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Schaus' Swallowtail
''Papilio aristodemus'', the Schaus' swallowtail or island swallowtail, is a species of American butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is found in southern Florida in the United States and throughout the West Indies. It is named in honor of William Schaus. Subspecies There are five subspecies: *''P. a. aristodemus'', the nominate subspecies, found on Hispaniola (the Dominican Republic and Haiti) and possibly Puerto Rico. *''P. a. bjordalae'', found on Great Inagua in The Bahamas. *''P. a. majasi'', found on Crooked Island, Bahamas, Crooked and Acklins Islands in The Bahamas. *''P. a. ponceana'', found in Southern Florida in the United States. This subspecies is considered ''Critically Imperilled'' by NatureServe. *''P. a. temenes'', found on Cuba and the Cayman Islands. Physiology Appearance Schaus' swallowtail has black-brown wings with yellow markings and a broad rusty patch underneath the hindwing. The male's antennae are black with a yellow knob, while the female's anten ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eugenius Johann Christoph Esper
Eugenius Johann Christoph Esper (2 June 1742 – 27 July 1810) was a German zoologist and naturalist. Born in Wunsiedel in Bavaria, he was professor of zoology at Erlangen university. Life and work Eugen and his brother Friedrich were introduced to natural history at an early age by their father Friedrich Lorenz Esper, an amateur botanist. Encouraged to abandon his theology course by his professor of botany Casimir Christoph Schmidel (1718–1792) Eugen Esper, instead, took instruction in natural history. He obtained his doctorate of philosophy at the university of Erlangen in 1781 with a thesis entitled ''De varietatibus specierum in naturale productis''. The following year, he started to teach at the university initially as extraordinary professor, a poorly paid position, then in 1797 as the professor of philosophy. He directed the department of natural history in Erlangen from 1805. Thanks to him the university collections of minerals, birds, plants, shells and insects ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |