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Plettenberg (mountain)
Plettenberg is a mountain of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is located in Zollernalbkreis. Vegetation The Plettenberg is not wooded. However, the sharp transition to forest illustrates it is no natural border. Even the top of the mountain does not reach the tree line which, in this region, would lie at around 1,650–1,700 metres. Many of the open areas are habitats for specialised species of flora; these include bogs, rock faces and snow fields. Below the summit the mountain is covered by mixed forest consisting of beech, rowan, spruce and silver fir. That is attributable to the intensive sheep farming in this region, which limits forest growth. In 2017 milling machines was used in the sensitive area. Butterflies and moths *'' Speyeria aglaja'' *''Callophrys rubi'' *'' Erebia medusa'' *'' Zygaena viciae'' *'' Fabriciana adippe'' *'' Boloria dia'' *'' Boloria euphrosyne'' *''Coenonympha arcania'' *'' Colias alfacariensis'' *'' Cupido minimus'' *'' Erebia aethiops'' *'' Ereb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ortenberg (mountain)
Ortenberg is a mountain of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It lies on the southwest of the Swabian Jura, on the southern slope of the Upper Schlichem valley near Deilingen in the Tuttlingen district. It is part of the Großer Heuberg Großer Heuberg (Great Heuberg) or Grosser Heuberg, often simply called Heuberg ( Swabian: ''Haiberg''), is the name of a sparsely populated plateau in the southwestern Swabian Jura with mountains of about 1,000 metres above sea level or even hig .... {{coord, 48, 10, N, 8, 48, E, display=title, region:DE_type:mountain_source:GNS-enwiki Mountains and hills of the Swabian Jura ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fabriciana Adippe
''Fabriciana adippe'', the high brown fritillary, is a large and brightly colored butterfly of the family Nymphalidae, native to Europe and across the Palearctic to Japan. It is known for being Great Britain's most threatened butterfly and is listed as a vulnerable species under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981.Barnett, L. K., & Warren, M. S. (1995). ''High Brown Fritillary ''. Wareham, Dorset: Butterfly Conservation Like other fritillaries it is dependent on warm climates with violet rich flora. __TOC__ Description The high brown fritillary's wingspan is on average around 65 mm. Its upper wings are orange with black markings and the undersides are colored a duller orange with white and brown markings. While flying, it is very hard to distinguish from the dark green fritillary which has many of the same markings. The male and female fritillary share many of the same physical features. Larvae are brown with a single longitudinal white stripe down the length of thei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nymphalis Antiopa
''Nymphalis antiopa'', known as the mourning cloak in North America and the Camberwell beauty in Britain, is a large butterfly native to Eurasia and North America. The immature form of this species is sometimes known as the spiny elm caterpillar. Other older names for this species include grand surprise and white petticoat. A powerful flier, this species is sometimes found in areas far from its usual range during migration. These butterflies have a lifespan of 11 to 12 months, one of the longest lifespans for any butterfly. It is also the state insect of the U.S. state of Montana, adopted in 2001. Etymology The specific epithet ''antiopa'' is thought to be derived from Antiope, a common name in Greek mythology. North American name "mourning cloak" In several European countries with Germanic languages, other than Britain, the name for this butterfly literally translates to "mourning cloak", such as German "Trauermantel", Dutch "rouwmantel", Swedish "sorgmantel", Finnish "su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Limenitis Camilla
''Limenitis camilla'', the (Eurasian) white admiral, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in woodland throughout southern Britain and much of Europe and the Palearctic, extending as far east as Japan. Adult white admirals have dark wings with white bands. The contrasting colours help to break up the outline of the wing, camouflaging it from predators. They have a wingspan of approximately 60–65 mm and have a distinctive, elegant flight consisting of short periods of wing beats, followed by long glides. The white admiral feeds on bramble blossom and honeydew and the female will lay its eggs singly on wisps of honeysuckle growing in dense woodland. The caterpillars are green with red-brown hairs and are camouflaged on a leaf by a mixture of their own droppings and silk. As autumn approaches it will form a tent-like structure made of leaf tissue known as a hibernaculum which it then secures to the stem with silk before hibernating. The caterpillar will th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lasiommata Megera
''Lasiommata megera'', the wall or wall brown, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae (subfamily Satyrinae). It is widespread in the Palearctic realm with a large variety of habitats and number of generations a year. Description ''P. megera'' L. Seitz. A. in Seitz, A. ed. Band 1: Abt. 1, ''Die Großschmetterlinge des palaearktischen Faunengebietes, Die palaearktischen Tagfalter'', 1909, 379 Seiten, mit 89 kolorierten Tafeln (3470 Figuren) Range The species lives in North Africa, Europe, the Caucasus, Asia Minor, the Middle East, western Siberia, northern Tian Shan, Dzungarian Alatau, Kazakhstan and Dzungaria. Habitats Habitats include forest edges and clearings, shrubby areas in ravines and river valleys and sparse woodlands. It is also found in mountain habitats up to above sea level. Life history The imago flies from April to October in two or three generations depending on locality and altitude. The larva feeds on grasses in the genera ''Festuca'', ''Bromus'', ''De ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lasiommata Maera
''Lasiommata maera'', the large wall brown, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. Subspecies * ''Lasiommata maera maera'' * ''Lasiommata maera abastumana'' (Sheljuzhko, 1937) (Caucasus) * ''Lasiommata maera adrasta'' (Hübner, 823-1824 (from south western Europe to Morocco and Algeria) * ''Lasiommata maera crimaea'' (A. Bang-Haas, 1907) * ''Lasiommata maera jachontovi'' (Sheljuzhko, 1937) (Caucasus) * ''Lasiommata maera meadewaldoi'' (Rothschild, 1917) (Morocco) * ''Lasiommata maera ordona'' (Fruhstorfer, 1909) (Siberia) * ''Lasiommata maera orientalis'' (Rühl, 1894) (Armenia) Distribution and habitat The species is common in continental Europe. It is also present in the Urals, south western Siberia, Asia Minor, Syria, Iran, Central Asia and the Himalayas."''Las ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hamearis Lucina
''Hamearis lucina'', the Duke of Burgundy, the only member of the genus ''Hamearis'', is a European butterfly in the family Riodinidae. For many years, it was known as the "Duke of Burgundy fritillary", because the adult's chequered pattern is strongly reminiscent of "true" fritillaries of the family Nymphalidae. Taxonomy and systematics Riodinidae is currently treated as a distinct family within the superfamily Papilionoidea, but in the past they were held to be the subfamily Riodininae of the Lycaenidae. Earlier, they were considered to be part of the now defunct family "Erycinidae", whose species are divided between this family and the subfamily Libytheinae. The genus ''Hamearis'', described by Jacob Hübner in 1819 is a monotypic genus of uncertain position (''incertae sedis''). Here it is considered part of subfamily Nemeobiinae, tribe Zemerini, within the metalmark butterfly family (Riodinidae). The origin of the common name is not known and the species was once called ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erynnis Tages
The Dingy Skipper (''Erynnis tages'') is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. Description ''Erynnis tages'' is different from other skippers because of the predominantly monochrome, gray-brown wing coloration and the marbling, which is only present on the upper side of the forewings, as well as a series of small white dots on the wing edge. It is probably the most moth-like British butterfly and normally rests with its wings in a moth-like fashion. This well-camouflaged, brown and grey butterfly can be confused with the grizzled skipper, the Mother Shipton moth or the burnet companion moth. Faded specimens of ''Carcharodus alceae'' are distinguished by glass spots in the forewing and by a jagged rear wing edge. A special feature is the restraint of the imagos, which is reminiscent of an deltoid moth with its roof-shaped wings placed one on top of the other. Range The Dingy Skipper is widespread from the Iberian Peninsula and Ireland in the west to the Pacific in East Asia. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erebia Ligea
''Erebia ligea'', the Arran brown, is a member of the subfamily Satyrinae of the family Nymphalidae. This brown is widespread in south-eastern and northern Europe. It prefers mixed woodlands at low altitudes. It is rarely seen in open areas. This species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae'', and the type locality is Sweden. Description The Arran brown is a medium-sized butterfly with a wingspan of between . Females tend to be a little larger than males. The upperside of both the forewings and hindwings is dark greyish brown with a reddish-orange strip near the margin along which runs a series of black spots. Many of the spots are small but some have white centres. The underside of the forewing is dark brown with a reddish strip with black, white-centred eyespots near the outer edge. The underside of the hindwing is brown, edged with a row of more or less distinct dark coloured eyespots. The basal side of these is close to the cen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erebia Aethiops
The Scotch argus (''Erebia aethiops'') is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. In spite of its English name ''argus'', it is not a close relation of the brown argus nor the northern brown argus. Taxonomy Subspecies include: In Europe and Russia, these butterflies prefer the edge of pine forests and tall damp grassland in hills and mountains up to 2400 m. Description ''Erebia aethiops'' has a wingspan of 42–46 mm. Antennae are clavate (club shaped). The background colour of the wings varies from dark brown to black brown, with reddish-yellow bands, black eyespots with white pupils and greyish wing fringes, weakly chequered in the females. On the forewing there are three or four eyespots, usually two apical plus a third detached, while on the hindwings there are four or five. The underside of the hindwings shows a whitish or cream bandingMatt RowlinEuro Butterflies/ref> but there is a slightly marked sexual dimorphism. In Scotland, the subspecies ''caledonia'' has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cupido Minimus
The small blue (''Cupido minimus'') is a Palearctic butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. Despite its common name, it is not particularly blue. The male has some bluish suffusion at the base of its upper wings but is mostly dark brown like the female. The species can live in colonies of up to several hundred and in its caterpillar stage is cannibalistic. Description Small blue males are dark brown with a scattering of bright blue scales that speckle their wings. Females lack this blue speckling. Both males and females exhibit the characteristic silver underside with black spots. The male has a bluish tint at the base of its wings similar to the upper side. Their wingspan can fall anywhere from 16-27mm, but males tend to be the smaller sex. Small blues are often confused with the female Osiris Blue, whose coloring is similar to that of the male small blue. Geographic range ''C. minimus'' is found in Europe, Asia Minor, Transcaucasia, Tian-Shan, western Siberia, central Siberi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colias Alfacariensis
''Colias alfacariensis'', Berger's clouded yellow, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae. It was separated from the pale clouded yellow, ''C. hyale'', in 1905. Berger's clouded yellow is a Palearctic species (South and Central Europe, South Russia, Russian Far East, Siberia Central Asia and temperate China also Asia Minor, Caucasus and Transcaucasia. Description The wings of the male have a yellow ground colour, the females have a greenish-white ground colour, only the underside of the hind wings is yellowish. The upper wing side of both sexes has a dusted dark brown to black marginal band, which is only narrow on the hind wings. In the cell of the forewings there is a black spot on the upper and lower sides. The males have on the upperside of the hind wings in the cell an orange spot with a red border, on the underside this spot is bright and clearly outlined in red. This spot may be divided into two by the red border, so that it resembles an eight similar to ''Colias hya ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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