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Luehdorfiini
The Luehdorfiini are a tribe of swallowtail butterflies. Genera The tribe is thought to consist of three genera: * '' Archon'' * '' Doritites'' * ''Luehdorfia ''Luehdorfia'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Papilionidae Swallowtail butterflies are large, colorful butterflies in the family Papilionidae, and include over 550 species. Though the majority are tropical, members of the family ...'' References * Nazari et al. (2007) Phylogeny, historical biogeography, and taxonomic ranking of Parnassiinae (Lepidoptera, Papilionidae) based on morphology and seven genes. ''Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution''. 42(1):131–156PDF External links * Papilionidae Butterfly tribes {{Papilionidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Papilionidae
Swallowtail butterflies are large, colorful butterflies in the family Papilionidae, and include over 550 species. Though the majority are tropical, members of the family inhabit every continent except Antarctica. The family includes the largest butterflies in the world, the birdwing butterflies of the genus ''Ornithoptera''. Swallowtails have a number of distinctive features; for example, the papilionid caterpillar bears a repugnatorial organ called the osmeterium on its prothorax. The osmeterium normally remains hidden, but when threatened, the larva turns it outward through a transverse dorsal groove by inflating it with fluid. The forked appearance in some of the swallowtails' hindwings, which can be seen when the butterfly is resting with its wings spread, gave rise to the common name ''swallowtail''. As for its formal name, Linnaeus chose ''Papilio'' for the type genus, as ''papilio'' is Latin for "butterfly". For the specific epithets of the genus, Linnaeus applied th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archon Apollinus
''Archon apollinus'', the false Apollo, is a species of butterfly belonging to the Parnassinae subfamily. The species is found in Central and Eastern Europe and West Asia. They are found in Greece, Turkey, Iraq, Syria, Jordan, Israel and Lebanon, and like others of the family show considerable variation with four or five subspecies. A morphologically similar species '' Archon apollinaris'' has been recently separated and has been found to be sympatric and reproductively isolated. Older individuals often lose their scales, especially on the forewings, and appear very transparent. The larvae feed on species of ''Aristolochia'' including '' A. poecilantha'', '' A. parviflora'', '' A. bodamae'', '' A. hirta'', '' A. bottae'', '' A. auricularia'', '' A. rotunda'', '' A. sempervirens'', '' A. maurorum'' and '' A. billardieri''. Gallery Archon apollinus MHNT CUT 2013 3 7 male dos Turquie.jpg, ''A. a. apollinus'', male - Turkey, MHNT Archon apollinus MHNT CUT 2013 3 7 male ventre Tur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tribe (biology)
In biology, a tribe is a taxonomic rank above genus, but below family and subfamily. It is sometimes subdivided into subtribes. By convention, all taxonomic ranks from genus upwards are capitalized, including both tribe and subtribe. In zoology, the standard ending for the name of a zoological tribe is "-ini". Examples include the tribes Caprini (goat-antelopes), Hominini (hominins), Bombini (bumblebees), and Thunnini (tunas). The tribe Hominini is divided into subtribes by some scientists; subtribe Hominina then comprises "humans". The standard ending for the name of a zoological subtribe is "-ina". In botany, the standard ending for the name of a botanical tribe is "-eae". Examples include the tribes Acalypheae and Hyacintheae. The tribe Hyacintheae is divided into subtribes, including the subtribe Massoniinae. The standard ending for the name of a botanical subtribe is "-inae". In bacteriology, the form of tribe names is as in botany, e.g., Pseudomonadeae, based on the ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family (taxonomy), family. In binomial nomenclature, the genus name forms the first part of the binomial species name for each species within the genus. :E.g. ''Panthera leo'' (lion) and ''Panthera onca'' (jaguar) are two species within the genus ''Panthera''. ''Panthera'' is a genus within the family Felidae. The composition of a genus is determined by taxonomy (biology), taxonomists. The standards for genus classification are not strictly codified, so different authorities often produce different classifications for genera. There are some general practices used, however, including the idea that a newly defined genus should fulfill these three criteria to be descriptively useful: # monophyly – all descendants ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archon (butterfly)
''Archon'' is a genus of Palaearctic swallowtail butterflies in the subfamily Parnassiinae. Traditionally, only two species have been known: ''Archon apollinus'' and '' Archon apollinaris''. Recent studies, however, have given specific status to a third taxon, '' Archon bostanchii''. Taxonomy The genus consists of the following species: Food plants Species from this genus feed on '' Aristolochia'' species.Notes References * Carbonell, F., 1991. Contribution à la connaissance du genre ''[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doritites Bosniackii
''Doritites bosniackii'' is a fossil swallowtail butterfly in the subfamily Parnassiinae. It was described by Rebel in 1898. The genus and its sole species was described from the Miocene of Tuscany Tuscany ( ; it, Toscana ) is a Regions of Italy, region in central Italy with an area of about and a population of about 3.8 million inhabitants. The regional capital is Florence (''Firenze''). Tuscany is known for its landscapes, history, art ..., Italy. References *Hancock, D.L., 1983. Classification of the Papilionidae (Lepidoptera): a phylogenetic approach. ''Smithersia'' 2: 1-48. *Nazari, V., Zakharov, E.V., Sperling, F.A.H., 2007. Phylogeny, historical biogeography, and taxonomic ranking of Parnassiinae (Lepidoptera, Papilionidae) based on morphology and seven genes.'' Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution'', 42: 131–156. *Rebel, H., 1898. Doritites bosniaskii. ''Sitzungsberichte der akademie der wissenschaften. Mathematischen-naturwissenschaftliche classe''. Abteilung 1: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luehdorfia
''Luehdorfia'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Papilionidae. It contains the following species: * '' Luehdorfia chinensis'' – Chinese luehdorfia * ''Luehdorfia japonica The Japanese luehdorfia (''Luehdorfia japonica'') is a species of butterfly in the subfamily Parnassiinae of Papilionidae. It is found only in Japan. It was discovered by Yasushi Nawa in Japan's Gifu Prefecture in 1883.''Gifu City Walking Map'' ...'' – Japanese luehdorfia * '' Luehdorfia puziloi'' * '' Luehdorfia taibai'' Etymology The genus name is for Friedrich August Lühdorf, a Bremen trader who made a commercial expedition to Japan in 1854. External links Tree of Life projectImages of ''L. chinensis'', ''L. puziloi'' and ''L. japonica'' Papilionidae Taxa named by Carl Friedrich August Alexander Crüger Butterfly genera Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{papilionidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
