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Isognathus Caricae
''Isognathus caricae'' is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Costa Rica, French Guiana, Bolivia, Argentina and Brazil. Description It is similar to '' Acherontia'' species and other ''Isognathus'' species, from which it can be distinguished by the dark marginal band of the hindwing upperside, which is replaced by a series of black streaks along the veins. Isognathus caricae MHNT CUT 2010 0 30 Colombia dorsal.jpg, Dorsal Isognathus caricae MHNT CUT 2010 0 30 Colombia ventral.jpg, △ Ventral Isognathus caricae MHNT CUT 2010 0 30 (Luziânia-Vianópolis) Goiás female dorsal.jpg, Dorsal Isognathus caricae MHNT CUT 2010 0 30 (Luziânia-Vianópolis) Goiás female ventral.jpg, △ Ventral Biology There are probably multiple generations per year. The larvae have been recorded feeding on ''Himatanthus obovatus'', ''Allamanda cathartica'' and ''Allamanda schottii ''Allamanda schottii'', commonly known as bush allamanda, is a shrub of genus ''Allamanda'' in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carl Linnaeus
Carl Linnaeus (; 23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after his ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné Blunt (2004), p. 171. (), was a Swedish botanist, zoologist, taxonomist, and physician who formalised binomial nomenclature, the modern system of naming organisms. He is known as the "father of modern taxonomy". Many of his writings were in Latin; his name is rendered in Latin as and, after his 1761 ennoblement, as . Linnaeus was born in Råshult, the countryside of Småland, in southern Sweden. He received most of his higher education at Uppsala University and began giving lectures in botany there in 1730. He lived abroad between 1735 and 1738, where he studied and also published the first edition of his ' in the Netherlands. He then returned to Sweden where he became professor of medicine and botany at Uppsala. In the 1740s, he was sent on several journeys through Sweden to find and classify plants and animals. In the 1750s and 1760s, he continued to collect an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Death's-head Hawkmoth
The name death's-head hawkmoth refers to any of three moth species of the genus ''Acherontia'' (''Acherontia atropos'', '' Acherontia styx'' and '' Acherontia lachesis''). The former species is found in Europe and throughout Africa, the latter two are Asian; most uses of the common name refer to the European species. These moths are easily distinguishable by the vaguely human skull-shaped pattern of markings on the thorax. They are large nocturnal moths with brown and yellow or orange coloring, and all three species are fairly similar in size, coloration and life cycle. Description The African death's-head hawkmoth (''Acherontia atropos'') is the largest moth in the British Isles, with a wingspan of ; it is a powerful flier, having sometimes been found on ships far from land. The forewings are a mottled dark brown and pale brown, and the hind wings are orangey-buff with two narrow dark bands parallel with the hind margin. The abdomen is a similar orangey-brown, with a broad, da ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taxa Named By Carl Linnaeus
In biology, a taxon (back-formation from ''taxonomy''; plural taxa) is a group of one or more populations of an organism or organisms seen by taxonomists to form a unit. Although neither is required, a taxon is usually known by a particular name and given a particular ranking, especially if and when it is accepted or becomes established. It is very common, however, for taxonomists to remain at odds over what belongs to a taxon and the criteria used for inclusion. If a taxon is given a formal scientific name, its use is then governed by one of the nomenclature codes specifying which scientific name is correct for a particular grouping. Initial attempts at classifying and ordering organisms (plants and animals) were set forth in Carl Linnaeus's system in ''Systema Naturae'', 10th edition (1758), as well as an unpublished work by Bernard and Antoine Laurent de Jussieu. The idea of a unit-based system of biological classification was first made widely available in 1805 in the int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moths Described In 1758
Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of which have yet to be described. Most species of moth are nocturnal, but there are also crepuscular and diurnal species. Differences between butterflies and moths While the butterflies form a monophyletic group, the moths, comprising the rest of the Lepidoptera, do not. Many attempts have been made to group the superfamilies of the Lepidoptera into natural groups, most of which fail because one of the two groups is not monophyletic: Microlepidoptera and Macrolepidoptera, Heterocera and Rhopalocera, Jugatae and Frenatae, Monotrysia and Ditrysia.Scoble, MJ 1995. The Lepidoptera: Form, function and diversity. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press; 404 p. Although the rules for distinguishing moths from butterflies are not well establish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allamanda Schottii
''Allamanda schottii'', commonly known as bush allamanda, is a shrub of genus ''Allamanda'' in the family Apocynaceae, which is native to Brazil. Reaching in height, it bears large yellow flowers for much of the year. Grown as an ornamental plant, it has become a weed in several countries. Taxonomy This species was first described by Johann Baptist Emanuel Pohl, who reported it grew on the banks of the Paraíba do Sul, Paraíba river. in 1827. William Jackson Hooker, William Hooker described a plant that he concluded had smaller deeper-yellow flowers than ''A. schottii'' in cultivation in Exeter as ''Allamanda neriifolia''. This has since been considered a synonym of ''A. schottii''. It is listed in ''Flora Brasiliensis'' by Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius. As well as bush allamanda, common names include Schott's common allamanda and oleander allamanda. Description Unlike many members of the genus, ''A. schottii'' is a shrub rather than a vine, growing to 1.5 to 3 m (5–10 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allamanda Cathartica
''Allamanda cathartica'', commonly called golden trumpet, common trumpetvine, and yellow allamanda, is a species of flowering plant of the genus ''Allamanda'' in the family Apocynaceae. It is native to Brazil. This plant is cited in ''Flora Brasiliensis'' by Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius. It does not twine, nor does it have tendrils or aerial roots. It can be pruned into a shrub form. If not pruned it can sprawl to a height of 20 feet. The city of Canóvanas, Puerto Rico Canóvanas (, ) is a town and municipality in Puerto Rico, located in the northeastern region, north of Juncos and Las Piedras; south of Loíza; east of Carolina; and west of Río Grande. Canóvanas is spread over 6 barrios and Canóvanas P ... has adopted this species, known locally as ''canario amarillo'', as its official flower. Cultivation The species is cultivated as a house plant. It requires a soil rich in organic matter, temperatures of not less than during the growing season, plenty of mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Himatanthus Obovatus
''Himatanthus obovatus'' is a species of genus '' Himatanthus'' in the family Apocynaceae, which is native Brazil, Bolivia, Guyana. It is common in Cerrado vegetation in Brazil. This plant is cited in Flora Brasiliensis by Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius Carl Friedrich Philipp (Karl Friedrich Philipp) von Martius (17 April 1794 – 13 December 1868) was a German botanist and explorer. Life Martius was born at Erlangen, the son of Prof Ernst Wilhelm Martius, court apothecary. He graduated PhD .... References External links''Himatanthus obovatus''''Plumeria obovata'' obovatus Flora of South America Flora of Brazil Flora of the Cerrado Plants described in 1860 {{Apocynaceae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isognathus
''Isognathus'' is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae. Species *'' Isognathus allamandae'' Clark, 1920 *'' Isognathus australis'' Clark, 1917 *'' Isognathus caricae'' ( Linnaeus, 1758) *'' Isognathus excelsior'' (Boisduval, 1875) *'' Isognathus leachii'' ( Swainson, 1823) *'' Isognathus menechus'' (Boisduval, 1875) *'' Isognathus mossi'' Clark, 1919 *'' Isognathus occidentalis'' Clark, 1929 *'' Isognathus rimosa'' ( Grote, 1865) *'' Isognathus scyron'' (Cramer, 1780) *'' Isognathus swainsonii'' Felder & Felder Felder is a surname, and may refer to: Persons * Amanda Felder, American professional triathlete * Andreas Felder (b. 1962), Austrian championship ski jumper * Cajetan Freiherr von Felder (1814–1894), Austrian entomologist, jurist, and politician ..., 1862 Isognathus allamandae MHNT CUT 2010 0 497 Santarém Pará, Brazil, male.jpg , '' Isognathus allamandae'' Isognathus australis MHNT CUT 2010 0 497 Guapi-mirim, Estado do Rio, Brazil, male.jpg, '' Isognathus aust ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area and the seventh most populous. Its capital is Brasília, and its most populous city is São Paulo. The federation is composed of the union of the 26 States of Brazil, states and the Federal District (Brazil), Federal District. It is the largest country to have Portuguese language, Portuguese as an List of territorial entities where Portuguese is an official language, official language and the only one in the Americas; one of the most Multiculturalism, multicultural and ethnically diverse nations, due to over a century of mass Immigration to Brazil, immigration from around the world; and the most populous Catholic Church by country, Roman Catholic-majority country. Bounded by the Atlantic Ocean on the east, Brazil has a Coastline of Brazi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lepidoptera In The 10th Edition Of Systema Naturae
In the 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae'', Carl Linnaeus classified the arthropods, including insects, arachnids and crustaceans, among his class "Insecta". Butterflies and moths were brought together under the name Lepidoptera. Linnaeus divided the group into three genera – ''Papilio'', ''Sphinx'' and ''Phalaena''. The first two, together with the seven subdivisions of the third, are now used as the basis for nine superfamily names: Papilionoidea, Sphingoidea, Bombycoidea, Noctuoidea, Geometroidea, Tortricoidea, Pyraloidea, Tineoidea and Alucitoidea. Themes When naming the nearly 200 species of butterflies known to him at the time, Linnaeus used names from classical mythology as specific names. These were thematically arranged into six groups, and were drawn from classical sources including the ''Fabulae'' of Gaius Julius Hyginus and Pliny the Elder's ''Naturalis Historia''. The first such group was the ''Equites'', or knights, which were divided into the ''Equites Trojani'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Argentina
Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, the fourth-largest country in the Americas, and the eighth-largest country in the world. It shares the bulk of the Southern Cone with Chile to the west, and is also bordered by Bolivia and Paraguay to the north, Brazil to the northeast, Uruguay and the South Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Drake Passage to the south. Argentina is a federal state subdivided into twenty-three provinces, and one autonomous city, which is the federal capital and largest city of the nation, Buenos Aires. The provinces and the capital have their own constitutions, but exist under a federal system. Argentina claims sovereignty over the Falkland Islands, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, and a part of Antarctica. The earliest recorded human prese ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bolivia
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