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List Of Butterflies Of Papua New Guinea
This is a list of butterflies of Papua New Guinea. This list includes species recorded from mainland Papua New Guinea, but also all islands that are part of the country, such as the Trobriand Islands, the D'Entrecasteaux Islands, the Louisiade Archipelago and the Bismarck Archipelago. Hesperiidae Pyrginae *'' Chaetocneme antipodes antipodes'' (Guérin-Méneville, 1831) *'' Chaetocneme antipodes biaka'' (Joicey & Talbot, 1916) *'' Chaetocneme caristus'' Hewitson, 1867 *'' Chaetocneme critomedia'' (Guérin-Méneville, 1831) *'' Chaetocneme editus'' (Plötz, 1885) *'' Chaetocneme helirius'' (Cramer, 1775) *'' Chaetocneme lunula'' (Mabille, 1888) *'' Chaetocneme morea'' Evans, 1934 *'' Chaetocneme naevifera dissimilis'' (Swinhoe, 1905) *'' Chaetocneme sombra'' (Evans, 1934) *'' Chaetocneme tenuis hibernia'' (Evans, 1934) *'' Chaetocneme tenuis tenuis'' (Eecke, 1924) *'' Chaetocneme trifenestrata'' (Fruhstorfer, 1910) *'' Chaetocneme triton'' (Boisduval, 1832) *'' Netrocoryne thaddeus'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Papua New Guinea (orthographic Projection)
Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini; ho, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niu Gini), is a country in Oceania that comprises the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and its offshore islands in Melanesia (a region of the southwestern Pacific Ocean north of Australia). Its capital, located along its southeastern coast, is Port Moresby. The country is the world's third largest list of island countries, island country, with an area of . At the national level, after being ruled by three external powers since 1884, including nearly 60 years of Australian administration starting during World War I, Papua New Guinea established its sovereignty in 1975. It became an independent Commonwealth realm in 1975 with Elizabeth II as its Monarchy of Papua New Guinea, queen. It also became a member of the Commonwealth of Nations in its own right. There are 839 known languages of Papua New Gu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chaetocneme Trifenestrata
''Chaetocneme'' is genus of skipper butterflies ( family Hesperiidae). It belongs to the tribe Tagiadini of subfamily Pyrginae. The genus was established in 1860 with ''"Chaetocneme corvus"'' – then newly described as it was believed – as the type species. However, the same species was already described by Pieter Cramer in 1775 under the name ''"Papilio helirius"''. Thus, the type species is nowadays called ''Chaetocneme helirius''. Selected species * ''Chaetocneme beata'' * ''Chaetocneme denitza'' * ''Chaetocneme helirius ''Chaetocneme'' is genus of skipper butterflies (family Hesperiidae). It belongs to the tribe Tagiadini of subfamily Pyrginae. The genus was established in 1860 with ''"Chaetocneme corvus"'' – then newly described as it was believed &nda ...'' Tagiadini Hesperiidae genera {{Pyrginae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hasora Chromus
''Hasora chromus'', the common banded awl,Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera – page on genu is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae which is found in the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia and Australia. Range The common banded awl is found throughout the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia (including the Malay Peninsula and the Indonesian archipelago), South China, Okinawa, Japan, Papua New Guinea and Australia. It occurs in the plains and hills up to . It is found in jungle and open country in areas of light and heavy rainfall. Description *Both sexes: **Wingspan 45–50 mm. **The male and female are dark vinaceous (colour of red wine) brown. The cilia is greyish brown while the head and thorax are greenish brown. The abdomen, third joint of palpi and the legs are also brown; the palpi and thorax beneath are dull yellow. **Below, the hindwing is dark brown with more of less of dull blue-greyish gloss. It has a narrow discal band, whitish in colour wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hasora Celaenus
''Hasora'', the awls, are a genus of skipper butterflies. ''Hasora'' species are found in the Indomalayan and Australasian realms. Species * ''Hasora alta'' de Jong, 1982 Sumatra * ''Hasora anura'' - slate awl ** ''Hasora anura taiwana'' Hsu, Tsukiyama & Chiba, 2005 Taiwan * ''Hasora badra'' - common awl * ''Hasora borneensis'' Elwes & Edwards, 1897 Borneo * '' Hasora buina'' Evans, 1926 Solomon Islands (Bougainville, Vella Lavella). * '' Hasora celaenus'' (Stoll, 782 Maluku Islands, New Guinea * '' Hasora coeruleostriata'' De Jong, 1982 Philippines * ''Hasora chromus'' - common banded awl Cramer, 1780 ** ''H. c. chromus'' Cramer, 1780 * '' Hasora danda'' Evans, 1949 Burma, Thailand, Laos, North Vietnam, West China * '' Hasora fushigina'' Maruyama & Ueda, 1992 * '' Hasora lavella'' Evans, 1928 Solomon Islands (Bougainville, Vella Lavella). * '' Hasora leucospila'' (Mabille, 1891) * ''Hasora lizetta'' (Plötz, 883 Malaya, Java * ''Hasora mavis'' Evans, 1934 Thailand, Malay Peninsul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hasora Buina
''Hasora'', the awls, are a genus of skipper butterflies. ''Hasora'' species are found in the Indomalayan and Australasian realms. Species * ''Hasora alta'' de Jong, 1982 Sumatra * ''Hasora anura'' - slate awl ** ''Hasora anura taiwana'' Hsu, Tsukiyama & Chiba, 2005 Taiwan * '' Hasora badra'' - common awl * ''Hasora borneensis'' Elwes & Edwards, 1897 Borneo * '' Hasora buina'' Evans, 1926 Solomon Islands (Bougainville, Vella Lavella). * ''Hasora celaenus'' (Stoll, 782 Maluku Islands, New Guinea * '' Hasora coeruleostriata'' De Jong, 1982 Philippines * '' Hasora chromus'' - common banded awl Cramer, 1780 ** ''H. c. chromus'' Cramer, 1780 * ''Hasora danda'' Evans, 1949 Burma, Thailand, Laos, North Vietnam, West China * ''Hasora fushigina'' Maruyama & Ueda, 1992 * ''Hasora lavella'' Evans, 1928 Solomon Islands (Bougainville, Vella Lavella). * ''Hasora leucospila'' (Mabille, 1891) * ''Hasora lizetta'' (Plötz, 883 Malaya, Java * ''Hasora mavis'' Evans, 1934 Thailand, Malay Peninsul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Choaspes Illuensis
Choaspes may be referring to: * Choaspes River (Iran), modern Karkheh River * Choaspes River (Afghanistan) The Choaspes (also called Zuastus and Guræus) is a river that rises in the ancient Paropamise range (now the Hindu Kush in Afghanistan), eventually falling into the Indus River, Indus river near its confluence with the Cophes river (which is usual ... * ''Choaspes'' (butterfly), a skipper butterfly genus {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Choaspes Hemixanthus
Choaspes may be referring to: * Choaspes River (Iran) The Karkheh or Karkhen کرخه (perhaps the river known as the Gihon—one of the four rivers of Eden/Paradise to the Bible and as the Choaspes in ancient times; also called Eulæus; Hebrew: אולי Ulai) is a river in Khūzestān Province, I ..., modern Karkheh River * Choaspes River (Afghanistan) * ''Choaspes'' (butterfly), a skipper butterfly genus {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Badamia Exclamationis
''Badamia exclamationis'', commonly known as the brown awl or narrow-winged awl,Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera. Page on genuTOL web page on genu''Badamia''/ref> is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae. It is found in south and southeast Asia, Australia, and Oceania. Range The brown awl is found in Sri Lanka, India, Myanmar, Cambodia, South Yunnan, Australia and Japan. This butterfly is found throughout the Indian subcontinent and in the Andaman islands. The type locality is South India. Status As per William Harry Evans (1932), the butterfly is common in India and rare in the Andaman islands. Mark Alexander Wynter-Blyth (1957) records it as "Not Rare" and "Locally Common". Krushnamegh Kunte (2000) reports it as common in deciduous forests during the monsoon months and the evergreen forests in the following months. Habits A forest butterfly, the brown awl favours openings and edges of deciduous and evergreen forests while its caterpillars are to be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allora Major
''Allora major'', the greater peacock awl, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found as several subspecies in New Guinea and adjacent islands, and on Cape York, Australia. The wingspan is about 40 mm for males and 50 mm for females. The larvae probably feed on ''Corynocarpus cribbianus''. Subspecies *''Allora major major'' *''Allora major lectra'' Evans, 1949 ( Schouten Island) *''Allora major talesia'' Evans, 1949 (New Britain New Britain ( tpi, Niu Briten) is the largest island in the Bismarck Archipelago, part of the Islands Region of Papua New Guinea. It is separated from New Guinea by a northwest corner of the Solomon Sea (or with an island hop of Umboi the Dam ...) External linksAustralian Insects [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allora Doleschallii
''Allora doleschallii'' (peacock awl) is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found from Indonesia to the Solomon Islands,Tennent, W.J., 2001: Twenty new butterflies from the Solomon Islands (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae; Lycaenidae; Nymphalinae; Satyrinae; Danainae). ''British Journal of Entomology and Natural History'' 14: 1–27. while subspecies ''Allora doleschallii doleschallii'' is found on the north-east coast of Australia.The name honours Carl Ludwig Doleschall Carl Ludwig Doleschall ( hu, Doleschall Lajos; sk, Karol Ľudovít Doležal; born 15 July 1827 – died 26 February 1859) was born in Vág-Újhely, Kingdom of Hungary, Austrian Empire (now Nové Mesto nad Váhom, Slovakia), as the son of the theolo .... The wingspan is about . The larvae feed on '' Rhyssopterys timorensis''. Subspecies *''A. d. albertisi'' (Oberthür, 1880) New Guinea *''A. d. gazaka'' (Fruhstorfer, 1911) Buru *''A. d. viridicans'' (Fruhstorfer, 1911) Aru, Key Island References Extern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tagiades Trebellius
''Tagiades trebellius'' is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae (subfamily Pyrginae). Subspecies *''T. t. trebellius'' (Sulawesi) *''T. t. sem'' Mabille, 1883 (Sangihe, Talaud) *''T. t. martinus'' Plötz, 1884 (Japan) *''T. t. mitra'' Mabille, 1895 (Sula Islands) ''Tagiades trebellius martinus'' larvae feed on ''Dioscorea ''Dioscorea'' is a genus of over 600 species of flowering plants in the family Dioscoreaceae, native throughout the tropical and warm temperate regions of the world. The vast majority of the species are tropical, with only a few species extending ...'' ''alata'', ''D. cirrhosa'' (Dioscoreaceae).Taro Iwase , 1964 Recent foodplant records of the Loochooan butterflies ''Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society'' 1964:105-109 References Tagiades Butterflies described in 1874 Taxa named by Carl Heinrich Hopffer Butterflies of Asia {{Pyrginae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tagiades Nestus
''Tagiades nestus'', the Papuan snow flat or Nestus flat, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found on the Australian islands in the Torres Strait and in New Guinea. Its wingspan is about 40 mm. Its larvae feed on ''Dioscorea ''Dioscorea'' is a genus of over 600 species of flowering plants in the family Dioscoreaceae, native throughout the tropical and warm temperate regions of the world. The vast majority of the species are tropical, with only a few species extending ...'' species. Subspecies *''Tagiades nestus nestus'' *''Tagiades nestus sivoa'' Swinhoe, 1904 (New Guinea) External linksAustralian Insects Tagiades Butterflies described in 1860 Butterflies of Oceania {{Pyrginae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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