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Tsitana
''Tsitana'', commonly called sylphs, is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae are found primarily in Africa. These are small to medium-sized skippers that are primarily unmarked brown of the upperside wings. For other sylphs see genus '' Metisella''. Species Listed alphabetically: at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms''] *'' Tsitana dicksoni'' Evans, 1955 – Dickson's sylph *'' Tsitana tsita'' (Trimen, 1870) – dismal sylph *'' |
Tsitana Tulbagha
''Tsitana tulbagha'', the Tulbagh sylph, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in South Africa. The habitat consists of grassy, rocky areas in fynbos and Karoo. The wingspan is 30–40 mm for males and 40–41 mm for females. Adults are on wing from September to December (with a peak from October to November). There is one generation per year. The larvae feed on ''Pseudopentameris macrantha'', ''Danthonia'' and ''Merxmuellera ''Merxmuellera'' is a genus of African grasses named for Hermann Merxmueller, a 20th century German botanist and taxonomist who was an expert on African flora. Species ''Merxmuellera'' contains the following species: * '' Merxmuellera ambalavao ...'' species. Subspecies *''Tsitana tulbagha tulbagha'' (from the western Western Cape mountains to the southern Northern Cape) *''Tsitana tulbagha kaplani'' Dickson, 1976 (southern and eastern Western Cape mountains to Uitenhage in the Eastern Cape) References Butterflies desc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tsitana Uitenhaga
''Tsitana uitenhaga'', the Uitenhage sylph, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is only known from dry grassy scrubland in the Nama Karoo from the Western Cape to the Eastern Cape in South Africa. The habitat consists of grassy areas and riverbeds in hot, dry, scrubby areas in the southern Karoo. The wingspan is 30–35 mm for males and 31–36 mm for females. Adults are on wing from September to March (with a peak from October to November). There is one extended generation per year. The larvae feed on ''Stipa dregeana ''Stipa'' is a genus of around 300 large perennial hermaphroditic grasses collectively known as feather grass, needle grass, and spear grass. They are placed in the subfamily Pooideae and the tribe Stipeae, which also contains many species form ...''. References Butterflies described in 1937 Heteropterinae {{Hesperiidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tsitana Wallacei
''Tsitana wallacei'', or Wallace's sylph, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Africa, including the Democratic Republic of the Congo ( Shaba), the Mwinilunga area of north-western Zambia and the Katavi National Park in western Tanzania Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; Comoro Islands and .... Adults are on wing from January to March. References Butterflies described in 1910 Heteropterinae {{Hesperiidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tsitana Tsita
''Tsitana tsita'', the dismal sylph, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found from Winterberg and Amatolas in the eastern Cape along the Drakensberg into Lesotho and KwaZulu-Natal down to sea level from Durban across the midlands to the Tugela, the Free State, the eastern part of the North West Province and Gauteng into the Limpopo Province. It is also present in Zimbabwe. The habitat consists of grassland at altitudes between sea level and 2,600 metres. The wingspan is 30–38 mm for males and 32–38 mm for females. Adults are on wing from December to March (with a peak in January). There is one generation per year. The larvae feed on ''Stipa dregeana ''Stipa'' is a genus of around 300 large perennial hermaphroditic grasses collectively known as feather grass, needle grass, and spear grass. They are placed in the subfamily Pooideae and the tribe Stipeae, which also contains many species form ...''. References Butterflies described in 1870 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tsitana Dicksoni
''Tsitana dicksoni'', the Dickson's sylph, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in South Africa where it is only known from the Franschhoek Pass and Klein Drakenstein Mountains in the Western Cape and Garcia's and Robinson Pass. The habitat consists of grassy spots in montane fynbos vegetation. The wingspan is 35–37 mm for males and 40–42 mm for females. Adults are on wing from November to December. There is one generation per year. The larvae possibly feed on ''Pseudopentameris macrantha ''Pseudopentameris'' is a genus of South African plants in the Poaceae, grass family, found only in Western Cape Province. ; SpeciesGermishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.: ...''. References Butterflies described in 1955 Heteropterinae {{Hesperiidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metisella
''Metisella'' is a genus of skippers, commonly called sylphs, in the family Hesperiidae found in Africa. For other sylphs see genera ''Astictopterus'', '' Willema'', and ''Tsitana ''Tsitana'', commonly called sylphs, is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae are found primarily in Africa. These are small to medium-sized skippers that are primarily unmarked brown of the upperside wings. For other sylphs see genus ' ...''. Species *'' Metisella abdeli'' (Krüger, 1928) *'' Metisella aegipan'' (Trimen, 1868) – mountain sylph *'' Metisella alticola'' (Aurivillius, 1925) *'' Metisella congdoni'' de Jong & Kielland, 1983 *'' Metisella decipiens'' (Butler, 1896) *'' Metisella kakamega'' de Jong, 1976 – Kakamega sylph *'' Metisella kambove'' (Neave, 1910) *'' Metisella malgacha'' (Boisduval, 1833) – grassveld sylph *'' Metisella medea'' Evans, 1937 *'' Metisella meninx'' (Trimen, 1873) – marsh sylph *'' Metisella metis'' (Linnaeus, 1764) – gold spotted sylph *'' Met ... [...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] |
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] |
Hesperiidae
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] |
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 Afr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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