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Eumorpha Vitis
''Eumorpha vitis'', known as the vine sphinx, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. Distribution It lives from Argentina north through Central America, the West Indies, and Mexico to southern Arizona, Texas, Mississippi, and Florida. Strays north to Nebraska. Description The wingspan is 85–105 mm. Eumorpha vitis vitis MHNT CUT 2010 0 336 Tingo Maria Peru male dorsal.jpg, Male dorsal Eumorpha vitis vitis MHNT CUT 2010 0 336 Tingo Maria Peru male ventral.jpg, Male ventral Eumorpha vitis vitis MHNT CUT 2010 0 336 St-Jean du Maroni Guyane Française female dorsal.jpg, Female dorsal Eumorpha vitis vitis MHNT CUT 2010 0 336 St-Jean du Maroni Guyane Française female ventral.jpg, Female ventral Biology Adults are on wing from April to May and again from July to October in Florida, from July to September in one generation in the northern part of the range and year-round in the tropics. They feed on the nectar of various flowers, including '' Vinca rosea''. The larvae fee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carl Linnaeus
Carl Linnaeus (23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné,#Blunt, Blunt (2004), p. 171. was a Swedish biologist and physician who formalised binomial nomenclature, the modern system of naming organisms. He is known as the "father of modern Taxonomy (biology), taxonomy". Many of his writings were in Latin; his name is rendered in Latin as and, after his 1761 ennoblement, as . Linnaeus was the son of a curate and was born in Råshult, in the countryside of Småland, southern Sweden. He received most of his higher education at Uppsala University and began giving lectures in botany there in 1730. He lived abroad between 1735 and 1738, where he studied and also published the first edition of his ' in the Netherlands. He then returned to Sweden where he became professor of medicine and botany at Uppsala. In the 1740s, he was sent on several journeys through Sweden to find and classify plants and animals. In the 1750s and 1760s, he co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cissus
''Cissus'' is a genus of approximately 350 species of lianas (Woody plant, woody vines) in the grape family (Vitaceae). They have a cosmopolitan distribution, though the majority are to be found in the tropics. Decription Extrafloral nectaries on the stipule have been reported for ''C. microcarpa'', ''C. psudosicyoids'', and ''C. rhombifolia''. Uses Medicinal ''Cissus quadrangularis'' has been evaluated for potential medical uses. As a source of carotenoids, triterpenoids and ascorbic acid, the extracts may have potential for medical effects, including "gastroprotective activity" and benefits in terms of "lipid metabolism and oxidative stress". ''Cissus quinquangularis'' was used by the Maasai people of Kenya to relieve some of the symptoms of malaria. Ornamental ''Cissus antarctica'', ''Cissus alata'' and ''Cissus incisa'' are cultivated as garden plants, depending on area of the world. Succulent members of the genus such as ''Cissus quadrangularis'' are also found in the nur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taxa Named By Carl Linnaeus
In biology, a taxon (back-formation from ''taxonomy''; : taxa) is a group of one or more populations of an organism or organisms seen by taxonomists to form a unit. Although neither is required, a taxon is usually known by a particular name and given a particular ranking, especially if and when it is accepted or becomes established. It is very common, however, for taxonomists to remain at odds over what belongs to a taxon and the criteria used for inclusion, especially in the context of rank-based (" Linnaean") nomenclature (much less so under phylogenetic nomenclature). If a taxon is given a formal scientific name, its use is then governed by one of the nomenclature codes specifying which scientific name is correct for a particular grouping. Initial attempts at classifying and ordering organisms (plants and animals) were presumably set forth in prehistoric times by hunter-gatherers, as suggested by the fairly sophisticated folk taxonomies. Much later, Aristotle, and later still ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sphingidae Of South America
The Sphingidae are a family of moths commonly called sphinx moths, also colloquially known as hawk moths, with many of their caterpillars known as hornworms. It includes about 1,450 species. It is best represented in the tropics, but species are found in every region.Scoble, Malcolm J. (1995): ''The Lepidoptera: Form, Function and Diversity'' (2nd edition). Oxford University Press & Natural History Museum London. They are moderate to large in size and are distinguished among moths for their agile and sustained flying ability, similar enough to that of hummingbirds as to be reliably mistaken for them. Their narrow wings and streamlined abdomens are adaptations for rapid flight. The family was named by French zoologist Pierre André Latreille in 1802. Some hawk moths, such as the hummingbird hawk-moth or the white-lined sphinx, hover in midair while they feed on nectar from flowers, so are sometimes mistaken for hummingbirds. This hovering capability is only known to have evolve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moths Described In 1758
Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (suborder Rhopalocera) and neither subordinate taxon is used in modern classifications. Moths make up the vast majority of the order. There are approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of which have yet to be described. Most species of moth are nocturnal, although there are also crepuscular and diurnal species. Differences between butterflies and moths While the butterflies form a monophyletic group, the moths, comprising the rest of the Lepidoptera, do not. Many attempts have been made to group the superfamilies of the Lepidoptera into natural groups, most of which fail because one of the two groups is not monophyletic: Microlepidoptera and Macrolepidoptera, Heterocera and Rhopalocera, Jugatae and Frenatae, Monotrysia, and Ditrysia.Scoble, MJ 1995. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eumorpha
''Eumorpha'' (meaning "well formed") is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae. The genus is mostly found in North and South America. Species *''Eumorpha achemon'' (Dru Drury, Drury, 1773) *''Eumorpha adamsi'' (Walter Rothschild, 2nd Baron Rothschild, Rothschild & Karl Jordan (zoologist, born 1861), Jordan, 1903) *''Eumorpha analis'' (Walter Rothschild, 2nd Baron Rothschild, Rothschild & Karl Jordan (zoologist, born 1861), Jordan, 1903) *''Eumorpha anchemolus'' (Pieter Cramer, Cramer, 1779) *''Eumorpha capronnieri'' (Jean Baptiste Boisduval, Boisduval, 1875) *''Eumorpha cissi'' (Schaufuss, 1870) *''Eumorpha drucei'' (Walter Rothschild, 2nd Baron Rothschild, Rothschild & Karl Jordan (zoologist, born 1861), Jordan, 1903) *''Eumorpha elisa'' (Smyth, 1901) *''Eumorpha fasciatus'' (Johann Heinrich Sulzer, Sulzer, 1776) *''Eumorpha intermedia'' (Clark, 1917) *''Eumorpha labruscae'' (Carl Linnaeus, Linnaeus, 10th edition of Systema Naturae, 1758) *''Eumorpha megaeacus'' (Jacob Hübner ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parthenocissus
''Parthenocissus'' , is a genus of tendril vine, climbing plants in the grape family (biology), family, Vitaceae. It contains about 12 species native plant, native to the Himalaya, eastern Asia and North America. Several are grown for ornamental use, notably ''P. henryana'', ''P. quinquefolia'' and ''P. tricuspidata''. Etymology The name derives from the Greek παρθένος (''parthenos'') "virgin", and κισσός (''kissós'') (Latinized as "cissus"), "ivy The reason is variously given as the ability of these creepers to form seeds without pollen, pollination or the English name of ''P. quinquefolia'', Virginia creeper, which has become attached to the whole genus. Fossil record Among the middle Miocene Sarmatian (age), Sarmatian palynology, palynoflora from the Lavanttal Basin, Austrian researchers have recognized ''Parthenocissus'' fossil pollen. The sediment containing the ''Parthenocissus'' fossil pollen had accumulated in a lowland wetland environment with various vege ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
