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Parnassius Autocrator
''Parnassius autocrator'' is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is found in Afghanistan and Tajikistan. ''Parnassius autocrator'' is a high-altitude butterfly (up to 3,000 m). The preferred larval food plant is ''Corydalis adiantifolia''. References Further reading *Krejtsberg A. V., 1987 Ecologie de Parnassius autocrator (Lepidoptera): une espèce rare de papilionidés On the ecology of Parnassius autocrator (Lepidoptera): a rare species of papilionids '' Zoologičeskij žurnal'' (in Russian) ISSN 0044-5134 Nauka, Moskva Russian Federation * * sv:''Parnassius autocrator'' Swedish Wikipedia provides further references and synonymy External links *Goran WaldeckPhotosText and photos autocrator ''Autokrator'' or ''Autocrator'' ( grc-gre, αὐτοκράτωρ, autokrátōr, , self-ruler," "one who rules by himself," whence English "autocrat, from grc, αὐτός, autós, self, label=none + grc, κράτος, krátos, dominion, power ... Butte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrey Avinoff
Andrey Avinoff (14 February 1884 – 16 July 1949); was an internationally-known artist, lepidopterist, museum director, professor, bibliophile and iconographer, who served as the director of the Carnegie Museum of Natural History in Pittsburgh from 1926 to 1945. Throughout his life he engaged with prominent thinkers, explorers, authors, scientists, and educators throughout the world. Perhaps more than any other Russian émigré of his period, he epitomized the cultural sophistication of pre-revolutionary Russia. He has been firmly established by curatorial experts as one of the most important artists in America from the Russian Silver Age of Art, Mir iskusstva (World of Art). In an age of specialization, Avinoff brought an interdisciplinary approach to a broad range of fields, demonstrating the connections between culture, nature, spirituality, and art history. He personally amassed the largest collection of Asiatic butterflies in the world discovering several new species of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
