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Ampittia Trimacula
''Ampittia trimacula'' is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It was described by John Henry Leech John Henry Leech (5 December 1862 – 29 December 1900, Hurdcott House, Salisbury) was an English entomologist who specialised in Lepidoptera and Coleoptera. Leech was born of John and Elizabeth (née Ashworth) Leech in Bank Hall, near Preston, ... in 1891. It is found in western China. Forewing obtuse. Hindwing beneath yellow with brown markings, which are more or less distinctly arranged in three transverse rows; there is, moreover, an elongate light spot in the middle of cellules 3 and 4. References Butterflies described in 1891 Ampittia Butterflies of Asia {{Hesperiinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adalbert Seitz
Friedrich Joseph Adalbert Seitz, (24 February 1860 in Mainz – 5 March 1938 in Darmstadt) was a German physician and entomologist who specialised in Lepidoptera. He was a director of the Frankfurt zoo from 1893 to 1908 and is best known for editing the multivolume reference on the butterflies and larger moths of the world ''Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde'' which continued after his death. Biography Seitz was born in Mainz and went to school in Aschaffenburg, Darmstadt and Bensheim. He studied medicine from 1880 to 1885 and then zoology at Giessen. His doctorate was on the protective devices of animals. He worked as an assistant in the maternity hospital of the University of Giessen and then worked as a ship's doctor from 1887, travelling to Australia, South America and Asia. He began to collect butterflies on these travels. In 1891 he habilitated in zoology with a thesis on the biology of butterflies from the University of Giessen. In 1893 he took up a position as a director ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Henry Leech
John Henry Leech (5 December 1862 – 29 December 1900, Hurdcott House, Salisbury) was an English entomologist who specialised in Lepidoptera and Coleoptera. Leech was born of John and Elizabeth (née Ashworth) Leech in Bank Hall, near Preston, Lancashire. His father was a wealthy merchant. Leech was educated at Eton College and Trinity Hall, Cambridge. He lost his right hand in an accident while partridge shooting in Cambridge. In 1889 Leech married Beatrice Ellen Leatthias, daughter of wealthy New York businessman Henry Leatthias. They went to live in Hurdcott House, Barford St Martin, Wiltshire. Leech's collections from China, Japan and Kashmir are in the Natural History Museum, London, Natural History Museum, London, along with specimens from Morocco, the Canary Islands and Madeira. He wrote ''British Pyralides'' (1886) and ''Butterflies from China, Japan and Corea'' in three volumes (1892–1894). Leech was a fellow of the Linnean Society and the Royal Entomological Soc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Butterfly
Butterflies are winged insects from the lepidopteran superfamily Papilionoidea, characterized by large, often brightly coloured wings that often fold together when at rest, and a conspicuous, fluttering flight. The oldest butterfly fossils have been dated to the Paleocene, about 56 million years ago, though molecular evidence suggests that they likely originated in the Cretaceous. Butterflies have a four-stage life cycle, and like other holometabolous insects they undergo complete metamorphosis. Winged adults lay eggs on the food plant on which their larvae, known as caterpillars, will feed. The caterpillars grow, sometimes very rapidly, and when fully developed, pupate in a chrysalis. When metamorphosis is complete, the pupal skin splits, the adult insect climbs out, expands its wings to dry, and flies off. Some butterflies, especially in the tropics, have several generations in a year, while others have a single generation, and a few in cold locations may take s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hesperiidae
Skippers are a group of butterflies placed in the family Hesperiidae within the order Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies). They were previously placed in a separate superfamily, Hesperioidea, but have since been placed 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 lack 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 third and rather small butterfly superfamily is the moth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Butterflies Described In 1891
Butterflies are winged insects from the lepidopteran superfamily Papilionoidea, characterized by large, often brightly coloured wings that often fold together when at rest, and a conspicuous, fluttering flight. The oldest butterfly fossils have been dated to the Paleocene, about 56 million years ago, though molecular evidence suggests that they likely originated in the Cretaceous. Butterflies have a four-stage life cycle, and like other holometabolous insects they undergo complete metamorphosis. Winged adults lay eggs on the food plant on which their larvae, known as caterpillars, will feed. The caterpillars grow, sometimes very rapidly, and when fully developed, pupate in a chrysalis. When metamorphosis is complete, the pupal skin splits, the adult insect climbs out, expands its wings to dry, and flies off. Some butterflies, especially in the tropics, have several generations in a year, while others have a single generation, and a few in cold locations may take severa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ampittia
''Ampittia'' is the genus of bush hoppers in the skipper butterfly family, Hesperiidae. It is the only member of the tribe Ampittiini. Species * '' Ampittia capenas'' (Hewitson, 1868) – African bush hopper * '' Ampittia dalailama'' (Mabille, 1876) * ''Ampittia dioscorides'' (Fabricius, 1793) – (common) bush hopper * '' Ampittia kilombero'' T.B. Larsen & Congdon, 2012 * '' Ampittia maroides'' de Nicéville, 896/small> * '' Ampittia nanus'' (Leech, 1890) * '' Ampittia parva'' Aurivillius, 1925 * '' Ampittia sichunanensis'' Z.G. Wang & Y. Niu, 2002 * '' Ampittia trimacula'' (Leech, 1891) * '' Ampittia tristella'' Shou, Chou & Li, 2006 * '' Ampittia virgata'' (Leech, 1890) ** ''Ampittia virgata miyakei'' Matsumura, 1910 References * , 2012: The genus Ampittia in Africa with the description of a new species (Hesperiinae; Aeromachini) and three new species in the genera Andronymus and Chondrolepis (Hesperiinae, incertae sedis) (Lepidoptera; Hesperiidae). ''Zootaxa'', 3322: 49-62. * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
