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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] |
Jean Baptiste Boisduval
Jean Baptiste Alphonse Déchauffour de Boisduval (24 June 1799 – 30 December 1879) was a French lepidopterist, botanist, and physician. He was one of the most celebrated lepidopterists of France, and was the co-founder of the Société entomologique de France. While best known abroad for his work in entomology, he started his career in botany, collecting a great number of French plant specimens and writing broadly on the topic throughout his career, including the textbook ''Flores française'' in 1828. Early in his career, he was interested in Coleoptera and allied himself with both Jean Théodore Lacordaire and Pierre André Latreille. He was the curator of the Pierre Françoise Marie Auguste Dejean collection in Paris and described many species of beetles, as well as butterflies and moths, resulting from the voyages of the ''Astrolabe'', the expedition ship of Jean-François de Galaup, comte de La Pérouse and the '' Coquille'', that of Louis Isidore Duperrey. He left Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tropical And Subtropical Dry Broadleaf Forests
The tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forest is a habitat type defined by the World Wide Fund for Nature and is located at tropical and subtropical latitudes. Though these forests occur in climates that are warm year-round, and may receive several hundred centimeters of rain per year, they have long dry seasons that last several months and vary with geographic location. These seasonal droughts have great impact on all living things in the forest. Deciduous trees predominate in most of these forests, and during the drought a leafless period occurs, which varies with species type. Because trees lose moisture through their leaves, the shedding of leaves allows trees such as teak and mountain ebony to conserve water during dry periods. The newly bare trees open up the canopy layer, enabling sunlight to reach ground level and facilitate the growth of thick underbrush. Trees on moister sites and those with access to ground water tend to be evergreen. Infertile sites also te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Graphium Kigoma
''Graphium kigoma'' is a butterfly in the family Papilionidae (swallowtails). It is found in Tanzania, from the western part of the country to the Kigoma District. The habitat consists of forests (including riparian forests) and heavy woodland. Taxonomy ''Graphium kigoma'' 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 '' (Hewitson, 1865) /small> ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Graphium Hachei
''Graphium hachei'', the elegant lady, is a butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is found in Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of Congo, Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo and the Central African Republic. Subspecies *''Graphium hachei hachei'' (Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, Angola, western Democratic Republic of Congo) *''Graphium hachei moebii'' (Suffert, 1904) (Cameroon, Congo, northern and eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Central African Republic) Description Forewing black to blackish with a yellowish white half-band, which is very broad at the hindmargin, reaches vein 5 and is there connected with a large, similarly coloured spot in the apical half of the cell; this band completely covers the base of cellule 2 and only leaves the innermost part of cellule 1 b free; hindwing above from the base to considerably beyond the apex of the cell pure white with an unspotted black marginal band about 5 mm broad, which is narrowed towards the costal angle. — Congo region. Su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Graphium Fulleri
''Graphium fulleri'' is a butterfly in the family Papilionidae (swallowtails). It is found in Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Chad. 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. The markings are light yellow; the median band formed almost exactly as in ''G. ucalegon''-, cell of the forewing with an apical spot and a streak at the hindmargin between veins 3 and 4; hindwing with two submarginal dots each in cellules 2—6 and with three large discal spots about in the middle of cellules 2—4, beneath red at the base. Subspecies *''Graphium fulleri fulleri'' (Cam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Graphium Aurivilliusi
''Graphium aurivilliusi'' is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae (swallowtails). It is endemic to the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is only known from the type series of males. 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, slightly suffused with greenish; discal spots 1 a and 1 b of the forewing do not cover the base of these cellules; both wings with two small streak-like submarginal spots in each cellule; hindwing above with a single discal spot in each of cellules 2–4; the white basal spot of cellule 2 of the hindwing obliquely cut off distally and sharply defined; the cell of the forewing with 3—4 ... [...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 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] |
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] |
Annonaceae
The Annonaceae are a family of flowering plants consisting of trees, shrubs, or rarely lianas commonly known as the custard apple family or soursop family. With 108 accepted genera and about 2400 known species, it is the largest family in the Magnoliales. Several genera produce edible fruit, most notably ''Annona'', ''Anonidium'', ''Asimina'', '' Rollinia'', and '' Uvaria''. Its type genus is ''Annona''. The family is concentrated in the tropics, with few species found in temperate regions. About 900 species are Neotropical, 450 are Afrotropical, and the remaining are Indomalayan. Description The species are mostly tropical, some are mid-latitude, deciduous or evergreen trees and shrubs, with some lianas, with aromatic bark, leaves, and flowers. ; Stems, stalks and leaves: Bark is fibrous and aromatic. Pith septate (fine tangential bands divided by partitions) to diaphragmed (divided by thin partitions with openings in them). Branching distichous (arranged in two rows/on one ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calodendrum Splendens
''Calodendrum'' is a genus of medium-sized evergreen trees comprising two species from Africa. '' Calodendrum capense'', the Cape chestnut, is a well known tree that is widely cultivated, while '' Calodendrum eickii'' is a rare forest tree from 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 botanical name comes from Greek, ''kalos'' means beautiful and ''dendrum'' means tree. Both species are harvested for their timber in Africa. References IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: ''Calodendrum eickii''*Lord, Tony (2003) Flora : The Gardener's Bible : More than 20,000 garden plants from around the world. London: Cassell. *Macoboy, Stirling (1979) What Tree is That?, Sydney, Australia (1st ed.: Sydney: Ure Smith). {{Taxonbar, from=Q750851 Zanthoxyloideae Zanthox ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
