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Iolaus Nasisii
''Iolaus nasisii'', the Nasisi sapphire or Zimbabwe yellow-banded sapphire, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the forest and savannah in the extreme north of Limpopo, north to Uganda, western Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, northern Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana and Namibia (Caprivi). The wingspan is 26–28 mm for males and 27–29 mm for females. Adults are on wing from October to March in South Africa. There is one generation per year. The larvae feed on the ''Tapinanthus'' species ''Tapinanthus quinquagulus, T. quinquagulus'', ''Tapinanthus dicrous, T. dicrous'', ''Tapinanthus nyasicus, T. nyasicus'', ''Tapinanthus ceciliae, T. ceciliae'', ''Tapinanthus brunneus, T. brunneus'', ''Tapinanthus subulatus, T. subulatus'' and ''Oliverella rubroviridis''. References Butterflies described in 1928 Iolaus (butterfly) {{Theclinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norman Denbigh Riley
Norman Denbigh Riley CBE (26 September 1890 London – 26 May 1979) was a British entomologist with a special interest in the Lepidoptera and in particular the Lycaenidae. For many years he was keeper of entomology at the British Museum. His first schooling took place at Dulwich College where his interest in natural history and Lepidoptera became evident. Richard South, the prominent entomologist was the Riley family's neighbour in Balham and encouraged Norman Riley in his hobby. After he finishing school Riley enrolled at the Imperial College in order to take a course in entomology, and managed to find work there as a demonstrator under Ray Lankester, who was then director of the British Museum. At age 21 he was appointed as an assistant in the Entomology Department. With the outbreak of World War I in 1914, Riley joined the Royal Army Service Corps, and saw service in France. At the end of the war he was discharged with the rank of captain and resumed his work at the museum, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wingspan
The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777–200 has a wingspan of , and a wandering albatross (''Diomedea exulans'') caught in 1965 had a wingspan of , the official record for a living bird. The term wingspan, more technically extent, is also used for other winged animals such as pterosaurs, bats, insects, etc., and other aircraft such as ornithopters. In humans, the term wingspan also refers to the arm span, which is distance between the length from one end of an individual's arms (measured at the fingertips) to the other when raised parallel to the ground at shoulder height at a 90º angle. Former professional basketball player Manute Bol stood at and owned one of the largest wingspans at . Wingspan of aircraft The wingspan of an aircraft is always measured in a straight line, from wingtip to wingtip, independently of wing shape or sweep. Implications for aircraft design and anima ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oliverella Rubroviridis
''Oliverella'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Loranthaceae Loranthaceae, commonly known as the showy mistletoes, is a family of flowering plants. It consists of about 75 genera and 1,000 species of woody plants, many of them hemiparasites. The three terrestrial species are ''Nuytsia floribunda'' (the W .... It is native to Botswana, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe. The genus name of ''Oliverella'' is in honour of Daniel Oliver (1830–1916), an English botanist. He was also Librarian of the Herbarium, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew from 1860–1890 and Keeper there from 1864–1890, and Professor of Botany at University College, London from 1861–1888. It was first described and published in Bull. Soc. Bot. France Vol.42 on page 259 in 1895. Known species According to Kew: References {{Taxonbar, from=Q5552199 Loranthaceae Loranthaceae genera Plants described in 1895 Flora of Northeast Tropical Afric ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tapinanthus Subulatus
Haustorium and fruit of ''Tapinanthus oleifolius'' thumb"> T. rubromarginatus'' ''Tapinanthus'' is a genus of mistletoe in the family Loranthaceae, endemic to Africa">Loranthaceae">Tapinanthus rubromarginatus">T. rubromarginatus'' ''Tapinanthus'' is a genus of mistletoe in the family Loranthaceae, endemic to Africa. The name of the genus is derived from the Greek ''tapeinos'' meaning "low" or "humble" and ''anthos'' meaning flower. Species It may contain some 40 species, with 30 being accepted: * ''Tapinanthus apodanthus'' (Sprague) Danser * ''Tapinanthus bangwensis'' (Engl. & K.Krause) Danser * ''Tapinanthus belvisii'' (DC.) Danser * ''Tapinanthus buchneri'' (Engl.) Danser * '' Tapinanthus buntingii'' (Sprague) Danser * ''Tapinanthus buvumae'' (Rendle) Danser * ''Tapinanthus constrictiflorus'' (Engl.) Danser * ''Tapinanthus cordifolius'' Polhill & Wiens * '' Tapinanthus coronatus'' (Tiegh.) Danser * '' Tapinanthus dependens'' (Engl.) Danser * '' Tapinanthus erectotruncatus'' B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tapinanthus Brunneus
Haustorium and fruit of ''Tapinanthus oleifolius'' thumb"> T. rubromarginatus'' ''Tapinanthus'' is a genus of mistletoe in the family Loranthaceae, endemic to Africa">Loranthaceae">Tapinanthus rubromarginatus">T. rubromarginatus'' ''Tapinanthus'' is a genus of mistletoe in the family Loranthaceae, endemic to Africa. The name of the genus is derived from the Greek ''tapeinos'' meaning "low" or "humble" and ''anthos'' meaning flower. Species It may contain some 40 species, with 30 being accepted: * ''Tapinanthus apodanthus'' (Sprague) Danser * ''Tapinanthus bangwensis'' (Engl. & K.Krause) Danser * ''Tapinanthus belvisii'' (DC.) Danser * ''Tapinanthus buchneri'' (Engl.) Danser * '' Tapinanthus buntingii'' (Sprague) Danser * ''Tapinanthus buvumae'' (Rendle) Danser * ''Tapinanthus constrictiflorus'' (Engl.) Danser * ''Tapinanthus cordifolius'' Polhill & Wiens * ''Tapinanthus coronatus'' (Tiegh.) Danser * '' Tapinanthus dependens'' (Engl.) Danser * '' Tapinanthus erectotruncatus'' Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tapinanthus Ceciliae
Haustorium and fruit of ''Tapinanthus oleifolius'' thumb"> T. rubromarginatus'' ''Tapinanthus'' is a genus of mistletoe in the family Loranthaceae, endemic to Africa">Loranthaceae">Tapinanthus rubromarginatus">T. rubromarginatus'' ''Tapinanthus'' is a genus of mistletoe in the family Loranthaceae, endemic to Africa. The name of the genus is derived from the Greek ''tapeinos'' meaning "low" or "humble" and ''anthos'' meaning flower. Species It may contain some 40 species, with 30 being accepted: * ''Tapinanthus apodanthus'' (Sprague) Danser * ''Tapinanthus bangwensis'' (Engl. & K.Krause) Danser * ''Tapinanthus belvisii'' (DC.) Danser * ''Tapinanthus buchneri'' (Engl.) Danser * '' Tapinanthus buntingii'' (Sprague) Danser * ''Tapinanthus buvumae'' (Rendle) Danser * ''Tapinanthus constrictiflorus'' (Engl.) Danser * ''Tapinanthus cordifolius'' Polhill & Wiens * ''Tapinanthus coronatus'' (Tiegh.) Danser * '' Tapinanthus dependens'' (Engl.) Danser * '' Tapinanthus erectotruncatus'' Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tapinanthus Nyasicus
Haustorium and fruit of ''Tapinanthus oleifolius'' thumb"> T. rubromarginatus'' ''Tapinanthus'' is a genus of mistletoe in the family Loranthaceae, endemic to Africa">Loranthaceae">Tapinanthus rubromarginatus">T. rubromarginatus'' ''Tapinanthus'' is a genus of mistletoe in the family Loranthaceae, endemic to Africa. The name of the genus is derived from the Greek ''tapeinos'' meaning "low" or "humble" and ''anthos'' meaning flower. Species It may contain some 40 species, with 30 being accepted: * ''Tapinanthus apodanthus'' (Sprague) Danser * ''Tapinanthus bangwensis'' (Engl. & K.Krause) Danser * ''Tapinanthus belvisii'' (DC.) Danser * ''Tapinanthus buchneri'' (Engl.) Danser * '' Tapinanthus buntingii'' (Sprague) Danser * ''Tapinanthus buvumae'' (Rendle) Danser * ''Tapinanthus constrictiflorus'' (Engl.) Danser * ''Tapinanthus cordifolius'' Polhill & Wiens * ''Tapinanthus coronatus'' (Tiegh.) Danser * '' Tapinanthus dependens'' (Engl.) Danser * '' Tapinanthus erectotruncatus'' Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tapinanthus Dicrous
Haustorium and fruit of ''Tapinanthus oleifolius'' thumb"> T. rubromarginatus'' ''Tapinanthus'' is a genus of mistletoe in the family Loranthaceae, endemic to Africa">Loranthaceae">Tapinanthus rubromarginatus">T. rubromarginatus'' ''Tapinanthus'' is a genus of mistletoe in the family Loranthaceae, endemic to Africa. The name of the genus is derived from the Greek ''tapeinos'' meaning "low" or "humble" and ''anthos'' meaning flower. Species It may contain some 40 species, with 30 being accepted: * ''Tapinanthus apodanthus'' (Sprague) Danser * ''Tapinanthus bangwensis'' (Engl. & K.Krause) Danser * ''Tapinanthus belvisii'' (DC.) Danser * ''Tapinanthus buchneri'' (Engl.) Danser * '' Tapinanthus buntingii'' (Sprague) Danser * ''Tapinanthus buvumae'' (Rendle) Danser * ''Tapinanthus constrictiflorus'' (Engl.) Danser * ''Tapinanthus cordifolius'' Polhill & Wiens * ''Tapinanthus coronatus'' (Tiegh.) Danser * '' Tapinanthus dependens'' (Engl.) Danser * '' Tapinanthus erectotruncatus'' Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tapinanthus Quinquagulus
Haustorium and fruit of ''Tapinanthus oleifolius'' thumb"> T. rubromarginatus'' ''Tapinanthus'' is a genus of mistletoe in the family Loranthaceae, endemic to Africa">Loranthaceae">Tapinanthus rubromarginatus">T. rubromarginatus'' ''Tapinanthus'' is a genus of mistletoe in the family Loranthaceae, endemic to Africa. The name of the genus is derived from the Greek ''tapeinos'' meaning "low" or "humble" and ''anthos'' meaning flower. Species It may contain some 40 species, with 30 being accepted: * ''Tapinanthus apodanthus'' (Sprague) Danser * ''Tapinanthus bangwensis'' (Engl. & K.Krause) Danser * ''Tapinanthus belvisii'' (DC.) Danser * ''Tapinanthus buchneri'' (Engl.) Danser * '' Tapinanthus buntingii'' (Sprague) Danser * ''Tapinanthus buvumae'' (Rendle) Danser * ''Tapinanthus constrictiflorus'' (Engl.) Danser * ''Tapinanthus cordifolius'' Polhill & Wiens * ''Tapinanthus coronatus'' (Tiegh.) Danser * '' Tapinanthus dependens'' (Engl.) Danser * '' Tapinanthus erectotruncatus'' Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tapinanthus
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Namibia
Namibia (, ), officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in Southern Africa. Its western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Zambia and Angola to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and east. Although Kazungula, it does not border Zimbabwe, less than 200 metres (660 feet) of the Botswanan right bank of the Zambezi, Zambezi River separates the two countries. Namibia gained independence from South Africa on 21 March 1990, following the Namibian War of Independence. Its capital and largest city is Windhoek. Namibia is a member state of the United Nations (UN), the Southern African Development Community (SADC), the African Union (AU) and the Commonwealth of Nations. The driest country in sub-Saharan Africa, Namibia has been inhabited since pre-historic times by the San people, San, Damara people, Damara and Nama people. Around the 14th century, immigration, immigrating Bantu peoples arrived as part of the Bantu expansion. Since ... [...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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