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Privet
A privet is a flowering plant in the genus ''Ligustrum''. The genus contains about 50 species of erect, deciduous or evergreen shrubs or trees, with a native distribution from Europe to tropical and subtropical Asia, and with one species each native to Australia and north Africa. Some species have become widely naturalized or invasive where introduced. ''Privet'' was originally the name for the European semi-evergreen shrub '' Ligustrum vulgare'', and later also for the more reliably evergreen '' Ligustrum ovalifolium'' and its hybrid '' Ligustrum × ibolium'' used extensively for privacy hedging, though now the name is applied to all members of the genus. The generic name was applied by Pliny the Elder (23–79 AD) to ''L. vulgare''. It is often suggested that the name ''privet'' is related to ''private'', but the Oxford English Dictionary states that there is no evidence to support this. Description Privet is a group of shrubs and small trees of southern and eastern Asia, fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ligustrum Ovalifolium
''Ligustrum ovalifolium'', also known as Korean privet, California privet, garden privet, and oval-leaved privet, is a species of flowering plant in the olive family Oleaceae. The species is native to Japan and Korea. Description ''Ligustrum ovalifolium'' is a dense, fast-growing, deciduous (evergreen/semi-evergreen in warm winter areas) shrub or small tree. It grows to tall and wide. Its thick, fleshy leaf is green on the top, and greenish-yellow on the underside. It flowers in midsummer, the abundant white blooms producing a unique pungent fragrance, unpleasant to some. They are borne in panicles. They have four curled-back petals and two high stamens with yellow or red anthers, between which is the low pistil; the petals and stamens fall off after the flower is fertilized, leaving the pistil in the calyx tube. Flowering starts after 330 growing degree days. The fruits, borne in clusters, are small purple to black drupes, poisonous for humans but readily eaten by many birds. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Privet Hawk Moth
''Sphinx ligustri'', the privet hawk moth, is a moth found in most of the Palearctic realm. The species was Species description, first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae, 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae''. Description It has a wingspan (generally wikt:deflexed, deflexed at rest), and is found in urban areas, forests and woodlands. The male privet hawk moth can make a hissing sound, if disturbed, by rubbing together a set of scales and spines at the end of its abdomen. The larvae are usually found between July and August: and bury themselves in the earth when preparing to become a pupa. They then fly in the following June. Diet As both its common name and Specific name (zoology), specific name - ''ligustri'' being derived from the Latin ''ligustrum'', 'privet' - describes, the caterpillars feed on privets, as well as ash trees, lilacs, jasmine, and a number of other plants. Gallery Sphinx ligustri MHNT dos femelle.jpg, Female, dorsal sid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ligustrum Lucidum
''Ligustrum lucidum'', the broad-leaf privet,Weed profile: Privet New South Wales Department of Primary Industries Chinese privet, glossy privet, tree privet or wax-leaf privet, is a of in the olive Oleaceae, to the southern half of Chin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ligustrum Vulgare
''Ligustrum vulgare'' (wild privet, also sometimes known as common privet or European privet) is a species of ''Ligustrum'' native to central and southern Europe, north Africa and southwestern Asia, from Ireland and southwestern Sweden south to Morocco, and east to Poland and northwestern Iran.Flora Europaea''Ligustrum vulgare''/ref>Blamey, M. & Grey-Wilson, C. (1989). ''Flora of Britain and Northern Europe''. Bean, W. J. (1978). ''Trees and Shrubs Hardy in the British Isles'' vol. 2: 576–577. . Description It is a semi-evergreen or deciduous shrub, growing to 3 m (rarely up to 5 m) tall. The stems are stiff, erect, with grey-brown bark spotted with small brown lenticels. The leaves are borne in decussate opposite pairs, sub-shiny green, narrow oval to lanceolate, 2–6 cm long and 0.5–1.5 cm broad. The flowers are produced in mid-summer in panicles 3–6 cm long, each flower creamy-white, with a tubular base and a four-lobed corolla ('petals') 4–6 mm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ligustrum Japonicum
''Ligustrum japonicum'', known as wax-leaf privet or Japanese privet () is a species of ''Ligustrum'' (privet) native to central and southern Japan (Honshū, Shikoku, Kyūshū, Okinawa) and Korea. It is widely cultivated in other regions, and is naturalized in California and in the southeastern United States from Texas to Virginia. Description ''L. japonicum'' is an evergreen shrub or small tree growing to 2–5 meters (6 ft 7 in – 16 ft 5 in)—rarely 6 meters (20 ft)—tall, with smooth, pale grey-brown bark on the stems. The leaves are opposite, 5–10 cm long and 2–5 cm broad, glossy dark green above, paler glaucous to yellowish green below, thick and leathery textured, and with an entire margin. The flowers are white, with a four-lobed corolla 5–6 mm long; they are borne in clusters 7–15 cm long in early summer. The fruit is an oval drupe, 10 mm long, ripening purple-black with a glaucous waxy bloom in early winter; in Japan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ligustrum × Ibolium
''Ligustrum'' × ''ibolium'', called the north privet or ibolium privet, is a hybrid species of flowering plant in the genus ''Ligustrum'', the result of a cross between '' Ligustrum obtusifolium'' (border privet) and ''Ligustrum ovalifolium ''Ligustrum ovalifolium'', also known as Korean privet, California privet, garden privet, and oval-leaved privet, is a species of flowering plant in the olive family Oleaceae. The species is native to Japan and Korea. Description ''Ligustrum ov ...'' (Korean privet). It is probably the most common privet used for hedging in the United States. It grows up to per year. References ibolium Interspecific plant hybrids Ornamental plant cultivars Plants described in 1921 Taxa named by Alfred Rehder {{Oleaceae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willow Beauty
The willow beauty (''Peribatodes rhomboidaria'') is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is a common species of Europe and adjacent regions (Near East and the Maghreb). While it is found widely throughout Scandinavian countries, which have a maritime climate, it is absent from parts of the former USSR which are at the same latitude but have a more continental climate. Up to four subspecies are listed by some authors, while others consider the willow beauty a monotypic species or accept only ''rhomboidaria'' and ''sublutearia'' as distinct: * ''Peribatodes rhomboidaria corsicaria'' ( Schawerda 1931) * ''Peribatodes rhomboidaria defloraria'' (Dannehl 1928) * ''Peribatodes rhomboidaria rhomboidaria'' (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) * ''Peribatodes rhomboidaria sublutearia'' (Zerny 1927) Under its junior synonym ''Geometra rhomboidaria'', the willow beauty is the type species of its genus '' Peribatodes''. This was initially proposed as a subgenus of '' Boarmia'' but eventually el ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
V-pug
The v-pug (''Chloroclystis v-ata'') is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found throughout the Palearctic region, the Near East and North Africa. It is well distributed in the British Isles except for the north of Scotland. The species was first described by Adrian Hardy Haworth in 1809. The forewings of newly emerged adults are green with a characteristic V-shaped black mark which is part of a crossline. The green colouring fades over time but the markings, small size () and triangular resting posture make this an easy species to identify. The hindwings are greyish white.Jaan Viidalepp and Axel Hausmann, 2013 In: Axel Hausmann (Hrsg.): ''The Geometrid Moths of Europe''. 1. Auflage. Volume 3: Larentiinae I. Apollo Books, Stenstrup 2013, Either one or two broods are produced each year and adults can be seen at any time between May and August. The species flies at night and is attracted to light. The green larva, usually with three reddish stripes, feeds on the flowers of a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Small Angle Shades
The small angle shades (''Euplexia lucipara'') is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is distributed throughout the Palearctic. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae''. As the common name suggests, this species is closely related to the angle shades (''Phlogophora meticulosa''), and is considerably smaller (wingspan 30–35 mm), but does not especially resemble that species. The forewings are dark brown with a broad, pale subterminal band, wider and paler towards the costa. The hindwings are whitish at the base, graduating to brown at the margins. In the British Isles this species flies at night in June and July, with a second generation sometimes emerging in September. It is attracted to light and sugar. Distribution It is found throughout Europe, in Algeria, in western Asia and through the Palearctic to Siberia, China, and Japan. Technical description Forewing rufous ochreous tinged with purplish and mixed with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Common Emerald
The common emerald (''Hemithea aestivaria'') is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species is found throughout the Nearctic and Palearctic regions and the Near East. It is mostly commonly found in the southern half of the Ireland and Britain. It was accidentally introduced into southern British Columbia in 1973. Description All wings are generally soft grey-green with grey and white chequered fringes and narrow white fascia, two on the forewing, one on the hindwing. The green colouration tends not to fade over time as much as in other emeralds. The hindwings have a sharply angled termen giving the moth a very distinctive shape. The wingspan is 30–35 mm. Axel Hausmann, 2021 In: Axel Hausmann (Hrsg.): ''The Geometrid Moths of Europe''. 1. Auflage. Volume 1: (Introduction to the series. Archiearinae, Oenochrominae, Geometrinae) . Apollo Books, Stenstrup 2021 ISBN 978-90-04-32254-7 Biology It flies at dusk and night in June and JulyPowell, J. A. and P.A. Opler. (2009). ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scalloped Hazel
The scalloped hazel (''Odontopera bidentata'') is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Carl Alexander Clerck in 1759. Distribution It is a common species of northern and central Europe including the British Isles and Russia to the Urals. It is also widespread through Siberia and the Amur-Ussuri region to the Kuril Islands and Japan. Description The wingspan is 46–50 mm. The forewing ground colour is usually grey brown. The same coloured midfield is bordered by blackish crossbars that are often partly white. At the wing edge below the apex are two characteristic, protruding teeth. The scientific name of the species is derived from the Latin language ''bi'' = "twice" and ''dentatus'' = "toothed". The outer dark crossline of the forewings continues on the hindwings. All wings have a ring-shaped dark discal spots. The thorax is hairy. This is a very variable species with the wing colour ranging from whitish through buff and brown to black, s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
