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Idea Leuconoe
''Idea leuconoe'', also known as the paper kite butterfly, rice paper butterfly, large tree nymph, is a 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 fossi ... known especially for its presence in butterfly houses and live butterfly expositions. It has a wingspan of 12 to 14 cm. The paper kite is of Southeast Asian origin, but has also been found in Taiwan and the Ryukyu Islands, Southern, Ryukyu Islands. Larvae feed on ''Parsonsia'' species, ''Tylophora hispida'', ''Parsonsia helicandra'', ''Parsonsia spiralis'', and ''Cynanchum formosanum'' so both the butterfly and larvae are poisonous. Description The paper kite butterfly's forewings and hindwings are translucent silvery white with black spots, similar to the ''Idea lynceus''. Subspecies Listed alphabetically: [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilhelm Ferdinand Erichson
Wilhelm Ferdinand Erichson (26 November 1809 – 18 December 1848) was a German entomologist and doctor. He was the author of many articles about insects mainly in ''Archiv für Naturgeschichte''. When writing in Latin, he latinised ''Wilhelm'' to ''Guillelmus'' becoming either ''Guil. F. Erichson'' or ''G.F. Erichson.'' He wrote a paper in 1842 on insect species collected at Woolnorth in Tasmania, Australia, which was the first detailed research published on the biogeography of Australian animals and was very influential in raising scientific interest in Australian fauna. Erichson was the curator of the Coleoptera collections at the ''Museum fur Naturkunde'' in Berlin from 1834 to 1848. Erichson's Scarabaeidae classification is nearly identical to the modern one. Works *''Genera Dytiscorum''. Berlin (1832) *''Die Käfer der Mark Brandenburg''. Two volumes Berlin (1837-1839) Click for pd*''Genera et species Staphylinorum insectorum''. Berlin 1839-1840) *''Entomographien''. B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cynanchum Formosanum
''Cynanchum'' is a genus of about 300 species including some swallowworts, belonging to the family Apocynaceae. The taxon name comes from Greek ''kynos'' (meaning "dog") and ''anchein'' ("to choke"), hence the common name for several species is dog-strangling vine. Most species are non-succulent climbers or twiners. There is some evidence of toxicity. Morphology These plants are perennial herbs or subshrubs, often growing from rhizomes. The leaves are usually oppositely arranged and sometimes are borne on petioles. The inflorescences and flowers come in a variety of shapes. Like other species of the milkweed family, these plants bear follicles, which are podlike dry fruits. Distribution These species are found throughout the tropics and subtropics. Several species also grow in temperate regions. Importance Species of the ''Cynanchum'' genus had traditional Chinese medicinal uses. The root of ''Cynanchum atratum'' is used in Chinese traditional medicine and called ''Bai wei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Butterflies Of Indochina
Butterflies are winged insects from the lepidopteran Superfamily (taxonomy), 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 Biological life cycle, life cycle, and like other Holometabola, holometabolous insects they undergo Holometabolism, 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 othe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Butterflies Of Malaysia
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Idea (butterfly)
''Idea'' (''Hestia'' in older literature) is a genus of butterflies known as tree nymphs or paper butterflies. The member species are concentrated around South-East Asia. See '' Sevenia'' for the genus of African tree nymphs. These slender butterflies have very large, papery white wings with black veins and markings. They stay high up in the treetops where they flap around in slow flight. Like most other monarch butterflies ( Danaini ), wood nymphs are poisonous, and the striking colour patterns signal this. Several butterflies from other groups mimic these patterns. Description Seitz - All the species which belong here are distinguished by their size and have a heavy, awkward flight,the weak muscles being evidently unable to control the enormous wings. Even a moderate breeze drives them helplessly hither and thither like pieces of light paper and probably on this account they never leave the shelter of the woods. The species of ''Hestia'' are among the largest butterflies, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Butterflies Described In 1834
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Idea Lynceus
''Idea lynceus'', the tree-nymph (''Malaysian giant tree-nymph''), is a species of nymphalid butterfly in the Danainae subfamily. It is found in South East Asia Southeast Asia is the geographical United Nations geoscheme for Asia#South-eastern Asia, southeastern region of Asia, consisting of the regions that are situated south of China, east of the Indian subcontinent, and northwest of the Mainland Au .... The wingspan is about 135–165 mm. The larvae feed on ''Aganosma corymbosa''. Subspecies Listed alphabetically: at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms'' * ''I. l. favorinus'' Fruhstorfer, 1910 * ''I. l. fumata'' Fruhstorfer, 1897 (southern Borneo) * ''I. l. lynceus'' (Malaysian giant t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parsonsia Spiralis
''Parsonsia'' is a genus of woody vines in the family Apocynaceae. Species occur throughout Indomalaya, Australasia and Melanesia. Description The leaves are opposite, the shape and size of juvenile leaves often bearing little resemblance to the adult leaves. The latex may be clear and colourless, pale yellow or milky white. The flowers are green, white, cream, yellow, orange, red, pink or brown, sometimes with contrasting markings. These are followed by elongated pod-like capsules, the two follicles eventually separating to reveal numerous seeds with long, silky hairs. Taxonomy The genus was named and described in 1810 by botanist Robert Brown in his paper ''On the Asclepiadeae'' published in ''Memoirs of the Wernerian Natural History Society'' . He named the genus in honour of James Parsons (1705–1770), an English physician and Fellow of the Royal Society. The generic name ''Parsonsia'' R.Br. (1810) is conserved against the earlier homonym ''Parsonsia'' P.Browne whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
Parsonsia Helicandra
''Parsonsia'' is a genus of woody vines in the family Apocynaceae. Species occur throughout Indomalaya, Australasia and Melanesia. Description The leaves are opposite, the shape and size of juvenile leaves often bearing little resemblance to the adult leaves. The latex may be clear and colourless, pale yellow or milky white. The flowers are green, white, cream, yellow, orange, red, pink or brown, sometimes with contrasting markings. These are followed by elongated pod-like capsules, the two follicles eventually separating to reveal numerous seeds with long, silky hairs. Taxonomy The genus was named and described in 1810 by botanist Robert Brown in his paper ''On the Asclepiadeae'' published in ''Memoirs of the Wernerian Natural History Society'' . He named the genus in honour of James Parsons (1705–1770), an English physician and Fellow of the Royal Society. The generic name ''Parsonsia'' R.Br. (1810) is conserved against the earlier homonym ''Parsonsia'' P.Browne whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tylophora Hispida
''Tylophora'' is a former genus of climbing plants or vines, first described as a genus in 1810. The genus was originally erected by Robert Brown for four species he described in Australia. It was synonymized with '' Vincetoxicum'' in 2018, a decision accepted by Plants of the World Online . Former species Species have been moved to other genera, mainly '' Vincetoxicum'', but also '' Gongronema'', '' Heterostemma'', '' Lygisma'', '' Sarcolobus'', '' Secamone'', ''Stephanotis ''Stephanotis'' is a genus of flowering plants first described in 1806. The name derives from the Greek στεφανωτής (''stephanōtís'') meaning, by sense, “fit for a crown”—from στέφανος (''stéphanos''), “crown”. It c ...'' (syn. ''Wattakaka''), and '' Streptocaulon''. Former species include: References {{Taxonbar, from=Q2641911 Asclepiadoideae Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Historically recognized angiosperm genera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
