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Suniana
''Suniana'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Hesperiidae, the skippers. It is composed of three species, all native to the Australian faunal region, Australia and several surrounding island nations.de Jong, R. (1998)Halmahera and Seram: different histories, but similar butterfly faunas.In: Hall, R. and J. D. Holloway. (Eds.) ''Biogeography and Geological Evolution of SE Asia''. Buckhuys Publishers, Leiden, 315-25. ''Suniana'' is sister group to the genus ''Ocybadistes''. Species *'' Suniana lascivia'' (Rosenstock, 1885) – dingy grass-dart, northern dingy-dart *'' Suniana subfasciata'' (Rothschild, 1915) *''Suniana sunias ''Suniana sunias'' is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Indonesia (Papua (province), Papua, Maluku (province), Maluku), Australia (New South Wales, Northern Territory and Queensland), Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. ...'' (Felder, 1860) – wide-brand grass-dart, orange dart References External links''Suniana' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suniana Sunias
''Suniana sunias'' is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Indonesia (Papua (province), Papua, Maluku (province), Maluku), Australia (New South Wales, Northern Territory and Queensland), Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. The wingspan is about 25 mm. The larvae feed on ''Sorghum verticilliflorum'', ''Paspalum urvillei'', ''Panicum maximum'', ''Leersia hexandra'' and other ''Leersia'' species. They rest in a shelter made from blades of their host plant joined with silk. Subspecies *''Suniana sunias sunias'' (Indonesia) - wide-brand grass-dart *''Suniana sunias rectivitta'' (Mabille, 1878) (New South Wales, Queensland) *''Suniana sunias sauda'' Waterhouse, 1937 (Northern Territory) - orange dart *''Suniana sunias tanus'' (Plötz, 1885) (New Guinea) *''Suniana sunias nihana'' (Fruhstorfer, 1910) External linksAustralian Insects [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suniana Subfasciata
''Suniana'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Hesperiidae, the skippers. It is composed of three species, all native to the Australian faunal region, Australia and several surrounding island nations.de Jong, R. (1998)Halmahera and Seram: different histories, but similar butterfly faunas.In: Hall, R. and J. D. Holloway. (Eds.) ''Biogeography and Geological Evolution of SE Asia''. Buckhuys Publishers, Leiden, 315-25. ''Suniana'' is sister group to the genus ''Ocybadistes''. Species *'' Suniana lascivia'' (Rosenstock, 1885) – dingy grass-dart, northern dingy-dart *'' Suniana subfasciata'' (Rothschild, 1915) *''Suniana sunias ''Suniana sunias'' is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Indonesia (Papua (province), Papua, Maluku (province), Maluku), Australia (New South Wales, Northern Territory and Queensland), Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. ...'' (Felder, 1860) – wide-brand grass-dart, orange dart References External links''Suniana' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suniana Lascivia
''Suniana lascivia'', the dingy grass-dart or dingy dart, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ... ( New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Victoria, Western Australia), Papua New Guinea and Indonesia. The wingspan is about 20 mm. The larvae feed on '' Panicum maximum'' and '' Imperata cylindrica'' species. During the day, it rests in a vertical shelter formed by joining leaves of the host plant with silk. External linksAustralian Insects [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taractrocerini
The Taractrocerini , the orange grass skippers are a tribe in the Hesperiinae subfamily of skipper butterflies. Genera *'' Arrhenes'' *''Banta'' *'' Cephrenes'' *'' Kobrona'' *'' Mimene'' *''Ocybadistes'' *'' Oriens'' *'' Pastria'' *''Potanthus ''Potanthus'' is a large genus of skipper butterflies. They are commonly known as darts. They are found from South Asia to East Asia, and down to maritime Southeast Asia (though not extending towards New Guinea). It includes about 35 species, ...'' *'' Taractrocera'' *'' Telicota'' *'' Sabera'' *'' Suniana'' Butterfly tribes {{Hesperiinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. Other ways of defining species include their karyotype, DNA sequence, morphology, behaviour or ecological niche. In addition, paleontologists use the concept of the chronospecies since fossil reproduction cannot be examined. The most recent rigorous estimate for the total number of species of eukaryotes is between 8 and 8.7 million. However, only about 14% of these had been described by 2011. All species (except viruses) are given a two-part name, a "binomial". The first part of a binomial is the genus to which the species belongs. The second part is called the specific name or the specific epithet (in botanical nomenclature, also sometimes i ... [...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] |
Skipper (butterfly)
Skippers are a family of the Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies) named the Hesperiidae. Being diurnal, they are generally called butterflies. They were previously placed in a separate superfamily, Hesperioidea; however, the most recent taxonomy places the family in the superfamily Papilionoidea, the butterflies. They are named for their quick, darting flight habits. Most have their antenna tips modified into narrow, hook-like projections. Moreover, skippers mostly have an absence of wing-coupling structure available in most moths. More than 3500 species of skippers are recognized, and they occur worldwide, but with the greatest diversity in the Neotropical regions of Central and South America.Ackery et al. (1999) Description and systematics Traditionally, the Hesperiidae were placed in a monotypic superfamily Hesperioidea, because they are morphologically distinct from other Rhopalocera (butterflies), which mostly belong to the typical butterfly superfamily Papilionoidea. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sister Group
In phylogenetics, a sister group or sister taxon, also called an adelphotaxon, comprises the closest relative(s) of another given unit in an evolutionary tree. Definition The expression is most easily illustrated by a cladogram: Taxon A and taxon B are sister groups to each other. Taxa A and B, together with any other extant or extinct descendants of their most recent common ancestor (MRCA), form a monophyletic group, the clade AB. Clade AB and taxon C are also sister groups. Taxa A, B, and C, together with all other descendants of their MRCA form the clade ABC. The whole clade ABC is itself a subtree of a larger tree which offers yet more sister group relationships, both among the leaves and among larger, more deeply rooted clades. The tree structure shown connects through its root to the rest of the universal tree of life. In cladistic standards, taxa A, B, and C may represent specimens, species, genera, or any other taxonomic units. If A and B are at the same taxonomic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ocybadistes
''Ocybadistes'' is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae. Species The genus includes the following species: * '' Ocybadistes flavovittata'' (Latreille, 824 * '' Ocybadistes walkeri'' Heron, 1894 * ''Ocybadistes knightorum ''Ocybadistes knightorum'' (common name - Black grass dart) is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae, first described in 1994 by Trevor A. Lambkin and John F. Donaldson. It is endemic to New South Wales. It has a very limited distribution in the ...'' Lambkin & Donaldson, 1994 * '' Ocybadistes ardea'' Bethune-Baker, 1906 * '' Ocybadistes hypomeloma'' Lower, 1911 * '' Ocybadistes papua'' Evans, 1934 * '' Ocybadistes zelda'' Parsons, 1986 References Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database Taractrocerini Hesperiidae genera {{Hesperiinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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