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Parides Phosphorus
''Parides phosphorus '' is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is found in the Neotropical realm. The larvae feed on ''Aristolochia''. Subspecies *''P. p. phosphorus'' Guianas, eastern Venezuela, Brazil (Pará) *''P. p. gratianus'' (Hewitson, 1861) Colombia *''P. p. vavi'' Racheli, 1992 *''P. p. zopyron'' Lamas, 1998 northern Peru *''P. p. laurae'' Bollino & Costa, 2004 southeastern Venezuela Description from Seitz P. phosphorus. Palpi red. Forewing somewhat transparent distally; male with dirty-green spot; hindwing rather strongly dentate, the red spots remote from the cell. Tibiae armed with spines, not thickened. Female with grey-green area on the forewing before the hindmargin, which occurs in no other female of the Aristolochia- Papilios. Colombia; Guiana; Lower Amazon; East Peru; perhaps more widely distributed. A rare insect; probably a swamp species which escapes observation. Two subspecies: — ''phosphorus'' Bates (3c) occurs in British Guiana and at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Walter Bates
Henry Walter Bates (8 February 1825, in Leicester – 16 February 1892, in London) was an English naturalist and explorer who gave the first scientific account of mimicry in animals. He was most famous for his expedition to the rainforests of the Amazon with Alfred Russel Wallace, starting in 1848. Wallace returned in 1852, but lost his collection on the return voyage when his ship caught fire. When Bates arrived home in 1859 after a full eleven years, he had sent back over 14,712 species (mostly of insects) of which 8,000 were (according to Bates, but see Van Wyhe) new to science. Bates wrote up his findings in his best-known work, ''The Naturalist on the River Amazons''. Life Bates was born in Leicester to a literate middle-class family. However, like Wallace, T.H. Huxley and Herbert Spencer, he had a normal education to the age of about 13 when he became apprenticed to a hosiery manufacturer. He joined the Mechanics' Institute (which had a library), studied in his spare t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parides Erithalion
''Parides erithalion'', the variable cattleheart, is a North and South American butterfly in the family Papilionidae. The species was first described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1836.Glassberg, Jeffrey (2007). ''A Swift Guide to the Butterflies of Mexico and Central America''. Sunstreak Books Inc. Description The upperside of the wings is black with a row of red postmedian spots. The underside of the wings is also black with a row of pink and whitish spots. In males of some subspecies the uppersides of the forewings have a large olivaceous-green patch from the inner margin forward, with a creamy-white spot, while hindwings have a band of three red spots. Fringe in both sexes is dotted with white. Subspecies * ''P. e. erithalion'' (C. Colombia) * ''P. e. trichopus'' (Rothschild & Jordan, 1906) (Mexico) * ''P. e. zeuxis'' (Lucas, 1852) (northern Venezuela) * ''P. e. erlaces'' (Gray, 1853) (southern Peru, northern Bolivia, Paraguay, northern Argentina) * ''P. e. polyzelus'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parides
''Parides'', commonly called cattlehearts, is a genus of swallowtail butterflies in the family Papilionidae. They are found in the Americas (Neotropical realm). Species Listed alphabetically within groups according to Möhn ''et al.'', with annotations according to Wilts ''et al.'' (2014): funet.fi species group: ''ascanius'' (disputed: basal/ic?) :*'' Parides agavus'' (Drury, 1782) :*'' [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Butterflies Described In 1861
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] |
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 wider pu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parides Vertumnus
''Parides vertumnus '' is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is found in the Neotropical realm. The larvae feed on ''Aristolochia'' species including '' A. elegans'', '' A. odoratissima'' and '' A. acutifolia''. Subspecies *''P. v. vertumnus'' Guianas, Surinam, French Guiana, eastern Venezuela *''P. v. cutora'' (Gray, 853 Brazil (Amazonas, Pará) *''P. v. diceros'' (Gray, 853 Brazil (Pará) *''P. v. bogotanus'' (C. & R. Felder, 1864) Colombia, Ecuador, northeastern Peru Description from Seitz P. vertumnus. Palpi red. Forewing in the male with a green spot; in the female unicolorous or spotted with white. Hindwing of the male with triangular red area, which consists of 3 or 4 spots, of which the posterior one is usually the longest; in the female with a broad red band, consisting of 5—7 spots, of which the four posterior ones are more or less completely connected. One of the commonest species, which is often met with in the woods, settling in damp places a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parides Panares
''Parides panares'', the wedge-spotted cattleheart, is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae native to the Americas. The larvae feed on '' Aristolochia maxima'' and '' A. pilosa''. Subspecies * ''P. p. panares'' (Gray, 853 (southeastern Mexico) * ''P. p. erythrus'' (Rothchild & Jordan, 1906) (Panama to Colombia) * ''P. p. lycimenes'' (Boisduval, 1836) (southeastern Mexico to Panama) * ''P. p. paralius'' (Rothchild & Jordan, 1906) (Ecuador) * ''P. p. rachelii'' K. S. Brown, 1994 (northern Venezuela) * ''P. p. tachira'' T. Racheli, 1991 (southwestern Venezuela) Description from Seitz 'panares panares'' = ''iphidamas'' in Seitz (misident.) Mexico P. lycimenes. Male : somewhat smaller than '' P. vertumnus'', the red area of the hindwing less triangular and its last spot smaller. Female: forewing slightly transparent at the apex; the spots somewhat yellowish, not pure white, the cell-spot usually large and extended across the cell; band of the hindwing less bright red ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parides Iphidamas
''Parides iphidamas'', the Iphidamas cattleheart or Transandean cattleheart, is a species of Neotropical butterfly in the family Papilionidae. Subspecies * ''P. i. iphidamas'' (Fabricius, 1793) (southern Mexico to Panama) * ''P. i. ayabacensis'' (Joicey & Talbot, 1918) (southern Ecuador to northern Peru) * ''P. i. calogyna'' (Rothchild & Jordan, 1906) (western Ecuador) * ''P. i. elatos'' (Rothchild & Jordan, 1906) (northwestern Colombia) * ''P. i. gorgonae'' Vélez & Salazar, 1991 (Colombia) * ''P. i. phalias'' (Rothchild & Jordan, 1906) (central Colombia) * ''P. i. teneates'' (Rothchild & Jordan, 1906) (northeastern Colombia to northwestern Venezuela) Description ''Parides iphidamas'' has a wingspan of about . The dorsal sides of the forewings are black, with a broad green and white spots (completely white in females), while the dorsal sides of the hindwings show a broad red band or spot. Along the edges there are many small yellow spots. The undersides of the wings are black w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parides Cutorina
''Parides cutorina '' is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is found in the Neotropical realm (Ecuador, Peru, and Brazil: Pará and Amazonas). It is an uncommon local species which may be threatened. The larvae feed on ''Aristolochia''. Description from Seitz P. cutorina Stgr. (female = ''mazeppa'' Grose-Smith) (3 c). Palpi red. Forewing of the male with a green spot; in the female without spot, the fringes spotted with white. Hindwing in the male with two contiguous red spots on the upper surface, the spots on the under surface yellowish white; in the female the wing has a yellowish white band on both surfaces; 2. and 3. radials close together, the transverse vein between them not oblique. — Upper Amazon and slopes of the Andes of Ecuador and Peru. Description from Rothschild and Jordan(1906) A full description is provided by Rothschild, W. and Jordan, K. (1906) Taxonomy ''Parides cutorina'' is a member of the ''anchises'' species groupEdwin Möhn, 2007 ... [...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] |
Parides Anchises
''Parides anchises'', the Anchises cattleheart, is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae native to the Americas. It is common and not threatened. The larvae feed on ''Aristolochia'' species including: ''Aristolochia brazilsis, A. brazilsis'', ''Aristolochia bukuti, A. bukuti'', ''Aristolochia colombiana, A. colombiana'', ''Aristolochia cymbifera, A. cymbifera'', ''Aristolochia fimbriata, A. fimbriata'', ''Aristolochia inflata, A. inflata'', ''Aristolochia macroura, A. macroura'', ''Aristolochia odora, A. odora'', ''Aristolochia ringens, A. ringens'', and ''Aristolochia triangularis, A. triangularis''. Subspecies * ''P. a. anchises'' (Linnaeus, 1758) (Guyana to French Guiana) * ''P. a. alyattes'' (C. Felder & R. Felder, 1861) (central Colombia) * ''P. a. bukuti'' Brévignon, 1998 (French Guiana) * ''P. a. cymochles'' (Doubleday, 1844) (Trinidad and eastern Venezuela) * ''P. a. drucei'' (Butler, 1874) (Colombia to northern Bolivia) * ''P. a. etias'' (Rothchild & Jorda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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