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Paralucia
''Paralucia'' is a genus of butterflies endemic to Australia and belonging to the family Lycaenidae. The caterpillars feed on '' Bursaria'' and sometimes ''Pittosporum'' species and co-habit with ants of the genera ''Anonychomyrma'' and ''Notoncus ''Notoncus'' is an Australian genus of ants in the subfamily Formicinae. The genus is known from Australia (one species is also known from Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gi ...''. Species The genus includes the following three species: * Bright copper, '' Paralucia aurifera'' * Fiery copper, '' Paralucia pyrodiscus'' * Bathurst copper, '' Paralucia spinifera'' References External links List of host plants for ''Graphium macleayanus'' Australian Biological Resources Study. Luciini Lycaenidae genera Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Theclinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paralucia Aurifer
The bright copper (''Paralucia aurifer'') is a butterfly belonging to the family Lycaenidae. Taxonomy The bright copper was first described by Émile Blanchard in 1848. Description The adult bright copper has a wingspan of . The flight season is from December to January. The wings are dull brown on top with gold-orange triangles in the middle of each wing. Distribution and habitat It is found in eastern Australia including New South Wales, eastern Queensland, Victoria, Tasmania and the Australian Capital Territory. Ecology The bright copper and the ant species '' Anonychomyrma nitidiceps'' form a complex symbiotic relationship on '' Bursaria spinosa''. Butterflies lay their eggs on the underside of the leaves, and the caterpillars feed on the leaves before pupating in the soil at the foot of the plant. The ants excavate chambers in the soil where the caterpillars sleep and later pupate, and accompany the caterpillars when the latter are feeding. They are thought to feed on t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paralucia Aurifera
The bright copper (''Paralucia aurifer'') is a butterfly belonging to the family Lycaenidae. Taxonomy The bright copper was first described by Émile Blanchard in 1848. Description The adult bright copper has a wingspan of . The flight season is from December to January. The wings are dull brown on top with gold-orange triangles in the middle of each wing. Distribution and habitat It is found in eastern Australia including New South Wales, eastern Queensland, Victoria, Tasmania and the Australian Capital Territory. Ecology The bright copper and the ant species '' Anonychomyrma nitidiceps'' form a complex symbiotic relationship on '' Bursaria spinosa''. Butterflies lay their eggs on the underside of the leaves, and the caterpillars feed on the leaves before pupating in the soil at the foot of the plant. The ants excavate chambers in the soil where the caterpillars sleep and later pupate, and accompany the caterpillars when the latter are feeding. They are thought to feed on t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paralucia Pyrodiscus
The fiery copper or dull copper (''Paralucia pyrodiscus'') is an endemic Australian butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. One of the two subspecies, ''P. p. lucida'', is commonly known as the Eltham copper. The larvae feed on '' Bursaria spinosa'' and are associated with ''Notoncus'' ants. Distribution It is found in eastern Australia from central Queensland through eastern New South Wales and into eastern Victoria. Outlying populations occur in north Queensland and central Victoria. Behavior The larvae of ''P. p. lucida'' are nocturnal and feed solely on ''Busaria spinosa'' after dusk for many hours. When the temperature is above 15 °C, the larvae become inactive. They live for long periods of time, and remain active, though less-so, in the winter months. During these times, they rest in the subterranean nest chambers of different ''Notoncus'' ants, depending on their geographic distribution. During the day, larvae also rest in the ants' nest chambers near the roots of ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paralucia
''Paralucia'' is a genus of butterflies endemic to Australia and belonging to the family Lycaenidae. The caterpillars feed on '' Bursaria'' and sometimes ''Pittosporum'' species and co-habit with ants of the genera ''Anonychomyrma'' and ''Notoncus ''Notoncus'' is an Australian genus of ants in the subfamily Formicinae. The genus is known from Australia (one species is also known from Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gi ...''. Species The genus includes the following three species: * Bright copper, '' Paralucia aurifera'' * Fiery copper, '' Paralucia pyrodiscus'' * Bathurst copper, '' Paralucia spinifera'' References External links List of host plants for ''Graphium macleayanus'' Australian Biological Resources Study. Luciini Lycaenidae genera Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Theclinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paralucia Spinifera
''Paralucia spinifera'', commonly known as the Bathurst copper or purple copper, is a species of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is endemic to Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma .... Description The body is relatively thick. The wingspan is of 20–30 mm. The upper sides of its wings are copper-colored and have a purple, blue, and green iridescence when in the sunlight. The undersides of the wings are patterned with brown, black, and gray. Its black antennae are dotted with white spots, and end with a black tip. Habitat The habitat of the purple copper butterfly is found primarily in altitudes above 900 m (3000 ft), and are generally seen with exposure to the full day sun (often with a west to north appearance), and with extremes of co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luciini
The Luciini are a tribe of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. Genera Though containing few genera at present, some of these have numerous species. As not all Theclinae have been assigned to tribes, the following list of genera is preliminary: * '' Acrodipsas'' * '' Hypochrysops'' * '' Lucia'' * '' Parachrysops'' * ''Paralucia'' * '' Philiris'' * ''Pseudodipsas'' * ''Titea ''Titea'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. Species include: *''Titea caerula'' Tite, 1963 *''Titea extensa'' Bethune-Baker, 1906 *''Titea sublutea'' Tite, 1963 References Luciini Lycaenidae genera {{Lycaenidae-stub ...'' Theclinae Butterfly tribes {{Theclinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bursaria
''Bursaria'' is a genus of eight species of flowering plants in the family Pittosporaceae and is endemic to Australia. They are shrubs or slender trees, often with spiny branches and have simple leaves, relatively small flowers with five sepals, five petals and five stamens, and fruit that is a flattened, thin-walled capsule. Description Plants in the genus ''Bursaria'' range from low shrubs to small, slender trees and have branches that are often spiny. The leaves are arranged alternately along the branches or clustered and are linear to lance-shaped, egg-shaped or wedge-shaped, sometimes with toothed edges or a notched tip. The flowers are relatively small, arranged singly in racemes or panicles at the ends of branchlets or in leaf axils. There are five sepals that are free from each other, five narrow oblong, spreading white petals, and five stamens that are free from each other. The fruit is a flattened, thin-walled capsule containing ten to fifty kidney-shaped seeds. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Notoncus
''Notoncus'' is an Australian genus of ants in the subfamily Formicinae. The genus is known from Australia (one species is also known from Papua New Guinea), where the ants nest in the soil or on the ground under stones and logs in forested areas. The ants are also common in gardens and parks. Species The genus includes the following six species: * ''Notoncus capitatus'' Forel, 1915 * ''Notoncus ectatommoides'' (Forel, 1892) * ''Notoncus enormis'' Szabo, 1910 * ''Notoncus gilberti'' Forel, 1895 * ''Notoncus hickmani'' Clark, 1930 * ''Notoncus spinisquamis ''Notoncus'' is an Australian genus of ants in the subfamily Formicinae. The genus is known from Australia (one species is also known from Papua New Guinea), where the ants nest in the soil or on the ground under stones and logs in forested ar ...'' (Andre, 1896) References Formicinae Ant genera Hymenoptera of Australia {{formicinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anonychomyrma
''Anonychomyrma'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Dolichoderinae. Distribution and habitat The genus is mainly distributed in New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Australia; a single species is known from Malaysia and Indonesia. They nest on the ground or in trees, with colonies consisting of 500 to tens of thousands individuals. Species *'' Anonychomyrma anguliceps'' (Forel, 1901) *'' Anonychomyrma angusta'' (Stitz, 1911) *'' Anonychomyrma arcadia'' (Forel, 1915) *'' Anonychomyrma biconvexa'' (Santschi, 1928) *'' Anonychomyrma dimorpha'' (Viehmeyer, 1912) *'' Anonychomyrma extensa'' (Emery, 1887) *'' Anonychomyrma fornicata'' (Emery, 1914) *'' Anonychomyrma froggatti'' (Forel, 1902) *'' Anonychomyrma gigantea'' (Donisthorpe, 1943) *''Anonychomyrma gilberti'' (Forel, 1902) *'' Anonychomyrma glabrata'' (Smith, 1857) *'' Anonychomyrma incisa'' (Stitz, 1932) *''Anonychomyrma itinerans ''Anonychomyrma itinerans'' is a species of ant in the genus ''Anonychomyrma''. Described by Lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pittosporum
''Pittosporum'' ( or ) is a genus of about 200 species of flowering plants in the family Pittosporaceae. The genus is probably Gondwanan in origin; its present range extends from Australasia, Oceania, eastern Asia and some parts of Africa. '' Citriobatus'' can be included here, but might be a distinct (though closely related) genus. They are commonly known as pittosporums or, more ambiguously, cheesewoods. The species are trees and shrubs growing to 2–30 m tall. The leaves are spirally arranged or whorled, simple, with an entire or waved (rarely lobed) margin. The flowers are produced singly or in umbels or corymbs, each flower with five sepals and five petals; they are often sweetly scented. The fruit is a woody seed capsule, which bursts on ripening to release the numerous seeds. The seeds are coated with a sticky resinous substance. The genus is named after their sticky seeds, from the Greek meaning "pitch-seed". Tarata (''P. eugenioides'') and kohuhu (''P. tenuifolium'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsewhere. For example, the Cape sugarbird is found exclusively in southwestern South Africa and is therefore said to be ''endemic'' to that particular part of the world. An endemic species can be also be referred to as an ''endemism'' or in scientific literature as an ''endemite''. For example '' Cytisus aeolicus'' is an endemite of the Italian flora. '' Adzharia renschi'' was once believed to be an endemite of the Caucasus, but it was later discovered to be a non-indigenous species from South America belonging to a different genus. The extreme opposite of an endemic species is one with a cosmopolitan distribution, having a global or widespread range. A rare alternative term for a species that is endemic is "precinctive", which applies to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geography Of Australia
The geography of Australia encompasses a wide variety of biogeographic regions being the world's smallest continent, while comprising the territory of the sixth-largest country in the world. The population of Australia is concentrated along the eastern and south-eastern coasts. The geography of the continent is extremely diverse, ranging from the snow-capped mountains of the Australian Alps and Tasmania to large deserts, tropical and temperate forests, grasslands, heathlands and woodlands. The countries that govern nearby regions include Indonesia, East Timor, and Papua New Guinea to the north; the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, and the French dependency of New Caledonia to the east; and New Zealand to the southeast. Physical geography Australia is a continent and an island located in Oceania between the Indian Ocean and the South Pacific Ocean. It shares its name with the country that claims control over it. Properly called the Commonwealth of Australia, its territory consist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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