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Euploea Alcathoe
''Euploea alcathoe'', commonly known as the no-brand crow, Eichhorn's crow or striped black crow, is a common butterfly found from India to Borneo, and in the Moluccas, New Guinea and Australia. It belongs to the crows and tigers subfamily of the Nymphalidae (brushfooted butterflies). The butterflies keep to within of the ground and they can be found in patches of sun underneath the forest canopy where they alight on understory leaves and small twigs. The larvae feed on ''Nerium indicum'', ''Nerium oleander'', '' Mandevilla'', ''Asclepias'', '' Hoya australis'', ''Marsdenia australis'', '' Ficus platypoda'', '' Gymnanthera oblonga'' and '' Ficus obliqua'' in Australia. The larvae of the endangered Gove subspecies, ''Euploea alcathoe enastri'', also feed on the vines of ''Parsonsia alboflavescens'', and '' Tylophora benthamii''. ''Euploea alcathoe'' adults are most common in the monsoonal wet season between December and May in Australia, and there may be several generations ov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Baptiste Godart
Jean-Baptiste Godart (25 November 1775 – 27 July 1825) was a French entomologist. Born at Origny, Godart became impassioned by butterflies in his youth. He was charged by Pierre André Latreille (1762-1833) with writing the article on these insects in the ''Encyclopédie Méthodique The ''Encyclopédie méthodique par ordre des matières'' ("Methodical Encyclopedia by Order of Subject Matter") was published between 1782 and 1832 by the French publisher Charles Joseph Panckoucke, his son-in-law Henri Agasse, and the latter's ...''. Godart then undertook his ''Histoire naturelle des lépidoptères ou papillons de France'' publication starting in 1821 and not completed until 1842. In addition to the fauna of France, it also covered exotic diurnal species. Sources IJean Lhoste (1987), ''Les Entomologiste français'', 1750–1950, INRA-OPIE. External linksWorks by Jean-Baptiste Godart at BHL {{DEFAULTSORT:Godart, Jean-Baptiste 1775 births 1825 deaths French lepidopteri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |