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Allora (butterfly)
''Allora'' is a genus of skipper butterflies ( family Hesperiidae). Species * '' Allora doleschallii'' Felder, 1860 * ''Allora major ''Allora major'', the greater peacock awl, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found as several subspecies in New Guinea and adjacent islands, and on Cape York, Australia. The wingspan is about 40 mm for males and 50 mm fo ...'' (Rothschild, 1915) External links Genus info Coeliadinae Hesperiidae genera {{Hesperiidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skipper Butterflies
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] |
Family (biology)
Family ( la, familia, plural ') is one of the eight major hierarchical taxonomic ranks in Linnaean taxonomy. It is classified between order and genus. A family may be divided into subfamilies, which are intermediate ranks between the ranks of family and genus. The official family names are Latin in origin; however, popular names are often used: for example, walnut trees and hickory trees belong to the family Juglandaceae, but that family is commonly referred to as the "walnut family". What belongs to a family—or if a described family should be recognized at all—are proposed and determined by practicing taxonomists. There are no hard rules for describing or recognizing a family, but in plants, they can be characterized on the basis of both vegetative and reproductive features of plant species. Taxonomists often take different positions about descriptions, and there may be no broad consensus across the scientific community for some time. The publishing of new data and opi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allora Doleschallii
''Allora doleschallii'' (peacock awl) is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found from Indonesia to the Solomon Islands,Tennent, W.J., 2001: Twenty new butterflies from the Solomon Islands (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae; Lycaenidae; Nymphalinae; Satyrinae; Danainae). ''British Journal of Entomology and Natural History'' 14: 1–27. while subspecies ''Allora doleschallii doleschallii'' is found on the north-east coast of Australia.The name honours Carl Ludwig Doleschall Carl Ludwig Doleschall ( hu, Doleschall Lajos; sk, Karol Ľudovít Doležal; born 15 July 1827 – died 26 February 1859) was born in Vág-Újhely, Kingdom of Hungary, Austrian Empire (now Nové Mesto nad Váhom, Slovakia), as the son of the theolo .... The wingspan is about . The larvae feed on '' Rhyssopterys timorensis''. Subspecies *''A. d. albertisi'' (Oberthür, 1880) New Guinea *''A. d. gazaka'' (Fruhstorfer, 1911) Buru *''A. d. viridicans'' (Fruhstorfer, 1911) Aru, Key Island References Extern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allora Major
''Allora major'', the greater peacock awl, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found as several subspecies in New Guinea and adjacent islands, and on Cape York, Australia. The wingspan is about 40 mm for males and 50 mm for females. The larvae probably feed on ''Corynocarpus cribbianus''. Subspecies *''Allora major major'' *''Allora major lectra'' Evans, 1949 ( Schouten Island) *''Allora major talesia'' Evans, 1949 (New Britain New Britain ( tpi, Niu Briten) is the largest island in the Bismarck Archipelago, part of the Islands Region of Papua New Guinea. It is separated from New Guinea by a northwest corner of the Solomon Sea (or with an island hop of Umboi the Dam ...) External linksAustralian Insects [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coeliadinae
Coeliadinae is a subfamily of the skipper butterfly family (Hesperiidae). With about 150 described species, this is one of several smallish skipper butterfly subfamilies. It was first proposed by William Frederick Evans in 1937.Brower & Warren (2009) The subfamily is restricted to the Old World tropics. It comprises the most basal living lineage of skippers. In Coeliadinae the second segment of the palpi is erect and densely scaled, and the third segment is perpendicular to it, long, slender and without scales. Genera There has only been limited phylogenetic study of this subfamily, and several issues still need to be resolved. For example, the genus ''Burara'' is here included in ''Bibasis'', because they are both not monophyletic if their traditional delimitation is maintained. However, they may well consist of two different lineages, but where to draw the line between them and what name to use for the second genus all remain to be determined. In the provisional phylogeneti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
