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Iolaus Poultoni
''Iolaus poultoni'', the Poulton's sapphire, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found along the coast of Kenya, eastern Zimbabwe and Mozambique. The habitat consists of forests. The larvae feed on '' Agelanthus sansibarensis'', ''Englerina macilenta'', ''Englerina triplinervia'', '' Helixanthera kirkii'', ''Helixanthera tetrapartita ''Helixanthera'' is moderately sized genus of showy mistletoe with over 40 species from tropical Africa, southern Asia and Malesia. The genus was described already 1790 by the Portuguese botanist João de Loureiro in his ''Flora Cochinchinensis ...'' and '' Loranthus recurviflora''. 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] |
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] |
Lycaenidae
Lycaenidae is the second-largest family of butterflies (behind Nymphalidae, brush-footed butterflies), with over 6,000 species worldwide, whose members are also called gossamer-winged butterflies. They constitute about 30% of the known butterfly species. The family comprises seven subfamilies, including the blues (Polyommatinae), the coppers (Lycaeninae), the hairstreaks (Theclinae), and the harvesters (Miletinae). Description, food, and life cycle Adults are small, under 5 cm usually, and brightly coloured, sometimes with a metallic gloss. Larvae are often flattened rather than cylindrical, with glands that may produce secretions that attract and subdue ants. Their cuticles tend to be thickened. Some larvae are capable of producing vibrations and low sounds that are transmitted through the substrates they inhabit. They use these sounds to communicate with ants.Pierce, N. E.; Braby, M. F.; Heath, A.; Lohman, D. J.; Mathew, J.; Rand, D. B. & Travassos, M. A. (2002)"The eco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenya
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Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe (), officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a landlocked country located in Southeast Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers, bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the south-west, Zambia to the north, and Mozambique to the east. The capital and largest city is Harare. The second largest city is Bulawayo. A country of roughly 15 million people, Zimbabwe has 16 official languages, with English, Shona language, Shona, and Northern Ndebele language, Ndebele the most common. Beginning in the 9th century, during its late Iron Age, the Bantu peoples, Bantu people (who would become the ethnic Shona people, Shona) built the city-state of Great Zimbabwe which became one of the major African trade centres by the 11th century, controlling the gold, ivory and copper trades with the Swahili coast, which were connected to Arab and Indian states. By the mid 15th century, the city-state had been abandoned. From there, the Kingdom of Zimbabwe was established, fol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mozambique
Mozambique (), officially the Republic of Mozambique ( pt, Moçambique or , ; ny, Mozambiki; sw, Msumbiji; ts, Muzambhiki), is a country located in southeastern Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi and Zambia to the northwest, Zimbabwe to the west, and Eswatini and South Africa to the southwest. The sovereign state is separated from the Comoros, Mayotte and Madagascar by the Mozambique Channel to the east. The capital and largest city is Maputo. Notably Northern Mozambique lies within the monsoon trade winds of the Indian Ocean and is frequentely affected by disruptive weather. Between the 7th and 11th centuries, a series of Swahili port towns developed on that area, which contributed to the development of a distinct Swahili culture and language. In the late medieval period, these towns were frequented by traders from Somalia, Ethiopia, Egypt, Arabia, Persia, and India. The voyage of Vasco da Gama in 1498 marked the arrival of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agelanthus Sansibarensis
__NOTOC__ ''Agelanthus'' is a genus of Afrotropical plants in family Loranthaceae. They grow in trees, including Acacia and Combretum species, as hemiparasitic shrubs of varying sizes. The host plant is penetrated by a single haustorium, and the stems typically have swollen, flower-producing nodes. The flowers are often closely clustered ( fascicled) with the five petals (pentamerous) fused into a tube (gamopetalous).Flowers of the closely related genus '' Phragmanthera'' are similar in many respects. The flower may have a swollen base and the tubes open along unilateral, V-shaped splits. The filaments remain spirally rolled inward when the flowers open, while the styles are inconspicuous, slender filaments that are somewhat thickened in the middle. Berries range from pink to orange and red in colour, and are around 1 cm in diameter. The genus was first described by Philippe Édouard Léon Van Tieghem in 1895. Species It is the largest genus of the Afrotropical Lorant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Englerina Macilenta
''Englerina'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Loranthaceae. Its native range is Tropical Africa. The genus name of ''Englerina'' is in honour of Adolf Engler (1844–1930), a German botanist, it was first published and described in Bull. Soc. Bot. France Vol.42 on page 257 in 1895. Species Known species: *'' Englerina collinsii'' *'' Englerina concinna'' *'' Englerina cordata'' *'' Englerina drummondii'' *'' Englerina gabonensis'' *'' Englerina heckmanniana'' *'' Englerina holstii'' *'' Englerina inaequilatera'' *'' Englerina kagehensis'' *''Englerina kapiriensis'' *'' Englerina kwaiensis'' *''Englerina lecardii'' *'' Englerina longiflora'' *'' Englerina luluensis'' *'' Englerina macilenta'' *''Englerina muerensis'' *''Englerina ochroleuca'' *''Englerina oedostemon'' *''Englerina parviflora'' *''Englerina ramulosa ''Englerina'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Loranthaceae. Its native range is Tropical Africa. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Englerina Triplinervia
''Englerina'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Loranthaceae. Its native range is Tropical Africa. The genus name of ''Englerina'' is in honour of Adolf Engler (1844–1930), a German botanist, it was first published and described in Bull. Soc. Bot. France Vol.42 on page 257 in 1895. Species Known species: *'' Englerina collinsii'' *'' Englerina concinna'' *'' Englerina cordata'' *'' Englerina drummondii'' *'' Englerina gabonensis'' *'' Englerina heckmanniana'' *'' Englerina holstii'' *'' Englerina inaequilatera'' *'' Englerina kagehensis'' *''Englerina kapiriensis'' *''Englerina kwaiensis'' *''Englerina lecardii'' *''Englerina longiflora'' *''Englerina luluensis'' *''Englerina macilenta'' *''Englerina muerensis'' *''Englerina ochroleuca'' *''Englerina oedostemon'' *''Englerina parviflora'' *''Englerina ramulosa'' *'' Englerina schlechteri'' *'' Englerina schubotziana'' *''Englerina subquadrangularis'' *'' Englerina swynnertonii'' * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helixanthera Kirkii
''Helixanthera'' is moderately sized genus of showy mistletoe with over 40 species from tropical Africa, southern Asia and Malesia. The genus was described already 1790 by the Portuguese botanist João de Loureiro in his ''Flora Cochinchinensis''. A new species, '' Helixanthera schizocalyx'', was described in 2010. Species The Catalogue of Life includes the following species: References þ External links * * Loranthaceae Loranthaceae genera {{Santalales-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helixanthera Tetrapartita
''Helixanthera'' is moderately sized genus of showy mistletoe with over 40 species from tropical Africa, southern Asia and Malesia. The genus was described already 1790 by the Portuguese botanist João de Loureiro in his ''Flora Cochinchinensis''. A new species, '' Helixanthera schizocalyx'', was described in 2010. Species The Catalogue of Life includes the following species: References þ External links * * Loranthaceae Loranthaceae genera {{Santalales-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loranthus Recurviflora
''Loranthus'' is a genus of parasitic plants that grow on the branches of woody trees. It belongs to the family Loranthaceae, the showy mistletoe family. In most earlier systematic treatments it contains all mistletoe species with bisexual flowers, though some species have reversed to unisexual flowers. Other treatments restrict the genus to a few species. The systematic situation of ''Loranthus'' is not entirely clear. The generic name in botanical Latin means strap-flower, in reference to the shape of the petals. Taxonomy The taxonomic history of the generic name ''Loranthus'' is complicated. In 1753, Carl Linnaeus used the name ''Loranthus'' for a genus of one species, ''Loranthus americanus'', which was thus the type species. He later added other species, including ''Loranthus scurrula'' in 1762, a species he had previously placed in a separate genus, ''Scurrula'', and ''Loranthus europaeus'' in 1763, a name first used by Jacquin in 1762. However, ''Loranthus americanus'' h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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