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Coeliades Keithloa
''Coeliades keithloa'', the red-tab policeman, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found from Ethiopia south to South Africa. The wingspan is 58–64 mm for males and 61–66 mm for females. Adults are on wing year-round in warmer areas with peaks in late summer and autumn in southern Africa. The larvae feed on a wide range of plants, including ''Barringtonia racemosa'', ''Acridocarpus natalitius'', '' A. zanzibaricus'', '' A. glaucescens'', '' A. ristalitius'', ''Stephanotis ''Stephanotis'' is a genus of flowering plants first described in 1806. The name derives from the Greek stephanōtís (feminine adj.) fit for a crown, derivative of stéphanos (masculine) crown. It contains evergreen, woody-stemmed lianas with ...'' (syn. ''Dregea''), '' Combretum'' and '' Byrsocarpus'' species. Subspecies *''Coeliades keithloa keithloa'' (South Africa: KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape Province) *''Coeliades keithloa kenya'' Evans, 1937 (coast of Kenya, Tanzania: from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acridocarpus Natalitius
''Acridocarpus natalitius'', the moth fruit, is a species of plant in the Malpighiaceae family. It is found in south-eastern Africa, where it ranges from Pondoland to Limpopo in South Africa, and eastwards to Eswatini and Mozambique. It is critically endangered in eastern Zimbabwe. It is the southernmost species of its genus, and occurs in subtropical dry forests to subtropical dry shrubland. The flowers are visited by ants and bees. The samara Samara ( rus, Сама́ра, p=sɐˈmarə), known from 1935 to 1991 as Kuybyshev (; ), is the largest city and administrative centre of Samara Oblast. The city is located at the confluence of the Volga and the Samara rivers, with a population ... fruit appear in summer, each with two to three veined wings, which remind of a moth with opened wings. It is a host plant for skipper butterflies. References Acridocarpus natalitius, PlantZAfrica.comAcridocarpus natalitius, Flora of Zimbabwe Flora of South Africa Malpighiaceae ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acridocarpus Glaucescens
''Acridocarpus'' (from Gr. ''Akris'', a locust and ''carpos'', a fruit, alluding to the winged fruit) is a genus of plant in family Malpighiaceae. They are native to Arabia and tropical and subtropical Africa, with one species in New Caledonia. Species There are some 30 species, which include: * ''Acridocarpus austrocaledonicus'' * ''Acridocarpus chevalieri'' * ''Acridocarpus monodii'' Arènes & P.Jaeger ex Birnbaum & J.Florence * ''Acridocarpus orientalis'' ( Jebel Hafeet, UAE / Oman) * ''Acridocarpus natalitius'' Adr. & Juss. * ''Acridocarpus socotranus ''Acridocarpus socotranus'' is a species of plant in the family Malpighiaceae. It is endemic to Socotra, an archipelago which is part of Yemen. It occurs in woodlands, thickets, and succulent shrubland habitat, where it is a common species. The ...'' Oliv. References External links * Malpighiaceae Malpighiaceae genera Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Malpighiaceae-stub ... [...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] |
Butterflies Described In 1857
Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The group comprises the large superfamily Papilionoidea, which contains at least one former group, the skippers (formerly the superfamily "Hesperioidea"), and the most recent analyses suggest it also contains the moth-butterflies (formerly the superfamily "Hedyloidea"). Butterfly fossils date to the Paleocene, about 56 million years ago. Butterflies have a four-stage life cycle, as like most 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, and after its wings have expanded and dried, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Byrsocarpus
''Rourea'' is a genus of plants in the family Connaraceae. They are found worldwide across the tropics and subtropics. Species Currently accepted species include: *''Rourea accrescens'' Forero *''Rourea acutipetala'' Miq. *''Rourea adenophora'' S.F.Blake *''Rourea amazonica'' (Baker) Radlk. *''Rourea antioquensis'' Cuatrec. *''Rourea araguaensis'' Forero *''Rourea aspleniifolia'' (G.Schellenb.) Jongkind *''Rourea bahiensis'' Forero *''Rourea balansana'' Baill. *''Rourea blanchetiana'' (Progel) Kuhlm. *''Rourea brachyandra'' F.Muell. *''Rourea breviracemosa'' Gamble *''Rourea calophylla'' (Gilg ex G.Schellenb.) Jongkind *''Rourea calophylloides'' (G.Schellenb.) Jongkind *''Rourea camptoneura'' Radlk. *''Rourea carvalhoi'' Forero, Carbonó & L.A.Vidal *''Rourea cassioides'' Hiern *''Rourea caudata'' Planch. *''Rourea chrysomalla'' Glaz. & G.Schellenb. *''Rourea cnestidifolia'' G.Schellenb. *''Rourea coccinea'' (Schumach. & Thonn.) Benth. *''Rourea confundens'' (Leenh.) Jongkind *' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Combretum
''Combretum'', the bushwillows or combretums, make up the type genus of the family Combretaceae. The genus comprises about 272 species of trees and shrubs, most of which are native to tropical and southern Africa, about 5 to Madagascar, but there are others that are native to tropical Asia, New Guinea and the Bismarck Archipelago, Australia, and tropical America. Though somewhat reminiscent of willows (''Salix'') in their habitus, they are not particularly close relatives of these. Ecology Bushwillow trees often are important plants in their habitat. Savannahs in Africa, in particular those growing on granitic soils, are often dominated by ''Combretum'' and its close relative '' Terminalia''. For example, ''C. apiculatum'' is a notable tree in the Angolan mopane woodlands ecoregion in the Kunene River basin in southern Africa. Other species of this genus are a major component of Southwestern Amazonian moist forests. This genus contains several species that are pollinated b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephanotis
''Stephanotis'' is a genus of flowering plants first described in 1806. The name derives from the Greek stephanōtís (feminine adj.) fit for a crown, derivative of stéphanos (masculine) crown. It contains evergreen, woody-stemmed lianas with a scattered distribution in several tropical and subtropical regions. ''Stephanotis'' are grown for their strongly perfumed, waxy, tubular, usually white flowers. Leaves are opposite, ovate to elliptic, and leathery. ''Stephanotis'' is a beautiful but difficult plant - it hates sudden changes in temperature, needs constant cool conditions in winter and is attractive to scale and mealy bug. The stems of ''Stephanotis'' can reach 10 ft or more, but it is usually sold twined around a wire hoop. The heavily scented waxy flowers appear in summer. The best known species is ''Stephanotis floribunda'' (Madagascar jasmine), which is cultivated as a tropical or hothouse ornamental, and whose flowers are a popular element in wedding bouque ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acridocarpus Ristalitius
''Acridocarpus'' (from Gr. ''Akris'', a locust and ''carpos'', a fruit, alluding to the winged fruit) is a genus of plant in family Malpighiaceae. They are native to Arabia and tropical and subtropical Africa, with one species in New Caledonia. Species There are some 30 species, which include: * ''Acridocarpus austrocaledonicus'' * ''Acridocarpus chevalieri'' * ''Acridocarpus monodii'' Arènes & P.Jaeger ex Birnbaum & J.Florence * ''Acridocarpus orientalis'' ( Jebel Hafeet, UAE / Oman) * ''Acridocarpus natalitius'' Adr. & Juss. * ''Acridocarpus socotranus ''Acridocarpus socotranus'' is a species of plant in the family Malpighiaceae. It is endemic to Socotra, an archipelago which is part of Yemen. It occurs in woodlands, thickets, and succulent shrubland habitat, where it is a common species. The ...'' Oliv. References External links * Malpighiaceae Malpighiaceae genera Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Malpighiaceae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hans Daniel Johan Wallengren
Hans Daniel Johan Wallengren (8 June 1823 – 25 October 1894) was a Swedish clergyman and entomologist. Biography He was born in Lund, Sweden. Wallengren became a student at Lund University from 1842, was ordained a priest in 1847 and was appointed parish priest at Farhult and Jonstorp parishes. He undertook zoological studies with trips to Gotland and to Bohemia and Silesia, He also visited the museums in Braunschweig, Berlin and Copenhagen. Wallengren was responsible for studying and naming the butterflies collected by naturalist and explorer Johan August Wahlberg (1810–1856) at Kafferland (now Cape Province The Province of the Cape of Good Hope ( af, Provinsie Kaap die Goeie Hoop), commonly referred to as the Cape Province ( af, Kaapprovinsie) and colloquially as The Cape ( af, Die Kaap), was a province in the Union of South Africa and subsequen ... in South Africa). Selected works *''Lepidoptera Scandinavioæ Rhopalocera'' (1853) *''Skandinaviens Heter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barringtonia Racemosa
''Barringtonia racemosa'' (powder-puff tree, af, pooeierkwasboom, zu, Iboqo, Malay: ''Putat'') is a tree in the family Lecythidaceae. It is found in coastal swamp forests and on the edges of estuaries in the Indian Ocean, starting at the east coast of Mozambique and KwaZulu-Natal KwaZulu-Natal (, also referred to as KZN and known as "the garden province") is a province of South Africa that was created in 1994 when the Zulu bantustan of KwaZulu ("Place of the Zulu" in Zulu) and Natal Province were merged. It is locate ... (South Africa) to Madagascar, India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Maldives, Thailand, Laos, southern China, northern Australia, coastal Taiwan, the Ryukyu Islands and many Polynesian islands. The 1889 book 'The Useful Native Plants of Australia’ records that the Indigenous people of the Mitchell River District called this plant "Yakooro" and that "The root of this tree has a bitter taste, and is used by Hindoo ic.practitioners on account of its aperient a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wingspan
The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777–200 has a wingspan of , and a wandering albatross (''Diomedea exulans'') caught in 1965 had a wingspan of , the official record for a living bird. The term wingspan, more technically extent, is also used for other winged animals such as pterosaurs, bats, insects, etc., and other aircraft such as ornithopters. In humans, the term wingspan also refers to the arm span, which is distance between the length from one end of an individual's arms (measured at the fingertips) to the other when raised parallel to the ground at shoulder height at a 90º angle. Former professional basketball player Manute Bol stood at and owned one of the largest wingspans at . Wingspan of aircraft The wingspan of an aircraft is always measured in a straight line, from wingtip to wingtip, independently of wing shape or sweep. Implications for aircraft design an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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