Euptera Knoopi

	Euptera Knoopi ''Euptera knoopi'', or Knoop's euptera, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Nigeria ( Ubiaja and Ikom Ikom is a Local Government Area of Cross River State in South-South, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Ikom in the east of the area on the Cross River and the A4 highway at . It has an area of and had a population of 162,383 accord ...). The habitat consists of forests. References Butterflies described in 1998 Knoopi Endemic fauna of Nigeria Butterflies of Africa {{Limenitidinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	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]
	Nymphalidae The Nymphalidae are the largest family of butterflies, with more than 6,000 species distributed throughout most of the world. Belonging to the superfamily Papilionoidea, they are usually medium-sized to large butterflies. Most species have a reduced pair of forelegs and many hold their colourful wings flat when resting. They are also called brush-footed butterflies or four-footed butterflies, because they are known to stand on only four legs while the other two are curled up; in some species, these forelegs have a brush-like set of hairs, which gives this family its other common name. Many species are brightly coloured and include popular species such as the emperors, monarch butterfly, admirals, tortoiseshells, and fritillaries. However, the under wings are, in contrast, often dull and in some species look remarkably like dead leaves, or are much paler, producing a cryptic effect that helps the butterflies blend into their surroundings. Nomenclature Rafinesque i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Nigeria Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean to the south. It covers an area of . With Demographics of Nigeria, a population of more than 230 million, it is the List of African countries by population, most populous country in Africa, and the List of countries and dependencies by population, world's sixth-most populous country. Nigeria borders Niger in Niger–Nigeria border, the north, Chad in Chad–Nigeria border, the northeast, Cameroon in Cameroon–Nigeria border, the east, and Benin in Benin–Nigeria border, the west. Nigeria is a Federation, federal republic comprising 36 States of Nigeria, states and the Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria, Federal Capital Territory, where its capital, Abuja, is located. The List of Nigerian cities by population, largest city in Nigeria by population is Lagos, one of the largest List of largest cities, metr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Ubiaja Ubiaja is a community in the Esan South-East Local Government Area (LGA), Edo State, Nigeria. It is at an altitude of 221 m. Most of the people belong to the Esan tribe, one of the major up Ubiaja is in a rain forest region, with to of rainfall each year. The red soil is fertile and many of the people farm crops such as yam, cassava and beans, or cash crops including oil palm, cocoa and rubber. History The date of Ubiaja's founding is not known, but the kingdom of which it was the capital was founded in 1463 by immigrants from the Benin Empire The Kingdom of Benin, also known as Great Benin, is a traditional kingdom in southern Nigeria. It has no historical relation to the modern republic of Benin, which was known as Dahomey from the 17th century until 1975. The Kingdom of Benin's c .... The town is said to have been founded by a man called Edeikholor, treasurer of the Bini empire during the reign of Ewuare the Great. The name may be a variant of "Obiaza", meani ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Ikom Ikom is a Local Government Area of Cross River State in South-South, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Ikom in the east of the area on the Cross River and the A4 highway at . It has an area of and had a population of 162,383 according to the 2006 census. The people of Ikom are mostly farmers. Ikom is a major producer of cocoa, bananas and plantains for the Nigerian market. Ikom is known for the Afi monoliths, artifacts that bear an ancient writing sometimes taken to be an early form of nsibidi. The postal code of the area is 551. Ikom Local Government is in the Central Senatorial District of Cross River State. There are 11 (eleven) council wards: # Abanyum # Yala-Nkum # Olulumo # Ofutop I # Ofutop II # Nta/Nselle # Nde # Abijinkpor # Ikom Urban # Akparabong # Nnam The present geographical entity called Ikom local government area dates back to the 16th century during the pre-colonial era when the area extended to some communities now enclosed in Boki, Obubra, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Butterflies Described In 1998 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 several y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Euptera ''Euptera'' is an Afrotropical genus of Nymphalidae, brush-footed butterflies. Species ''Euptera amieti'' Collins & Libert, 1998 ''Euptera aurantiaca'' Amiet, 1998 ''Euptera choveti'' Amiet & Collins, 1998 ''Euptera collinsi'' Chovet & Libert, 1998 ''Euptera crowleyi'' (Kirby, 1889) ''Euptera debruynei'' (Hecq, 1990) ''Euptera dorothea'' Bethune-Baker, 1904 ''Euptera ducarmei'' Collins, 1998 ''Euptera elabontas'' (Hewitson, 1871) ''Euptera falcata'' Libert, 1998 ''Euptera falsathyma'' Schultze, 1916 ''Euptera freyja'' Hancock, 1984 ''Euptera ginettae'' Libert, 2005 ''Euptera hirundo'' Staudinger, 1891 ''Euptera intricata'' Aurivillius, 1894 ''Euptera ituriensis'' Libert, 1998 ''Euptera kinugnana'' (Grose-Smith, 1889) ''Euptera knoopi'' Libert & Chovet, 1998 ''Euptera liberti'' Collins, 1987 ''Euptera mimetica'' Collins & Amiet, 1998 ''Euptera mirabilis'' Libert, 2005 ''Euptera mirifica'' Carpenter & Jackson, 1950 ''Euptera mocquerysi'' Staudinger, 1893 ''E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Endemic Fauna Of Nigeria Endemism is the state of a species being found only in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsewhere. For example, the Cape sugarbird is found exclusively in southwestern South Africa and is therefore said to be ''endemic'' to that particular part of the world. An endemic species can also be referred to as an ''endemism'' or, in scientific literature, as an ''endemite''. Similarly, many species found in the Western ghats of India are examples of endemism. Endemism is an important concept in conservation biology for measuring biodiversity in a particular place and evaluating the risk of extinction for species. Endemism is also of interest in evolutionary biology, because it provides clues about how changes in the environment cause species to undergo range shifts (potentially expanding their range into a larger area or becomin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]