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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] |
Skipper Butterfly
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. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pyrrhochalcia
''Pyrrhochalcia'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Hesperiidae. It contains only one species, ''Pyrrhochalcia iphis'', the African giant skipper, which is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo and Angola. It was first described by Dru Drury in 1773. The habitat consists of forests, including dry coastal forests. Adults of both sexes are attracted to flowers, including coral creeper. Males are also attracted to bird droppings and are known to mud-puddle. The larvae feed on '' Psychotria calva'', ''Acridocarpus smeathmanni ''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 ...'', '' Dissotis'', '' Anacardia'' and '' Ancistrophyllum'' species. Description Upper side: Antennae thickest in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pyrrhiades
''Pyrrhiades'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Hesperiidae. It contains only one species, ''Pyrrhiades lucagus'', the western blue policeman, which is found in Liberia, Ivory Coast and Ghana. The habitat consists of coastal forests. Adults are attracted to flowers, bird droppings and mud patches. The larvae feed on ''Acridocarpus ''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 ... smeathmanni''. References External linksNatural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database Coeliadinae Monotypic butterfly genera Hesperiidae genera Butterflies of Africa {{Hesperiidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
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] |
Coeliades
''Coeliades'' is a genus of large skipper butterflies (family Hesperiidae) found in Subsaharan Africa. They are commonly known as policemen. Species Listed alphabetically.Williams, Mark (2008) Butterflies and Skippers of the Afrotropical Region. An Encyclopedia. Seventh Edition. File 0. * '' Coeliades aeschylus'' (Plötz, 1884) – Senegal blue policeman * '' Coeliades anchises'' (Gerstaecker, 1871) – one pip policeman * '' Coeliades bixana'' Evans, 1940 – dark blue policeman * '' Coeliades bocagii'' (Sharpe, 1893) * '' Coeliades chalybe'' (Westwood, 1852) – blue policeman * '' Coeliades ernesti'' (Grandidier, 1867) * '' Coeliades fervida'' (Butler, 1880) * '' Coeliades fidia'' Evans, 1937 * '' Coeliades forestan'' (Stoll, 782 __NOTOC__ Year 782 ( DCCLXXXII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. The denomination 782 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in .. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Choaspes (butterfly)
''Choaspes'' is an Indomalayan realm and Australasian realm genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae. They are the only skippers with strongly hairy eyes. Species *'' Choaspes adhara'' Fruhstorfer, 1911 *'' Choaspes benjaminii'' (Guérin-Méneville, 1843) *'' Choaspes estrella'' de Jong, 1980 Philippines *'' Choaspes hemixanthus'' Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 Sulawesi, Halamahera, New Guinea *''Choaspes illuensis'' (Ribbe, 1900) New Guinea *'' Choaspes plateni'' (Staudinger, 1888) *'' Choaspes stigmata'' Evans, 1932 *'' Choaspes subcaudata'' (C. & R. Felder, 867 *'' Choaspes xanthopogon'' (Kollar, 844 Etymology Presumably from Greek , masculune proper noun, from the river Karkheh or Karkhen in Khūzestān Province Andimeshk city, Iran (ancient Susiana Susa ( ; Middle elx, 𒀸𒋗𒊺𒂗, translit=Šušen; Middle and Neo- elx, 𒋢𒋢𒌦, translit=Šušun; Neo-Elamite and Achaemenid elx, 𒀸𒋗𒐼𒀭, translit=Šušán; Achaemenid elx, 𒀸𒋗𒐼, translit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hasora
''Hasora'', the awls, are a genus of skipper butterflies. ''Hasora'' species are found in the Indomalayan and Australasian realms. Species * '' Hasora alta'' de Jong, 1982 Sumatra * ''Hasora anura'' - slate awl ** ''Hasora anura taiwana'' Hsu, Tsukiyama & Chiba, 2005 Taiwan * ''Hasora badra'' - common awl * '' Hasora borneensis'' Elwes & Edwards, 1897 Borneo * '' Hasora buina'' Evans, 1926 Solomon Islands (Bougainville, Vella Lavella). * '' Hasora celaenus'' (Stoll, 782 Maluku Islands, New Guinea * '' Hasora coeruleostriata'' De Jong, 1982 Philippines * ''Hasora chromus'' - common banded awl Cramer, 1780 ** ''H. c. chromus'' Cramer, 1780 * '' Hasora danda'' Evans, 1949 Burma, Thailand, Laos, North Vietnam, West China * '' Hasora fushigina'' Maruyama & Ueda, 1992 * '' Hasora lavella'' Evans, 1928 Solomon Islands (Bougainville, Vella Lavella). * '' Hasora leucospila'' (Mabille, 1891) * ''Hasora lizetta'' (Plötz, 883 Malaya, Java * ''Hasora mavis'' Evans, 1934 Thailand, Malay Penin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Badamia
''Badamia'' is an Indoaustralian genus of skipper butterflies containing two species. The larvae feed on ''Terminalia'' (Combretaceae). Species The genus includes the following species: * '' Badamia atrox'' (Butler, 1877) (Fiji Fiji ( , ,; fj, Viti, ; Fiji Hindi: फ़िजी, ''Fijī''), officially the Republic of Fiji, is an island country in Melanesia, part of Oceania in the South Pacific Ocean. It lies about north-northeast of New Zealand. Fiji consists ...) * '' Badamia exclamationis'' (Fabricius, 1775) References * de Jong, R. & Treadaway, C. G. 2007 Hesperiidae of the Philippine Islands. ''In Butterflies of the World'', Supplement 15 (ed. E. Bauer & T. Frankenbach), pp. 1–72. Keltern: Goecke & Elvers. * Parsons M. 1999. ''The butterflies of Papua New Guinea: their systematics and biology.'' Academic Press, San Diego. * Tennent, W. J. 2002. ''Butterflies of the Solomon Islands: systematics and biogeography''. Storm Entomological Publications, Dereh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bibasis
''Bibasis'', the awlets, are a genus of skipper butterflies. The genus is confined to the Indomalayan realm. Vane-Wright and de Jong (2003) state that ''Bibasis'' contains just three diurnal species (''B. aquilina'', ''B. iluska'', ''B. sena''), the remainder having been removed to ''Burara''. Species * ''Bibasis amara'' - small green awlet * '' Bibasis anadi'' - plain orange awlet * '' Bibasis aquilina'' (Speyer, 1879) South China to Amur, Japan. *? '' Bibasis arradi'' Nicer * '' Bibasis etelka'' (Hewitson, 867 Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Malay Peninsula, Singapore, Borneo, Sumatra, Java, Palawan, Mindanao * ''Bibasis gomata'' - pale green awlet * '' Bibasis harisa'' - orange awlet * '' Bibasis iluska'' (Hewitson, 1867) Sulawesi, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos * '' Bibasis imperialis'' Plötz, 1886 Banggai, Sulawesi * '' Bibasis jaina'' - orange-striped awl ** ''Bibasis jaina formosana'' (Fruhstorfer, 1911) Formosa *? '' Bibasis kanara'' (Evans, 1926) South India * '' Bibasis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tree Of Life Web Project
The Tree of Life Web Project is an Internet project providing information about the diversity and phylogeny of life on Earth. This collaborative peer reviewed project began in 1995, and is written by biologists from around the world. The site has not been updated since 2011, however the pages are still accessible. The pages are linked hierarchically, in the form of the branching evolutionary tree of life, organized cladistically. Each page contains information about one particular group of organisms and is organized according to a branched tree-like form, thus showing hypothetical relationships between different groups of organisms. In 2009 the project ran into funding problems from the University of Arizona. Pages and Treehouses submitted took a considerably longer time to be approved as they were being reviewed by a small group of volunteers, and apparently, around 2011, all activities ended. History The idea of this project started in the late 1980s. David Maddison was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
