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Papilio Nobilis
''Papilio nobilis'', the noble swallowtail, is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is found in Africa. The larvae feed on '' Warburgia ugandensis''. Taxonomy ''Papilio nobilis'' is a member of the ''oribazus'' species group. The clade members are: *'' Papilio oribazus'' Boisduval, 1836 *'' Papilio epiphorbas'' Boisduval, 1833 *''Papilio nobilis'' Rogenhofer, 1891 Subspecies *''Papilio nobilis nobilis'' (highlands of Kenya, Lake Victoria, eastern Uganda, north-western Tanzania) *''Papilio nobilis didingensis'' Carpenter, 1928 (southern Sudan) *''Papilio nobilis crippsianus'' Stoneham, 1936 . (Congo Republic, western Uganda, western Kenya, north-western Tanzania) *''Papilio nobilis mpanda'' Kielland, 1990 Kielland, J. 1990 ''Butterflies of Tanzania.'' Hill House, Melbourne and London: 1-363 (western Tanzania) References External links * * * Butterflies described in 1891 nobilis ''Nobilis'' is a contemporary fantasy tabletop role-playing game created by Jenna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alois Friedrich Rogenhofer
Alois Friedrich Rogenhofer (22 December 1831, in Vienna – 15 January 1897, in Vienna) was an Austrian entomologist. He was a curator at the Naturhistorisches Museum in Vienna, where he was the first keeper of the Lepidoptera. Rogenhofer was mainly interested in Lepidoptera, and Hymenoptera. Beside him Josef Mann (1804-1889) worked as a keen technician and collector for the benefits of the museum. Mann described many species of Lepidoptera new to science focussing on Microlepidoptera Microlepidoptera (micromoths) is an artificial (i.e., unranked and not monophyletic) grouping of moth families, commonly known as the 'smaller moths' (micro, Lepidoptera). These generally have wingspans of under 20 mm, and are thus harder to .... Works * with Cajetan Freiherr von Felder and Rudolf Felder ''Reise Fregatte Novara. Lepidoptera''.Three volumes (1865-1867). Sources * Anon. 1897 ogenhofer, A. F. ''Entomologist's Monthly Magazine'' (3) 33:108 External links * Hymen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emily Mary Bowdler Sharpe
Emily Mary Bowdler Sharpe, born on 11 December 1868, was an English entomologist, colourist and illustrator Emily Mary Bowdler Sharpe was the eldest of ten daughters of Richard Bowdler Sharpe (1847–1909) and Emily Eliza Sharpe (née Burrows; 1842–1928). She had 11 sisters and one brother who died in infancy. She learned her craft from her father and initially she worked as a colourist on her father's books before dedicating herself to the study of butterflies. She worked throughout her life on butterflies, and described many new species. Selected works *Descriptions of new Species of East-African Butterflies ''Annals and Magazine of Natural History''(6) 5 (28) : 335-336 (1890) *Descriptions of some new Species of Lepidoptera collected by Mr. Herbert Ward at Bangala, on the Congo ''Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist.'' (6) 7 (37) : 130-135 (1891) *Descriptions of New Butterflies collected by Mr. F. J. Jackson, F.Z.S:, in British East Africa, during his recent Expedition. - Part I & II ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Butterfly
Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The group comprises the large 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 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 out, and after its wings have expanded and dried, ... [...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 ap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Africa
Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth's total surface area and 20% of its land area.Sayre, April Pulley (1999), ''Africa'', Twenty-First Century Books. . With billion people as of , it accounts for about of the world's human population. Africa's population is the youngest amongst all the continents; the median age in 2012 was 19.7, when the worldwide median age was 30.4. Despite a wide range of natural resources, Africa is the least wealthy continent per capita and second-least wealthy by total wealth, behind Oceania. Scholars have attributed this to different factors including geography, climate, tribalism, colonialism, the Cold War, neocolonialism, lack of democracy, and corruption. Despite this low concentration of wealth, recent economic expansion and the large and young population make Afric ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warburgia Ugandensis
''Warburgia ugandensis'', also known as Ugandan greenheart or simply greenheart tree, is a species of evergreen tree native to East Africa. Countries in which the plant species is found include Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda. The wood is resistant to insect attack and very strong. It was commonly used for the yoke pole of ox-wagons, the Disselboom. Early Indian immigrants to Kenya, working on the construction of the railway, used the leaves to flavor their curries before the chilli plant was commonly introduced. The flavor is hot and subtly different from chillies. Extracts of ''W. ugandensis'' have been reported to show some antimalarial, antifungal, and antibacterial properties ''in vitro'' or in animal models. Unsustainable overharvesting of the bark reduced the population of the ''longifolia'' subspecies to the Rondo Forest Reserve in Tanzania Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Afri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Species Group
In biology, a species complex is a group of closely related organisms that are so similar in appearance and other features that the boundaries between them are often unclear. The taxa in the complex may be able to hybridize readily with each other, further blurring any distinctions. Terms that are sometimes used synonymously but have more precise meanings are cryptic species for two or more species hidden under one species name, sibling species for two (or more) species that are each other's closest relative, and species flock for a group of closely related species that live in the same habitat. As informal taxonomic ranks, species group, species aggregate, macrospecies, and superspecies are also in use. Two or more taxa that were once considered conspecific (of the same species) may later be subdivided into infraspecific taxa (taxa within a species, such as bacterial strains or plant varieties), that is complex but it is not a species complex. A species complex is in most cas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clade
A clade (), also known as a monophyletic group or natural group, is a group of organisms that are monophyletic – that is, composed of a common ancestor and all its lineal descendants – on a phylogenetic tree. Rather than the English term, the equivalent Latin term ''cladus'' (plural ''cladi'') is often used in taxonomical literature. The common ancestor may be an individual, a population, or a species (extinct or extant). Clades are nested, one in another, as each branch in turn splits into smaller branches. These splits reflect evolutionary history as populations diverged and evolved independently. Clades are termed monophyletic (Greek: "one clan") groups. Over the last few decades, the cladistic approach has revolutionized biological classification and revealed surprising evolutionary relationships among organisms. Increasingly, taxonomists try to avoid naming taxa that are not clades; that is, taxa that are not monophyletic. Some of the relationships between org ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Papilio Oribazus
''Papilio oribazus'' is a swallowtail butterfly from the genus ''Papilio'' that is found in eastern Madagascar. The species was first described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1836. The habitat consists of forests and forest margins. Taxonomy ''Papilio oribazus'' is the nominal member of the ''oribazus'' species group. The clade members are: *''Papilio oribazus'' Boisduval, 1836 *'' Papilio epiphorbas'' Boisduval, 1833 *''Papilio nobilis ''Papilio nobilis'', the noble swallowtail, is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is found in Africa. The larvae feed on '' Warburgia ugandensis''. Taxonomy ''Papilio nobilis'' is a member of the ''oribazus'' species group. The clade m ...'' Rogenhofer, 1891 References External links"''Papilio oribazus'' Boisduval, 1836" ''Insecta.pro''. With images. oribazus Butterflies described in 1836 Butterflies of Africa Taxa named by Jean Baptiste Boisduval Lepidoptera of Madagascar Endemic fauna of Madagascar {{Papilionida ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Papilio Epiphorbas
''Papilio epiphorbas'' is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is found in Madagascar and the Comoro Islands. Taxonomy ''Papilio epiphorbas'' is a member of the ''oribazus'' species-group. The clade members are *'' Papilio oribazus'' Boisduval, 1836 *''Papilio epiphorbas'' Boisduval, 1833 *'' Papilio nobilis'' Rogenhofer, 1891 Subspecies *''Papilio epiphorbas epiphorbas'' (Madagascar) *''Papilio epiphorbas guyonnaudi'' Turlin & Guilbot, 1990Turlin & Guilbot, 1990 Description de deux nouvelles sous-especes de Papilio epiphorbas de l'archipel des Comores ''Bull. Soc. Ent. Fr.'' 94 (7-8) : 213-219 (Anjouan) *''Papilio epiphorbas praedicta'' Turlin & Guilbot, 1990 (Grand Comore) References *Carcasson, R.H 1960 The Swallowtail Butterflies of East Africa (Lepidoptera,Papilionidae).''Journal of the East Africa Natural History Society'pdfKey to East Africa members of the species group, diagnostic and other notes and figures. (Permission to host granted by The East Africa Na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geoffrey Douglas Hale Carpenter
G.D. Hale Carpenter MBE (26 October 1882 in Eton, Berkshire – 30 January 1953 in Oxford) was a British entomologist and medical doctor. He worked first at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, and in Uganda, on tse-tse flies and sleeping sickness. His main work in zoology was on mimicry in butterflies, an interest he developed in Uganda and Tanganyika. He succeeded E.B. Poulton as Hope Professor of Zoology at Oxford University from 1933 to 1948. Biography Douglas was a son of Philip Herbert Carpenter DSc FRS, a schoolmaster at Eton College; a grandson of the naturalist and physiologist William Benjamin Carpenter; and a great-grandson of Lant Carpenter, a Unitarian minister. Carpenter attended St Catherine's College, Oxford, graduating in 1904. He studied medicine at St George's Hospital, London, graduating as a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (the standard combined medical degree at the University of London at that time) in 1908. He then joined ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
International Union For Conservation Of Nature
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN; officially International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources) is an international organization working in the field of nature conservation and sustainable use of natural resources. It is involved in data gathering and analysis, research, field projects, advocacy, and education. IUCN's mission is to "influence, encourage and assist societies throughout the world to conserve nature and to ensure that any use of natural resources is equitable and ecologically sustainable". Over the past decades, IUCN has widened its focus beyond conservation ecology and now incorporates issues related to sustainable development in its projects. IUCN does not itself aim to mobilize the public in support of nature conservation. It tries to influence the actions of governments, business and other stakeholders by providing information and advice and through building partnerships. The organization is best known to the wide ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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