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Lespedeza Capitata
''Lespedeza capitata'' is a species of flowering plant in the Fabaceae, or legume family, and is known by the common name roundhead bushclover, or roundhead lespedeza.''Lespedeza capitata''. USDA Plants Profile. It is native to eastern North America, including eastern Canada and the eastern half of the United States. This plant is a perennial herb with erect stems growing up to 1.5 meters tall. The may grow over two meters deep into the soil, with lateral roots reaching out one meter horizontally. The alternately arranged leaves are each made up of several leaflets. The plant is coated in silvery hairs. Flowers are borne in somewhat rounded clusters atop each stem. The flower is white wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pachyschelus Laevigatus
''Pachyschelus laevigatus'' is a species of metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae Buprestidae is a family of beetles known as jewel beetles or metallic wood-boring beetles because of their glossy iridescent colors. Larvae of this family are known as flatheaded borers. The family is among the largest of the beetles, with some .... It is found in North America. References Further reading * * * Buprestidae Articles created by Qbugbot Beetles described in 1833 {{buprestidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lespedeza
''Lespedeza'' is a genus of some 40 species (including nothospecies) of flowering plants in the pea family (Fabaceae), commonly known as bush clovers or (particularly East Asian species) Japanese clovers (''hagi''). The genus is native to warm temperate to subtropical regions of eastern North America, eastern and southern Asia and Australasia. These shrubby plants or trailing vines belong to the "typical" legumes (Faboideae), with the peas and beans, though they are part of another tribe (biology), tribe, the Desmodieae. Therein, they are treated as type genus of the smaller subtribe Lespedezinae, which unites the present genus and its presumed closest relatives, ''Campylotropis'' and ''Kummerowia''. Name of the plant According to American botanist Asa Gray (1810 – 1888), the ''Lespedeza'' owes its name to governor of East Florida Vicente Manuel de Céspedes (1784-1790; who, through a letter, allowed botanist André Michaux to explore East Florida in search of new species of pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bobwhite Quail
The northern bobwhite (''Colinus virginianus''), also known as the Virginia quail or (in its home range) bobwhite quail, is a ground-dwelling bird native to Canada, the United States, Mexico, and Cuba, with introduced populations elsewhere in the Caribbean, Europe, and Asia. It is a member of the group of species known as New World quail (Odontophoridae). They were initially placed with the Old World quail in the pheasant family ( Phasianidae), but are not particularly closely related. The name "bobwhite" is an onomatopoeic derivation from its characteristic whistling call. Despite its secretive nature, the northern bobwhite is one of the most familiar quails in eastern North America, because it is frequently the only quail in its range. Habitat degradation has likely contributed to the northern bobwhite population in eastern North America declining by roughly 85% from 1966 to 2014. This population decline is apparently range-wide and continuing. There are 23 subspecies of nor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spring Azure
''Celastrina ladon'', the spring azure or echo blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in North America from Alaska and Canada south of the tundra, through most of the United States except the Texas coast, southern plain and peninsula Florida; south in the mountains to Colombia. Also on Molokai island, Hawaii. Since the publication of a monograph on the ''Lycaenopsis'' group of lycaenid genera in 1983 by Eliot & Kawazoe, ''C. ladon'' has been considered by some taxonomic authorities to be a subspecies of ''Celastrina argiolus, C. argiolus'' (Linnaeus, 1758). Other authorities still consider ''C. ladon'' and related species ''C. neglecta'' and ''C. serotina'', to be Species problem, "full" species. Its wingspan is 22-35 mm. The metallic blue wings have a black margin in females. Undersides of the wings are white with speckles. Similar species *Cherry gall azure (''C. serotina'') *Holly azure (''C. idella'') *Lucia azure (''C. lucia'') *Summer azure (''C. negl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southern Cloudywing
''Thorybes bathyllus'', the southern cloudywing (sometimes spelled southern cloudy wing), is a North American butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. Southern cloudywings can be difficult to identify because of individual variation and confusing seasonal forms. In the south, where it has two broods per year, two seasonal forms occur. Spring forms are usually lightly marked and resemble confused cloudywings ('' Thorybes confusis''). Summer forms tend to be more boldly marked, by comparison, making identification easier. However, summer confused cloudywings are also strongly patterned, which makes identifying them more difficult. Their rapid flight is very erratic, though it is closer to the ground than in some of its close relatives.Rick Cech and Guy Tudor (2005). ''Butterflies of the East Coast''. Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ. Description On average, the southern cloudywing is usually slightly smaller than the northern cloudywing ('' Thorybes pylades'') and ab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Epargyreus Clarus
''Epargyreus clarus'', the silver-spotted skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is claimed to be the most recognized skipper in North America. occurs in fields, gardens, and at forest edges and ranges from southern Canada throughout most of the United States to northern Mexico, but is absent in the Great Basin and western Texas. larvae create and reside in unique shelters stuck together with silk, which do not protect them from predators. Natural predators of the species include paper wasp foragers, sphecid wasp and ''Crematogaster opuntiae'' ants. The species is also considered to be a perching species, meaning that adult males compete for territory to attract females. Although is considered to be a pest of a few crop plants such as beans, its pest activity is not serious enough to warrant initiating major control measures. Geographic range ''Epargyreus clarus'' has a wide distribution throughout North America: it ranges from southern Canada throughou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orange Sulphur
''Colias eurytheme'', the orange sulphur, also known as the alfalfa butterfly and in its larval stage as the alfalfa caterpillar, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae, where it belongs to the lowland group of " clouded yellows and sulphurs" subfamily Coliadinae. It is found throughout North America from southern Canada to Mexico. Other members of this lineage including the common or clouded sulphur ('' C. philodice'') and ''C. eriphyle'' and ''C. vitabunda'', which are often included in ''C. philodice'' as subspecies. Hybridization runs rampant between these, making phylogenetic analyses exclusively utilizing one type of data (especially mtDNA sequences) unreliable. Therefore, little more can be said about its relationships, except that it is perhaps closer to ''C. (p.) eriphyle'' than generally assumed, strengthening the view that the latter should be considered a valid species.Wheat, Christopher W. & Watt, Ward B. (2008). A mitochondrial-DNA-based phylogeny for some evolutiona ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northern Cloudywing
''Thorybes pylades'', the northern cloudywing, is a butterfly species of the family Hesperiidae. Description The wingspan of ''T. pylades'' is between 32 and 47 mm. Both males and females have completely dark brown wings except for the small triangular clear spots. Distribution The northern cloudywing is seen from Nova Scotia west across Canada, south into California and across the rest of the United States. Its habitat consist of open boreal woodlands, forest edges, and open fields. Life cycle Adults lay eggs singly under the leaves of their host plants. The caterpillars then will eat till they are ready to pupate at which point they will roll themselves into the host plants' leaves. They fly between May and July where there is only one brood, but in the south they fly from March and September where there are two broods. Larval food *Fabaceae *''Desmodium'' *''Lespedeza'' *''Trifolium'' *''Hosackia'' Nectaring flowers *''Apocynum'' *'' Prunella'' *''Securigera varia'' *' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hoary Edge
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''Cecropterus lyciades'', the hoary edge, is a species of skipper in the family Hesperiidae which can be seen throughout the eastern United States in open woodlands, deciduous mixed forest and sandy areas. ''Achalarus lyacides'' is an uncommon butterfly that is named after an underlying whitish patch on the hindwing patch. Description The wingspan of the hoary edge is 4.5 to 4.9 cm. This butterfly is very similar in appearance to ''Epargyreus clarus'' but is smaller and has a longer strip of diffused silver on its wing. Life cycle There are two broods each year in April and September. Larval foods *Tickseed *Fabaceae The Fabaceae or Leguminosae,International Code of Nomenc ... References * * * * *Jinhui Shen, Qian Cong, Dominika Borek, ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gray Hairstreak
The gray hairstreak (''Strymon melinus'') is also called the bean lycaenid or cotton square borer. It is a member of the Lycaenidae family, known as the gossamer-winged butterflies and the second-largest family of butterflies. It is one of the most common hairstreaks in North America, ranging over nearly the entire continent. It also occurs throughout Central America and in northern South America. General Description The adult gray hairstreak has a wingspan of . The upper sides of the wings are gray with an orange spot on the hind margin. The underside of the wings are a lighter gray with white and black lines and orange and blue marginal spots near the hind-wings' tail-like extensions. Caterpillars are green with markings on the sides, covered in short yellow hairs. Habitat The gray hairstreak lives in a wide range of habitats ranging from tropical forests and mountains to temperate woodland areas and meadows, as well as cities and farmland. Food The caterpillars of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eastern Tailed Blue
The eastern tailed-blue or eastern tailed blue (''Cupido comyntas''), also known as ''Everes comyntas'', Butterflies of Canada is a common of eastern North America. It is a small butterfly that is distinguished from other blues in its range by the small thin tail. Description Males are blue on the upperside of their wings while females are lighter blue to brown or charcoal in coloring, but there are also varieties of purple and pink found in both sexes. The underside coloration ranges from bluish white to tan. There are two or three (outermost one often faint) black to orange chevron-shaped ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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