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Graphium Almansor
''Graphium almansor'', the Almansor white-lady swordtail or Honrath's white lady, is a butterfly in the family Papilionidae (swallowtails). It is found in Guinea, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, Angola, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sudan, Ethiopia, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia and possibly Rwanda and Burundi. Description Markings white; median band of the forewing also broadly interrupted in cellule 2, as the discal spot of this cellule is absent or very small; the transverse spot of the cell of the forewing reaches the front margin of the cell, but is rather broadly separated from the discal spot in cellule 3; hind¬wing without discal dots and with indistinct or partly absent submarginal dots, the apex of the cell filled in with white; the cell of the forewing with a white apical spot; the discal spot in cellule 1 b of the fore¬wing does not reach so far basad as the spot in 1 a and is therefore ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eduard Honrath
Eduard Gustav Honrath (11 August 1837, in Coblenz – 19 April 1893, in Berlin) was a German entomologist who specialised in Lepidoptera, particularly '' Parnassius''. Honrath was a well-known art dealer in Berlin. Among his entomological achievements, he described ''Parnassius graeseri'' (1885) (now '' Parnassius bremeri graeseri'' (a subspecies), ''Parnassius stenosemus'' and ''Papilio neumoegeni'' (both 1890) in the ''Berliner Entomologische Zeitschrift''. He was a member of the Entomological Society of Berlin, and its president for many years. References * Benezit Dictionary of Artists (in French, Bénézit ''Dictionnaire des peintres, sculpteurs, dessinateurs et graveurs'') Éditions Gründ, Paris.(1911). *Anonym 1893 onrath, E. G.''Insektenbörse ''Insektenbörse'' ( en, Insect Exchange) was a German entomology magazine established in 1884. It was renamed ''Entomologisches Wochenblatt'' ( en, Entomology Weekly) in 1907–1908 and renamed again ''Entomologische Ru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zambia
Zambia (), officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country at the crossroads of Central, Southern and East Africa, although it is typically referred to as being in Southern Africa at its most central point. Its neighbours are the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the north, Tanzania to the northeast, Malawi to the east, Mozambique to the southeast, Zimbabwe and Botswana to the south, Namibia to the southwest, and Angola to the west. The capital city of Zambia is Lusaka, located in the south-central part of Zambia. The nation's population of around 19.5 million is concentrated mainly around Lusaka in the south and the Copperbelt Province to the north, the core economic hubs of the country. Originally inhabited by Khoisan peoples, the region was affected by the Bantu expansion of the thirteenth century. Following the arrival of European explorers in the eighteenth century, the British colonised the region into the British protectorates of Barotseland-No ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Graphium Auriger
''Graphium auriger'' is a butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is found in Senegal, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Taxonomy ''Graphium auriger'' belongs to a species group with 16 members. All are very similar The species group members are: *'' Graphium abri'' Smith & Vane-Wright, 2001 *''Graphium adamastor'' (Boisduval, 1836) *'' Graphium agamedes'' (Westwood, 1842) *''Graphium almansor'' (Honrath, 1884) *''Graphium auriger'' (Butler, 1876) *''Graphium aurivilliusi'' (Seeldrayers, 1896) *''Graphium fulleri '' (Grose-Smith, 1883) *''Graphium hachei'' (Dewitz, 1881) *''Graphium kigoma'' Carcasson, 1964 *''Graphium olbrechtsi'' Berger, 1950 *''Graphium poggianus'' (Honrath, 1884) *''Graphium rileyi'' Berger, 1950 *'' Graphium schubotzi'' (Schultze, 1913) *''Graphium simoni'' (Aurivillius, 1899), *''Graphium ucalegon ''Graphium ucalegon'', the creamy graphium, is a butt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Graphium Agamedes
''Graphium agamedes'', the Westwood's white lady, is a butterfly in the family Papilionidae (swallowtails). It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The habitat consists of the forest/savanna transition zone. Description The broad black marginal band of the hindwing is always ornamented with light spots. The wings have a common light median band, which does not reach the base of the hindwing and is interrupted in cellule 5 of the forewing. Hindwing beneath without black basal, dot in cellule 7 and consequently with only two such dots. Hindwing with 3—8 usually double sub¬marginal spots. Markings white; the median band of the forewing continuous to vein 5, not covering the base of cellules 1 a and 1 b; the large white spot in the cell of the forewing (opposite to cellule 8) does not reach the front margin of the cell; forewing deep black at the base, much darker than in the discal h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Graphium Adamastor
''Graphium adamastor'', the Boisduval's white lady, is a butterfly in the family Papilionidae (swallowtails). It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Mali, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Description ''G.adamastor'' is very similar to the preceding species '' Graphium agamedes'' and only differs in that the transverse spot of the cell of the forewing is larger and reaches the front margin of the cell, the discal spot in cellule 2 on the contrary is smaller and rounded or entirely wanting, so that the median hand is here interrupted. — Ashanti and Togo. Aurivillius, .O.. 1908-1924. In: Seitz, A. ''Die Großschmetterlinge der Erde'' Band 13: Abt. 2, ''Die exotischen Großschmetterlinge, Die afrikanischen Tagfalter'', 1925, 613 Seiten, 80 Tafeln (The Macrolepidoptera of the World 13).Alfred Kernen Verlag, Stuttgart. Biology Its habitat consis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Graphium Abri
''Graphium abri'' is a butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is found in the Central African Republic. and is known from just two individuals both lacking post discal markings. Taxonomy ''Graphium abri'' belongs to a species group with 16 members. All are very similar.The species group members are: *''Graphium abri'' Smith & Vane-Wright, 2001 *''Graphium adamastor'' (Boisduval, 1836) *''Graphium agamedes'' (Westwood, 1842) *''Graphium almansor'' (Honrath, 1884) *''Graphium auriger'' (Butler, 1876) *''Graphium aurivilliusi'' (Seeldrayers, 1896) *''Graphium fulleri '' (Grose-Smith, 1883) *''Graphium hachei'' (Dewitz, 1881) *''Graphium kigoma'' Carcasson, 1964 *''Graphium olbrechtsi'' Berger, 1950 *''Graphium poggianus'' (Honrath, 1884) *''Graphium rileyi'' Berger, 1950 *'' Graphium schubotzi'' (Schultze, 1913) *''Graphium simoni'' (Aurivillius, 1899), *''Graphium ucalegon ''Graphium ucalegon'', the creamy graphium, is a butterfly in the family Papilionidae (swallowtails). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Species Complex
In biology, a species complex is a group of closely related organisms that are so similar in appearance and other features that the boundaries between them are often unclear. The taxa in the complex may be able to hybridize readily with each other, further blurring any distinctions. Terms that are sometimes used synonymously but have more precise meanings are cryptic species for two or more species hidden under one species name, sibling species for two (or more) species that are each other's closest relative, and species flock for a group of closely related species that live in the same habitat. As informal taxonomic ranks, species group, species aggregate, macrospecies, and superspecies are also in use. Two or more taxa that were once considered conspecific (of the same species) may later be subdivided into infraspecific taxa (taxa within a species, such as bacterial strains or plant varieties), that is complex but it is not a species complex. A species complex is in most ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pseudospondias Microcarpa
''Pseudospondias'' is a genus of plants in the subfamily Spondiadoideae of the cashew and sumac family Anacardiaceae. They grow as dioecious shrubs or trees and are found in forests of Sub-Saharan Africa. Species ''The Plant List'' and ''Catalogue of Life'' recognise about 2 accepted species: * ''Pseudospondias longifolia ''Pseudospondias'' is a genus of plants in the subfamily Spondiadoideae of the cashew and sumac family Anacardiaceae. They grow as dioecious shrubs or trees and are found in forests of Sub-Saharan Africa. Species ''The Plant List'' and ''Catalog ...'' * '' Pseudospondias microcarpa'' References Anacardiaceae Anacardiaceae genera Dioecious plants {{Anacardiaceae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mud-puddling
Mud-puddling, or simply puddling, is a behaviour most conspicuous in butterflies, but occurs in other animals as well, mainly insects; they seek out nutrients in certain moist substances such as rotting plant matter, mud and carrion and they suck up the fluid. Where the conditions are suitable, conspicuous insects such as butterflies commonly form aggregations on wet soil, dung or carrion. (1996): Mating systems and sexual division of foraging effort affect puddling behaviour by butterflies. ''Ecological Entomology'' 21(2): 193-197PDF fulltext/ref> From the fluids they obtain salts and amino acids that play various roles in their physiology, ethology and ecology. (1999): Mud-puddling behavior in tropical butterflies: In search of proteins or minerals? ''Oecologia'' 119(1): 140–148. (HTML abstractPDF fulltext This behaviour also has been seen in some other insects, notably the leafhoppers, e.g. the potato leafhopper, '' Empoasca fabae''. Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths) ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amauris Echeria
''Amauris echeria'', the chief, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in southern Africa. The wingspan is 55–65 mm for males and 63–70 for females. Adults are on wing year round (with peaks in summer and autumn). The larvae feed on '' Tylophora anomala'', ''Tylophora stolzii'', '' Cynanchum chirindense'', ''Gymnema'' (including ''Gymnema sylvestre''), ''Marsdenia'' (including '' Marsdenia angolensis'' and ''Marsdenia racemosa'') and ''Secamone ''Secamone'' is a genus of plant in family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1810. It is widespread across much of Africa, northern Australia, southern Asia, with numerous species endemic to Madagascar.Gibbs Russell, G. E., W. G. M ...'' (including '' Secamone africana'' and '' Secamone parviflora''). [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amauris Damocles
''Amauris damocles'', the small monk, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Senegal, Gambia, Guinea, Burkina Faso, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon and Tanzania Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; Comoro Islands .... The habitat consists of dry forests, Guinea savanna and disturbed areas in the rainforest zone. This species is mimicked by one of the forms of '' Hypolimnas anthedon''. The larvae probably feed on '' Pergularia'' species. Subspecies *''Amauris damocles damocles'' (Senegal, Gambia, Guinea, Burkina Faso, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, western Cameroon) *''Amauris damocles makuyensis'' Carcasson, 1964 (western Tanzania) References Seitz, A. ''Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amauris
''Amauris'' is a genus of Nymphalidae, nymphalid butterflies in the Danainae subfamily. ''Amauris niavius niavius'', ''Amauris echeria jacksoni'', and ''Amauris dominicanus'' are Mimicry, mimicked by ''Papilio dardanus'' females. Other mimics of ''Amauris'' are found among other species of ''Papilio'', the nymphaline genus ''Pseudacraea'', and ''Hypolimnas anthedon''. Species * ''Amauris comorana'' – Comoro friar * ''Amauris nossima'' – Madagascan friar * ''Amauris phoedon'' – Mauritian friar * ''Amauris niavius'' – friar * ''Amauris tartarea'' – monk * ''Amauris ellioti'' – Ansorge's Danaid * ''Amauris echeria'' * ''Amauris vashti'' * ''Amauris crawshayi'' * ''Amauris damocles'' * ''Amauris hyalites'' * ''Amauris albimaculata'' – layman * ''Amauris ochlea'' – novice * ''Amauris dannfelti'' * ''Amauris inferna'' * ''Amauris hecate'' – dusky Danaid External links Seitz, A. ''Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde'' 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate 23 et seq. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
