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List Of Butterflies Of Meghalaya
This is a tentative list of butterfly species found in the Indian state of Meghalaya. Family Papilionidae * ''Graphium sarpedon'' ( Linnaeus, 1758)Government of Meghalaya, Official State Portal Butterflies of Shillong and its Environs * ''Graphium antiphates'' ( Cramer, 1775) * '' Papilio clytia'' Linnaeus, 1758 * ''Papilio demoleus'' Linnaeus, 1758 * '' Papilio helenus'' Linnaeus, 1758 * ''Papilio polyctor'' Boisduval, 1836 * '' Papilio polytes romulus'' Cramer, 775ref name="GovtMegh"/> * '' Papilio protenor'' Cramer, 1775 * '' Papilio nephelus'' Boisduval, 1836 * '' Troides helena'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * '' Atrophaneura aidoneus'' Doubleday, 1845 * '' Pachliopta aristolochiae'' (Fabricius, 1775) * ''Byasa dasarada'' (Moore, 1857) * ''Byasa polyeuctes'' (Doubleday, 1842) Family Pieridae * ''Aporia agathon'' (Gray) * ''Appias lyncida'' (Cramer) * ''Appias pandione'' (Geyer) * '' Catopsilia crocale'' (Cramer) * '' Catopsilia pyranthe'' (Linnaeus) * ''Colia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Butterfly
Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the Order (biology), order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The group comprises the large superfamily (zoology), 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 Holometabolism, 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 o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atrophaneura Aidoneus
''Atrophaneura aidoneus'', the lesser batwing, is an Asian species of butterfly that belongs to the batwings group of ''Atrophaneura'', comprising tailless black swallowtail butterflies. Description * Wingspan: 112–162 mm. * Male: Tailless. Above, the butterfly is bluish black and unmarked. It has a white scent patch in a square dorsal fold, which is pink or red on its marginal edge. This white scent patch is smaller than that of the common windmill. * Female: Tailless. Above, the butterfly is grey brown. It has dark stripes between the veins. Resembles '' Atrophaneura varuna'' race ''astorion'', but differs as follows: Cell of forewing proportionately not quite so long; abdominal fold to the hindwing in male not so broad, its lower margin not square, rounded; the specialized scales within the fold white, with an edging of pink. Female larger. Upperside: ground colour olivaceous brown, never black; abdomen with a broad white, not crimson, lateral stripe. Range Northern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Delias Acalis
''Delias acalis'', the redbreast Jezebel, is a medium-sized butterfly of the family Pieridae, that is, the yellows and whites. Description ''Delias acalis'' resembles ''Delias pasithoe ''Delias pasithoe'', the redbase Jezebel is a medium-sized butterfly of the family Pieridae, that is, the yellows and whites. The species is found in parts of South Asia and Southeast Asia. There has been some dispute for which species the specif ...'' in both sexes; the differences are as follows: Upper, forewing: the white spot at apex of cell replaced by an upper and a lower grey scaled spot that crosses the discocellulars, which are black; the postdiscal series of hastate (spear-shaped) spots converted into broad greyish diffuse streaks of which the streak in interspace 3 is shifted more inward than the others. In the rf the broad subbasal greyish streaks in interspaces 1 and 2 and in the cell are longer than in the female. Hindwing black; basal area to middle of cell deep vermilion, tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colias Electo
''Colias electo'', the African clouded yellow or lucerne butterfly, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae. It is found in eastern and southern Africa, as well as Arabia. The habitat consists of temperate and montane grasslands. The wingspan is for males and for females. Adults are on the wing throughout the year, with a peak from April to August. The larvae feed on '' Medicago sativa'', ''Trifolium'', '' Vicia'' and ''Robinia pseudoacacia ''Robinia pseudoacacia'', commonly known in its native territory as black locust, is a medium-sized hardwood deciduous tree, belonging to the tribe Robinieae of the legume family Fabaceae. It is endemic to a few small areas of the United States, ...''. Subspecies *''C. e. electo'' (South Africa, southern Mozambique, Namibia, Zimbabwe and Zambia) *''C. e. hecate'' Strecker, 1900 (Angola, southern Zaire, northern Zambia and north-western Malawi) *''C. e. pseudohecate'' Berger, 1940 (Malawi, Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, eastern Zaire, Rwanda, Bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catopsilia Pyranthe
''Catopsilia pyranthe'', the mottled emigrant, is a medium-sized butterfly of the family Pieridae found in south Asia, southeast Asia, and parts of Australia. Description Male The upperside is chalky white, slightly tinted in some specimens with green. The forewing is with or without a discocellular black spot, that varies in size; costa and termen sometimes without a black margin; occasionally the costa has its apical third narrowly black, broadened slightly at the apex with black spots between the anterior veins; or again, the costa may be narrowly black, the apex very broadly so, and this colour continued down the termen but narrowed posteriorly. The hindwing is sometimes immaculate, but generally with narrow terminal black spots at the apices of the veins, these often reduced to mere dots, or again so broadened as to coalesce into a narrow terminal black margin. The underside's ground colour is similar, suffused on the anterior half of the forewing and over the whole surfac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catopsilia Crocale
''Catopsilia pomona'', the common emigrant or lemon emigrant, is a medium-sized pierid butterfly found in Asia, Cambodia and parts of Australia. The species gets its name from its habit of migration. Some early authors considered them as two distinct species ''Catopsilia crocale'' and ''Catopsilia pomona''. Description The species has pale and dark morphs in Australia. The form ''crocale'' has the antennae black and the form ''pomona'' has the antennae pinkish or red. The development of these forms has been linked to photoperiod and temperature during growth. Male Quoted from Bingham, C. T. (1907) ''The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Butterflies'' volume 2. "The upperside of the male is chalky-white, sometimes with a more or less broad and clearly defined basal sulphur-yellow area on both fore and hind wings; this sulphur-yellow colour is at times diffused over the whole surface of the wings, though generally it becomes paler towards the termi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Appias Pandione
''Appias pandione'' is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It was described by Carl Geyer in 1832. It is found in the Indomalayan realm The Indomalayan realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms. It extends across most of South and Southeast Asia and into the southern parts of East Asia. Also called the Oriental realm by biogeographers, Indomalaya spreads all over the Indi .... Seitz, A., 1912-1927. ''Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde'' 9 Subspecies *''A. p. pandione'' (Java) *''A. p. ozolia'' Fruhstorfer, 1910 (Sumatra) *''A. p. whiteheadi'' Grose-Smith, 1887 (northern Borneo) *''A. p. lagela'' (Moore, 1878) (southern Burma to Peninsular Malaysia) *''A. p. montanus'' Rothschild, 1896 (Philippines: Negros) *''A. p. zamora'' (C. & R. Felder, 1862) (Philippines: Mindoro) References External links ''Appias''at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms'' {{Taxonbar, from=Q2838324 Appias (butterfly) Butterflies described in 1832 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Appias Lyncida
''Appias lyncida'', the chocolate albatross, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae, that is, the yellows and whites, which is found in south and southeast Asia. Range The chocolate albatross is found in India, China, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, Laos, Indochina, Taiwan, Hainan and possibly South China. In India, the butterfly ranges across south India, Nicobar islands, Sikkim to Assam, and onto Myanmar. In South India, the chocolate albatross is to be found along the foot of the Western Ghats. It is found throughout the year in the Nilgiris where it is locally common. In the northern parts of peninsular India it extends into Orissa and north up to Lucknow. Status In India, the northern race of the butterfly is common, while it is local and scarce in other parts of its range. Description The chocolate albatross has a wingspan of 55 to 70 mm. The male is white above with chocolate-brown or black margins, and, bright lemon yellow be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aporia Agathon
''Aporia agathon'', the great blackvein, is a mid-sized butterfly of the family Pieridae, that is, the yellows and whites, which is found in Nepal, India, China and Southeast Asia. Description Typical form has the upperside black; forewings and hindwings with the following white or greenish-white streaks and spots in the discoidal cells and in the interspaces. Forewing: a broad streak in cell, two more or less confluent streaks obscurely divided by a diffuse blackish line below it in interspace 1, followed by an upper discal series of five short lines in interspaces 3, 4, 5 and 10, and a subterminal complete series of elongate narrow spots; both the discal and subterminal series are curved inwards anteriorly. In most specimens the streaks in interspace 1 and in cell are irrorated with black scales. Hindwing: a broad streak along the dorsum divided by vein 1a, two narrow long streaks in interspace 1, a much broader elongated oval streak in cell, with another elongate broad streak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Byasa Polyeuctes
''Byasa polyeuctes'', the common windmill, is the most common member in India of the windmills genus (''Byasa''), comprising tailed black Swallowtail butterfly, swallowtail butterflies with white spots and red submarginal crescents. Range This butterfly lives in Pakistan, northern ranges of India, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar, northern Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, southern China (including Yunnan) and Taiwan. In India, the Himalayas from Himachal Pradesh to Sikkim, Assam onto Chinese South Tibet region and northern Myanmar. Status Overall, the butterfly is not rare. It is common in parts of Sikkim but becomes rarer westwards. It is extremely scarce in Shimla though not rare from Kangra district, Kangra. In the west it ranges from the Azad Kashmir disputed territory part of the wider Kashmir region of Pakistan and India. Description * Length 110 to 140 mm * Sexes alike * Black and white above with prominent swallowtail * Red bodied - tail has a red tip * Forewings completely bla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frederic Moore
Frederic Moore FZS (13 May 1830 – 10 May 1907) was a British entomologist and illustrator. He produced six volumes of ''Lepidoptera Indica'' and a catalogue of the birds in the collection of the East India Company. It has been said that Moore was born at 33 Bruton Street, but that may be incorrect given that this was the address of the menagerie and office of the Zoological Society of London from 1826 to 1836. Moore was appointed an assistant in the East India Company Museum London from 31 May 1848 on a "disestablished basis" and became a temporary writer and then an assistant curator at the East India Museum with a pension of £330 per annum from 31 December 1879. He had a daughter Rosa Martha Moore. He began compiling ''Lepidoptera indica'' (1890–1913), a major work on the butterflies of the South Asia in 10 volumes, which was completed after his death by Charles Swinhoe. Many of the plates were produced by his son while some others were produced by E C Knight and John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Byasa Dasarada
''Byasa dasarada'', the great windmill, is a butterfly found in India that belongs to the windmills genus, ''Byasa'', comprising tailed black swallowtail butterflies with white spots and red submarginal crescents. Range and status Northern India, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar, south-eastern China (including Hainan island (Guangdong province)). The great windmill is not rare or threatened. Subspecies There are five subspecies. The following occur in the Indian neighbourhood: * ''B. d. dasarada'' Frederic Moore, Moore. Sikkim to Assam. Not rare. * ''B. d. ravana'' Frederic Moore, Moore. Kashmir to Kumaon division, Kumaon. Not rare. * ''B. d. barata'' Walter Rothschild, 2nd Baron Rothschild, Rothschild. Myanmar. Rare. Description * Wingspan: 100 to 140 mm. * The butterflies resemble the Byasa polyeuctes, common windmill but are usually larger with broader tails. * The upper hindwing marginal crescent is white or cream-coloured. * Sexes similar. The female often has a complete dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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