taxa named by George Bentham Taxa named by Robert Brown (botanist, born 1773) {{Australia-plant-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gahnia Melanocarpa
''Gahnia melanocarpa'', known as the black fruit saw-sedge, is a tussock forming perennial plant in eastern Australia. Often found in the wetter forests or in rainforest Rainforests are characterized by a closed and continuous tree canopy, moisture-dependent vegetation, the presence of epiphytes and lianas and the absence of wildfire. Rainforest can be classified as tropical rainforest or temperate rainfores ... margins, it is common on the coast but also seen in the tablelands. Overview ''Gahnia melanocarpa'' grows to high. The leaf edges are sharp and can easily cut human skin. The strap-like leaves are around wide. The flowers grow in spikes from the centre of the plant and appear in spring and summer. They are followed by shiny dark brown to black nuts, which measure long and in diameter. The specific epithet ''melanocarpa'' translates from the Greek meaning "black fruit".Les Robinson – Field Guide to the Native Plants of Sydney, page 290 The species first a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gahnia Grandis
''Gahnia grandis'' is a tussock-forming perennial plant found in southeastern mainland Australia and Tasmania. Originally described by botanist Jacques Labillardière as ''Scleria grandis'' in 1800, it was placed in its current genus by S. T. Blake in 1969. In Tasmania, ''Gahnia'' is the most widely seen genus, with seven native species. Six of these species are very large, erect graminoids with sharp-edged leaves resembling a razor, hence the common names cutting grass and cutty grass. Description ''Gahnia grandis'' is a perennial tussock-forming sedge growing to 1–3 × 2–3m tall. The flowering stems are stout, often sprawling before becoming erect. The sharp-edged leaves are flat, brown-sheathed, and channelling to a 2.5m long, narrow, spiral stem. The inflorescences emerge from a long, tangled stem with weeping leaves. The stems (culms) are stout, 1–3 m high and c. 2–10 mm in diameter, often sprawling for 1–2 m from their base. It is widespread throughout Tasm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gahnia Aspera
''Gahnia aspera'' known as the rough saw-sedge or round sawsedge is a tussock forming perennial plant, often seen in moist situations. The long strap like leaves grow to 80 cm long. Originally described by botanist Robert Brown as ''Lampocarya aspera'' in his 1810 work ''Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae'', it was placed in its current genus by German botanist Curt Polycarp Joachim Sprengel in 1825. Its specific name ''aspera'' is the Latin adjective ''asper'' "rough". ''Gahnia aspera'' grows as a strappy tussock high by across, with leaves to long. The underside of the leaves and leaf edges are sharp and can easily cut human skin. The creamy flowers grow in spikes from the centre of the plant and appear from October to January. They are followed by shiny red or red-brown round nuts, which measure 4.5 to 6.0 mm long, 2.5 to 4.0 mm in diameter. It is found in a variety of situations, from rainforest to drier inland areas such as Rankins Springs and the Pill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gahnia Clarkei
''Gahnia clarkei'' (also known as tall sawsedge) is a species of evergreen plant from a sedge family that can be found in Australia. The plant is high, with the same width. They grow during summer and have large black to brownish flower A flower, sometimes known as a bloom or blossom, is the reproductive structure found in flowering plants (plants of the division Angiospermae). The biological function of a flower is to facilitate reproduction, usually by providing a mechani ...s. The flowers contain heads that produce small red seeds. References External links''Gahnia clarkei'' {{Taxonbar, from=Q5516928 clarkei Flora of New Sout ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Butterfly
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 group comprises the large superfamily (zoology), 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 Holometabolism, 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 o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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