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Parnara
''Parnara'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Hesperiidae, the skippers. They are native to Asia, Africa and Australia.Chiba, H. and J. N. Eliot. (1991)A revision of the genus ''Parnara'' Moore (Lepidoptera, Hesperiidae), with special reference to the Asian species.''Tyô to Ga'' 42(3), 179-94. These are small, brown skippers that have thin, translucent spots on their wings. Species Species include: *'' Parnara amalia'' (Semper, 879 *'' Parnara apostata'' (Snellen, 880 **''P. a. apostata'' Sumatra, Malay Peninsula, S.Burma, Java, Bali **''P. a. andra'' Evans, 1949 Borneo **''P. a. debdasi'' Chiba & Eliot, 1991 Nepal **''P. a. hulsei'' Devyatkin & Monastyrskii, 1999 South Yunnan *'' Parnara bada'' (Moore, 1878) – Ceylon swift *'' Parnara batta'' Evans, 1949 Southeast China *'' Parnara ganga'' Evans, 1937 – continental swift *'' Parnara guttata'' (Bremer & Grey, 852 – straight swift *'' Parnara kawazoei'' Chiba & Eliot, 1991 Philippines, Borneo, Sulawe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parnara Batta
''Parnara'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Hesperiidae, the skippers. They are native to Asia, Africa and Australia.Chiba, H. and J. N. Eliot. (1991)A revision of the genus ''Parnara'' Moore (Lepidoptera, Hesperiidae), with special reference to the Asian species.''Tyô to Ga'' 42(3), 179-94. These are small, brown skippers that have thin, translucent spots on their wings. Species Species include: *'' Parnara amalia'' (Semper, 879 *'' Parnara apostata'' (Snellen, 880 **''P. a. apostata'' Sumatra, Malay Peninsula, S.Burma, Java, Bali **''P. a. andra'' Evans, 1949 Borneo **''P. a. debdasi'' Chiba & Eliot, 1991 Nepal **''P. a. hulsei'' Devyatkin & Monastyrskii, 1999 South Yunnan *'' Parnara bada'' (Moore, 1878) – Ceylon swift *'' Parnara batta'' Evans, 1949 Southeast China *'' Parnara ganga'' Evans, 1937 – continental swift *'' Parnara guttata'' (Bremer & Grey, 852 – straight swift *'' Parnara kawazoei'' Chiba & Eliot, 1991 Philippines, Borneo, Sulawe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parnara Apostata
''Parnara'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Hesperiidae, the skippers. They are native to Asia, Africa and Australia.Chiba, H. and J. N. Eliot. (1991)A revision of the genus ''Parnara'' Moore (Lepidoptera, Hesperiidae), with special reference to the Asian species.''Tyô to Ga'' 42(3), 179-94. These are small, brown skippers that have thin, translucent spots on their wings. Species Species include: *'' Parnara amalia'' (Semper, 879 *'' Parnara apostata'' (Snellen, 880 **''P. a. apostata'' Sumatra, Malay Peninsula, S.Burma, Java, Bali **''P. a. andra'' Evans, 1949 Borneo **''P. a. debdasi'' Chiba & Eliot, 1991 Nepal **''P. a. hulsei'' Devyatkin & Monastyrskii, 1999 South Yunnan *'' Parnara bada'' (Moore, 1878) – Ceylon swift *''Parnara batta'' Evans, 1949 Southeast China *'' Parnara ganga'' Evans, 1937 – continental swift *'' Parnara guttata'' (Bremer & Grey, 852 – straight swift *'' Parnara kawazoei'' Chiba & Eliot, 1991 Philippines, Borneo, Sulawes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parnara Kawazoei
''Parnara'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Hesperiidae, the skippers. They are native to Asia, Africa and Australia.Chiba, H. and J. N. Eliot. (1991)A revision of the genus ''Parnara'' Moore (Lepidoptera, Hesperiidae), with special reference to the Asian species.''Tyô to Ga'' 42(3), 179-94. These are small, brown skippers that have thin, translucent spots on their wings. Species Species include: *'' Parnara amalia'' (Semper, 879 *''Parnara apostata'' (Snellen, 880 **''P. a. apostata'' Sumatra, Malay Peninsula, S.Burma, Java, Bali **''P. a. andra'' Evans, 1949 Borneo **''P. a. debdasi'' Chiba & Eliot, 1991 Nepal **''P. a. hulsei'' Devyatkin & Monastyrskii, 1999 South Yunnan *'' Parnara bada'' (Moore, 1878) – Ceylon swift *''Parnara batta'' Evans, 1949 Southeast China *'' Parnara ganga'' Evans, 1937 – continental swift *'' Parnara guttata'' (Bremer & Grey, 852 – straight swift *'' Parnara kawazoei'' Chiba & Eliot, 1991 Philippines, Borneo, Sulawesi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parnara Guttata
''Parnara guttata'', the common straight swift, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the Indomalayan realm, Amur (Russian Far East), eastern China, and Japan. Its wingspan is about 40 mm. Common straight swift larvae feed on various grasses, including rice Rice is the seed of the grass species '' Oryza sativa'' (Asian rice) or less commonly ''Oryza glaberrima'' (African rice). The name wild rice is usually used for species of the genera '' Zizania'' and '' Porteresia'', both wild and domesticat .... References Hesperiinae Butterflies of Indochina Articles containing video clips {{Hesperiinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parnara Bada
''Parnara bada'', the African straight swift, grey swift or Ceylon swift, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in south-east Asia, from India through China to Indonesia, as well as the north-east coast of Australia. Description The wingspan is about 30 mm. The larvae feed on ''Leersia hexandra'', ''Oryza sativa'', ''Saccharum officinarum'' and ''Bambusa ''Bambusa'' is a large genus of clumping bamboos. Most species of ''Bambusa'' are rather large, with numerous branches emerging from the nodes, and one or two much larger than the rest. The branches can be as long as 11 m (35 ft). The ...''. It creates a shelter made from leaves joined with silk. It hides in this shelter during the day and emerges at night to feed. Pupation takes place inside this shelter. File:African Straight Swift Parnara Bada (5799482956).jpg, Upper side File:Parnara bada at Kadavoor.jpg, Upper side File:Parnara bada mating at Kadavoor.jpg, Mating pair File:Parnara_ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parnara Monasi
''Parnara monasi'', the water watchman or water skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Sub-Saharan Africa, including Senegal, the Gambia, Guinea, Burkina Faso, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, South Africa (Limpopo Province, Mpumalanga, KwaZulu-Natal) and Eswatini. The habitat consists of marshes, grassy river-banks and riverine forests in savanna settings. The wingspan is 30–33 mm for males. Adults are on wing year round but are most common from January to May. The larvae feed on ''Saccharum'' species, ''Andropogon canaliculatus'' and ''Imperata cylindrica ''Imperata cylindrica'' (commonly known as cogongrass or kunai grass ) is a species of perennial rhizomatous grass native to tropical and subtropical Asia, Micronesia, Melanesia, Australia, Africa, and southern Europe. It has also been introduc ...''. References * * Butterfl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parnara Naso
''Parnara naso'', the African straight or straight swift, is a skipper butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae. It is found on Mauritius, Réunion and Madagascar. The habitat consists of forest margins and anthropogenic environments. The larvae feed on ''Oryza sativa'' and ''Saccharum officinarum ''Saccharum officinarum'' is a large, strong-growing species of grass in the genus '' Saccharum''. Its stout stalks are rich in sucrose, a simple sugar which accumulates in the stalk internodes. It originated in New Guinea, and is now cultivated ...''. Subspecies *''Parnara naso naso'' (Mauritius) *''Parnara naso bigutta'' Evans, 1937 (Reunion) *''Parnara naso poutieri'' (Boisduval, 1833) (Madagascar) References Hesperiinae Butterflies described in 1798 Butterflies of Indochina {{Hesperiinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parnara Amalia
''Parnara amalia'', the hyaline swift or orange swift, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae, the skippers. It occurs in Irian Jaya and Papua New Guinea, as well as the Australian states of New South Wales, the Northern Territory, and Queensland.''Parnara amalia''. Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. Department of the Environment, Australia. The butterfly has a of about 30 millimeters. It is dark brown with an orange tinge, and paler on the underside. There several translucent whitish spots on the wings. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parnara Ogasawarensis
''Parnara ogasawarensis'' is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae (Hesperiinae). It is endemic to the Bonin Islands The Bonin Islands, also known as the , are an archipelago of over 30 subtropical and tropical islands, some directly south of Tokyo, Japan and northwest of Guam. The name "Bonin Islands" comes from the Japanese word ''bunin'' (an archaic read ... of Japan. References Hesperiinae Butterflies described in 1906 {{Hesperiinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parnara Ganga
''Parnara ganga'', the continental swift, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae. It is found in India and south-east Asia, including Vietnam Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,., group="n" is a country in Southeast Asia, at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of and population of 96 million, making i .... References Hesperiinae Butterflies of Asia Butterflies of Indochina {{Hesperiinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Microstegium
''Microstegium'' is a genus of African, Asian, and Pacific Island plants in the sorghum tribe within the grass family. Browntop is a common name. ; Species ; formerly included see ''Ischaemum Schizachyrium ''Schizachyrium'' is a widespread genus of plants in the grass family. The name is derived from the Ancient Greek words (), meaning "to split," and (), meaning "chaff." It refers to either the glume or the toothed lemmas. In the United States ...'' * ''Microstegium pseudeulalia - Schizachyrium pseudeulalia'' * ''Microstegium rupestre - Ischaemum polystachyum'' References Panicoideae Grasses of Africa Grasses of Asia Grasses of Oceania Grasses of China Poaceae genera Taxa named by Christian Gottfried Daniel Nees von Esenbeck {{Panicoideae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apluda
''Apluda'' is a genus of plants in the grass family native to Asia and to various islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. The only known species is ''Apluda mutica'', native to Central Asia, China (incl. Taiwan + Tibet), Japan (incl Ryukyu Islands), Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, Vanuatu, Solomon Islands, New Caledonia, Caroline Islands, Madagascar, Mauritius, Réunion, Socotra, Oman. ;Formerly included see '' Andropogon, Ichnanthus, Ischaemum, Polytoca, Themeda, Zeugites'' See also * List of Poaceae genera The true grasses (Poaceae) are one of the largest plant families, with around 12,000 species and roughly 800 genera. They contain, among others, the cereal crop species and other plants of economic importance, such as the bamboos, and several imp ... References External links Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora* * Panicoideae Bunchgrasses of Asia Bunchgrasses of Oceania Poaceae genera Monotypic Poaceae genera Taxa named ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
