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Emerald Swallowtail
''Papilio palinurus'', the emerald swallowtail, emerald peacock, or green-banded peacock, is a butterfly of the genus ''Papilio'' of the family Papilionidae. It is native to Southeast Asia, but is regularly kept in butterfly houses around the world. Subspecies There are several subspecies (from Burma, Borneo, Indonesia, Nias and the Philippines). * ''P. p. palinurus'' – Burma, Malaysia Borneo * ''P. p. auffenbergi'' Späth, 1992 – Simeulue, Indonesia * ''P. p. nymphodorus'' (Fruhstorfer) – Island of Basilan * ''P. p. adventus'' (Fruhstorfer) – Island of Nias * ''P. p. daedalus'' (C. & R. Felder, 1861) – Philippines * ''P. p. angustatus'' (Staudinger, 1888) – Island of Palawan, Philippines Etymology The genus name ''Papilio'' comes from the Latin word ''papilio'' meaning butterfly. The species name ''palinurus'' derives from Palinurus, the name of the pilot of Aeneas's boat in Virgil's ''Aeneid''. Description ''Papilio palinurus'' has a wingspan reaching about . The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johan Christian Fabricius
Johan Christian Fabricius (7 January 1745 – 3 March 1808) was a Danish zoologist, specialising in "Insecta", which at that time included all arthropods: insects, arachnids, crustaceans and others. He was a student of Carl Linnaeus, and is considered one of the most important entomologists of the 18th century, having named nearly 10,000 species of animals, and established the basis for the modern insect classification. Biography Johan Christian Fabricius was born on 7 January 1745 at Tønder in the Duchy of Schleswig, where his father was a doctor. He studied at the gymnasium at Altona and entered the University of Copenhagen in 1762. Later the same year he travelled together with his friend and relative Johan Zoëga to Uppsala, where he studied under Carl Linnaeus for two years. On his return, he started work on his , which was finally published in 1775. Throughout this time, he remained dependent on subsidies from his father, who worked as a consultant at Frederiks Hos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
