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Jamides Celeno
''Jamides celeno'', the common cerulean, is a small butterfly found in Indomalayan realm belonging to the lycaenids or blues family. The species was first described by Pieter Cramer in 1775. Description Like many tropical butterflies, this species shows seasonal polyphenism, with the appearance differing between adults according to the season. Dry-season brood Male upperside has the ground colour pale bluish white. The forewing has the terminal margin narrowly edged with black that broadens very slightly towards the apex of the wing; the cilia are brownish black. The hindwing is uniformly coloured, except for an anteciliary black line faintly edged on the inner side by a white line within which and touching it is a row of black spots, the anterior spots very faint, the spot in interspace 2 large and well-defined, two geminate (paired) spots in interspace 1 and a very small black lunular dot in interspace 1a; cilia brown, white at the base in the interspaces. In specimens obt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jamides
''Jamides'', commonly called ceruleans, is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are found in the Indomalayan realm, the Palearctic realm and the Australasian realm. Species Listed alphabetically: * '' Jamides aruensis'' (Pagenstecher, 1884) * '' Jamides biru'' (Ribbe, 1926) Celebes * ''Jamides bochus'' (Stoll, 782 – dark cerulean * '' Jamides butleri'' (Rothschild, 1915) Obi Islands, Moluccas, Lease Islands, Gorong archipelago, Sula Islands, New Guinea * '' Jamides caerulea'' (Druce, 1873) – royal cerulean (Assam, Burma, Malaya, Borneo, Java) * '' Jamides callistus'' (Röber, 1886) Philippines, Borneo * '' Jamides candrenus'' (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869) * '' Jamides carissima'' (Butler, 876 New Hebrides, Loyalty Islands * '' Jamides celebica'' (Eliot, 1969) Sulawesi * '' Jamides celeno'' (Cramer, 775 – common cerulean (Sri Lanka, India, Indochina, Malaya, Celebes) * '' Jamides cephion'' Druce, 1891 Solomon Islands * '' Jamides cleodus' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pieter Cramer
Pieter Cramer (21 May 1721 (baptized) – 28 September 1776), was a wealthy Dutch merchant in linen and Spanish wool, remembered as an entomologist. Cramer was the director of the Zealand Society, a scientific society located in Flushing, and a member of ''Concordia et Libertate'', based in Amsterdam. This literary and patriotic society, where Cramer gave lectures on minerals, commissioned and/or financed the publishing of his book ''De uitlandsche Kapellen'', on foreign (exotic) butterflies, occurring in three parts of the world Asia, Africa and America. Cramer assembled an extensive natural history collection that included seashells, petrifications, fossils and insects of all orders. Many were colourful butterflies and moths (Lepidoptera), collected in countries where the Dutch had colonial or trading links, such as Surinam, Ceylon, Sierra Leone and the Dutch East Indies. Cramer decided to get a permanent record of his collection and so engaged the painter Gerrit Wartenaar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Butea Monosperma
''Butea monosperma'' is a species of '' Butea'' native to tropical and sub-tropical parts of the South Asia and Southeast Asia, ranging across Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia, and western Indonesia. Common names include flame-of-the-forest, palash, and bastard teak. Revered as sacred by Hindus, it's prized for producing an abundance of vivid blooms, but it's also cultivated elsewhere as an ornamental. ''Butea monosperma'', which grows slowly, creates a stunning specimen tree. Description It is a small-sized dry-season deciduous tree, growing to tall. It is a slow-growing tree: young trees have a growth rate of a few feet per year. The leaves are pinnate, with an petiole and three leaflets, each leaflet long. The flowers are long, bright orange-red, and produced in racemes up to long. The fruit is a pod long and broad.Huxley, A., ed. (1992). ''New RHS Dictionary of Gardening''. Macmillan . Flowers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Butterflies Of Singapore
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, it fli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Butterflies Of Asia
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, it fli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Butterflies Of India (Lycaenidae)
This is a list of the butterflies of India belonging to the family Lycaenidae and an index to the species articles. This forms part of the full List of butterflies of India. This list is based on Evans (1932) and includes 318 species belonging to 76–128 genera depending on taxonomy. Subfamily Poritiinae Genus ''Poritia'' – gems * Blue gem, ''Poritia erycinoides'' (Cajetan Freiherr von Felder, C. Felder & Rudolf Felder, R. Felder, 1865) * Common gem, ''Poritia hewitsoni'' Frederic Moore, Moore, 1865 * Green gem, ''Poritia pleurata'' William Chapman Hewitson, Hewitson, 1874 * ''Poritia phama'' Herbert Druce, H. Druce, 1895 Genus ''Simiskina'' – brilliants * Broad-banded brilliant, ''Simiskina phalena'' (William Chapman Hewitson, Hewitson, 1874) (article ''Poritia phalena'' as per LepIndex) Subfamily Miletinae Genus ''Miletus'' – brownies * Bigg's brownie, ''Miletus biggsii'' (William Lucas Distant, Distant, 1884) * Common brownie, ''Miletus boisduvali'' Frederic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Butterflies Of India
The following is a list of the butterflies of India. India has extremely diverse terrain, climate and vegetation, which comprises extremes of heat cold, desert and jungle, of low-lying plains and the highest mountains, of dryness and dampness, islands and continental areas, widely varying flora, and sharply marked seasons. India forms a large part of the Indomalayan biogeographical zone; many of the floral and faunal forms show Malayan affinities with some taxa being unique to the Indian region. In addition, India hosts three of the world's biodiversity hotspots: the Western Ghats, the Eastern Himalayas, and the hilly ranges bordering India and Myanmar, each having numerous endemic species. Accordingly, India's diverse and varied fauna include a rich variety of butterflies and moths. Brigadier William Harry Evans recorded approximately 1439 species of butterfly from British India, including Ceylon and Burma. After 1947, the rise of several new nations led to a reduction of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lionel De Nicéville
Charles Lionel Augustus de Nicéville (1852 in Bristol – 3 December 1901 in Calcutta from malaria) was a curator at the Indian Museum in Calcutta (now Kolkata). He studied the butterflies of the Indian Subcontinent and wrote a three volume monograph on the butterflies of India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Burma and Sri Lanka. He also studied the mantids of the Oriental region. Biography Born in a noble Huguenot family, his father was a physician. He was educated at St. John's College at Hurstpierpoint near Brighton.Rao, BR Subba (1998) ''History of entomology in India''. Institution of Agricultural Technologist, Bangalore. Leaving England for India in 1870, de Nicéville became a clerk in a government office (Calcutta Small Cause Court) but from at least 1881, devoted all of his spare time to entomology. He worked with most 'Indian' entomologists of the day but especially with Henry John Elwes, Taylor, Wood–Mason, Martin and Marshall. At this time, he made several trips to Sikkim. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elettaria Cardamomum
''Elettaria cardamomum'', commonly known as green or true cardamom, is a herbaceous, perennial plant in the ginger family, native to southern India. It is the most common of the species whose seeds are used as a spice called cardamom. It is cultivated widely in tropical regions and reportedly naturalized in Réunion, Indochina, and Costa Rica. Growth ''Elettaria cardamomum'' is a pungent, aromatic, herbaceous, perennial plant, growing to about in height. The leaves are alternate in two ranks, linear-lanceolate, long, with a long pointed tip. The flowers are white to lilac or pale violet, produced in a loose spike long. The fruit is a three-sided yellow-green pod long, containing several (15-20) black and brown seeds. Use The green seed pods of the plant are dried and the seeds inside the pod are used in Indian and other Asian cuisines, either whole or ground. It is the most widely cultivated species of cardamom; for other types and uses, see cardamom. True cardamom m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trichilia Trijuga
''Trichilia'' is a flowering plant genus in the family Meliaceae. These plants are particularly diverse in sub-Saharan Africa and tropical South America. Several species are used in folk medicine and shamanism – e.g. '' T. rubescens'' against malaria, '' T. tocacheana'' as a hallucinogen, and '' T. catigua'' in the aphrodisiac and stimulant catuaba. '' T. emetica'' wood, also known as Natal mahogany or Cape mahogany is the traditional material of choice for Mozambique's famous '' psikhelekedana'' miniature artists. ''Trichilia dregeana'', or forest mahogany also yields timber and is also used in carvings, traditional African musical instruments, household implements, furniture, bats and canoes. Selected species: * ''Trichilia acuminata'' * ''Trichilia areolata'' * ''Trichilia blanchetii'' * ''Trichilia breviflora'' * ''Trichilia bullata'' * ''Trichilia casaretti'' * ''Trichilia catigua'' * ''Trichilia chirriactensis'' * ''Trichilia columata'' Guardi * ''Trichilia discolor' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trichilia Hirta
''Trichilia'' is a flowering plant genus in the family Meliaceae. These plants are particularly diverse in sub-Saharan Africa and tropical South America. Several species are used in folk medicine and shamanism – e.g. '' T. rubescens'' against malaria, '' T. tocacheana'' as a hallucinogen, and '' T. catigua'' in the aphrodisiac and stimulant catuaba. '' T. emetica'' wood, also known as Natal mahogany or Cape mahogany is the traditional material of choice for Mozambique's famous '' psikhelekedana'' miniature artists. ''Trichilia dregeana'', or forest mahogany also yields timber and is also used in carvings, traditional African musical instruments, household implements, furniture, bats and canoes. Selected species: * ''Trichilia acuminata'' * ''Trichilia areolata'' * ''Trichilia blanchetii'' * ''Trichilia breviflora'' * ''Trichilia bullata'' * ''Trichilia casaretti'' * ''Trichilia catigua'' * ''Trichilia chirriactensis'' * ''Trichilia columata'' Guardi * ''Trichilia discolor' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xylia Xylocarpa
''Xylia xylocarpa'' is a species of tree in the mimosoid clade of the subfamily Caesalpinioideae of the family Fabaceae. Description and properties This perennial tree is very conspicuous in the flowering season owing to its bright yellow flowers. ''Xylia xylocarpa'' produces hardwood, and in Vietnam it is classified as an 'ironwood' with its name referring to use in traditional cart-making. The cross-section of a trunk has a distinctive yellowish-white and thick outer layer, with a crimson-dark core of fine grain and high density (1.15 with 15% moisture content). The wood pulp may be used for making wrapping paper. The seeds of this tree are edible. This tree is considered a medicinal plant in India. In Thailand its leaves are used to treat wounds in elephants. Distribution and common names This tree is found in South and Southeast Asia; it is known as ( my, ပျဉ်းကတိုး) in Myanmar, in Vietnam, () in Cambodia and ''Jamba" or Jambe in KannadaKarnataka an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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