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Jamides Alecto
''Jamides alecto'', the metallic cerulean, is a small species of butterfly found in the Indomalayan realm but which crosses the Wallace line into the Australasian realm (Celebes). It belongs to the lycaenids or blues family. Description Charles Swinhoe described the subspecies ''J. a. alocina'' on 1915 as follows: "Upperside milky white tinged with pale lavender-blue, the inner surface of the fore wing and the upper half of the hind wing palest: fore wing with a fine grey costal line; a grey marginal narrow band: hind wing with a submarginal series of small and short black lunular marks, edged with white on both sides, and a fine black marginal line. Under-side pale pinkish grey, markings white but indistinct: fore wing with two lines across the end of the cell, continued to the hinder margin beyond its middle, two dislocated lines beyond in the fourth, fifth, and sixth interspaces, with a line in the third interspace from between the last two; two rows of submarginal lines a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parambikulam Wildlife Sanctuary
Parambikulam Tiger Reserve, which also includes the erstwhile Parambikulam Wildlife Sanctuary, is a protected area lying in Palakkad district and Thrissur district of Kerala state, South India. The Wildlife Sanctuary, which had an area of was established in part in 1973 and 1984. It is in the Sungam range of hills between the Anaimalai Hills and Nelliampathy Hills. Parambikulam Wildlife Sanctuary was declared as part of the Parambikulam Tiger Reserve on 19 February 2010. Including the buffer zone, the tiger reserve has a span of 643.66 km2. The Western Ghats, Anamalai Sub-Cluster, including all of Parambikulam Wildlife Sanctuary, has been declared by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee as a World Heritage Site. The Tiger Reserve is the home of four different tribes of indigenous peoples including the Kadar, Malasar, Muduvar and Mala Malasar settled in six colonies. Parambikulam Tiger Reserve implements the Project Tiger scheme along with various other programs of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boesenbergia
''Boesenbergia'' is a genus of plants in the ginger family. It contains more than 70 species, native to China, the Indian Subcontinent, and Southeast Asia (Thailand, Malaysia, Philippines, Indonesia, etc.). Species ''Plants of the World Online'' currently includes:Plants of the World Online ''Boesenbergia'' Kuntze (retrieved 11 September 2021)] #'' Boesenbergia alba'' (K.Larsen & R.M.Sm.) Mood & L.M.Prince - Thailand #'' Boesenbergia albolutea'' (Baker) Schltr. - Andaman Islands #'' |
Butterflies Of Asia
Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The group comprises the large superfamily Papilionoidea, which contains at least one former group, the skippers (formerly the superfamily "Hesperioidea"), and the most recent analyses suggest it also contains the moth-butterflies (formerly the superfamily "Hedyloidea"). Butterfly fossils date to the Paleocene, about 56 million years ago. Butterflies have a four-stage life cycle, as like most 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, and after its wings have expanded and dried ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Butterflies Described In 1860
Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The group comprises the large superfamily Papilionoidea, which contains at least one former group, the skippers (formerly the superfamily "Hesperioidea"), and the most recent analyses suggest it also contains the moth-butterflies (formerly the superfamily "Hedyloidea"). Butterfly fossils date to the Paleocene, about 56 million years ago. Butterflies have a four-stage life cycle, as like most 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, and after its wings have expanded and dried, it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jamides
''Jamides'', commonly called ceruleans, is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are found in the Indomalayan realm, the Palearctic realm and the Australasian realm. Species Listed alphabetically: * '' Jamides aruensis'' (Pagenstecher, 1884) * '' Jamides biru'' (Ribbe, 1926) Celebes * '' Jamides bochus'' (Stoll, 782 – dark cerulean * '' Jamides butleri'' (Rothschild, 1915) Obi Islands, Moluccas, Lease Islands, Gorong archipelago, Sula Islands, New Guinea * ''Jamides caerulea'' (Druce, 1873) – royal cerulean (Assam, Burma, Malaya, Borneo, Java) * '' Jamides callistus'' (Röber, 1886) Philippines, Borneo * '' Jamides candrenus'' (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869) * '' Jamides carissima'' (Butler, 876 New Hebrides, Loyalty Islands * '' Jamides celebica'' (Eliot, 1969) Sulawesi * '' Jamides celeno'' (Cramer, 775 – common cerulean (Sri Lanka, India, Indochina, Malaya, Celebes) * ''Jamides cephion'' Druce, 1891 Solomon Islands * ''Jamides cleodus'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bombay Natural History Society
The Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS), founded on 15 September 1883, is one of the largest non-governmental organisations in India engaged in conservation and biodiversity research. It supports many research efforts through grants and publishes the '' Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society''. Many prominent naturalists, including the ornithologists Sálim Ali and S. Dillon Ripley, have been associated with it. History British hunters in Bombay organized a hunting group around 1811, their activities included riding with foxhounds and shooting. A Bombay Hunt was supported by Sir Bartle Frere from 1862. A natural history society was begun, possibly as spinoff from the Bombay Geographical Society, in 1856 by Doctors Don (of Karachee), Andrew Henderson Leith (surgeon), George Buist, and Henry John Carter along with Lawrence Hugh Jenkins, then a registrar of the Supreme Court. The group did not last more than three years. On 15 September 1883 eight men interested in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Butterflies Of India (Lycaenidae)
This is a list of the butterflies of India belonging to the family Lycaenidae and an index to the species articles. This forms part of the full List of butterflies of India. This list is based on Evans (1932) and includes 318 species belonging to 76–128 genera depending on taxonomy. Subfamily Poritiinae Genus ''Poritia'' – gems * Blue gem, ''Poritia erycinoides'' ( C. Felder & R. Felder, 1865) * Common gem, '' Poritia hewitsoni'' Moore, 1865 * Green gem, ''Poritia pleurata'' Hewitson, 1874 * ''Poritia phama'' H. Druce, 1895 Genus ''Simiskina'' – brilliants * Broad-banded brilliant, ''Simiskina phalena'' ( Hewitson, 1874) (article ''Poritia phalena'' as per LepIndex) Subfamily Miletinae Genus ''Miletus'' – brownies * Bigg's brownie, ''Miletus biggsii'' ( Distant, 1884) * Common brownie, ''Miletus boisduvali'' Moore, 1857 * Common brownie, ''Miletus chinensis'' C. Felder, 1862 * Long's brownie, ''Miletus longeana'' ( de Nicéville, 1898) * Great brownie, ''M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Butterflies Of India
The following is a list of the butterflies of India. India has extremely diverse terrain, climate and vegetation, which comprises extremes of heat cold, desert and jungle, of low-lying plains and the highest mountains, of dryness and dampness, islands and continental areas, widely varying flora, and sharply marked seasons. India forms a large part of the Indomalayan biogeographical zone; many of the floral and faunal forms show Malayan affinities with some taxa being unique to the Indian region. In addition, India hosts three of the world's biodiversity hotspots: the Western Ghats, the Eastern Himalayas, and the hilly ranges bordering India and Myanmar, each having numerous endemic species. Accordingly, India's diverse and varied fauna include a rich variety of butterflies and moths. Brigadier William Harry Evans recorded approximately 1439 species of butterfly from British India, including Ceylon and Burma. After 1947, the rise of several new nations led to a reduction of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zingiber
The genus ''Zingiber'' is native to Southeast Asia especially in Thailand, China, the Indian Subcontinent, and New Guinea. It contains the true gingers, plants grown the world over for their culinary value. The most well known are '' Z. officinale'' and '' Z. mioga'', two garden gingers. Culinary Each ginger species has a different culinary usage; for example, myoga is valued for the stem and flowers. Garden ginger's rhizome is the classic spice "ginger", and may be used whole, candied (known commonly as crystallized ginger), or dried and powdered. Other popular gingers used in cooking include cardamom and turmeric, though neither of these examples is a "true ginger" – they belong to different genera in the family Zingiberaceae. Species ''Plants of the World Online'' currently includes: # ''Zingiber acuminatum'' Valeton # ''Zingiber aguingayae'' Docot # ''Zingiber albiflorum'' R.M.Sm. # ''Zingiber album'' Nurainas # ''Zingiber anamalayanum'' Sujanapal & Sasidh. # '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaempferia
''Kaempferia'' is a genus of plants in the ginger family. It is native to China, India, and Southeast Asia. The genus is named after the naturalist and traveller Engelbert Kaempfer, who lived in Japan and east Asia for the years 1689-1693 and was one of the first Europeans to write detailed descriptions of plants there. Species Over 100 names have been proposed in the genus. The following are accepted: * '' Kaempferia alboviolacea'' Ridl. - Vietnam * '' Kaempferia angustifolia'' Roscoe - Bangladesh, Assam, Vietnam, Thailand, Sumatra * ''Kaempferia attapeuensis'' Picheans. & Koonterm - Laos * '' Kaempferia champasakensis'' Picheans. & Koonterm - Laos * ''Kaempferia chayanii'' Koonterm - Laos * ''Kaempferia cuneata'' Gagnep. - Vietnam * '' Kaempferia elegans'' (Wall.) Baker in J.D.Hooker - Sichuan, Indochina, Borneo * ''Kaempferia evansii'' Blatt. - southern India * ''Kaempferia fallax'' Gagnep. - Laos, Thailand * ''Kaempferia filifolia'' K.Larsen - Thailand * ''Kaempferia fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hedychium
''Hedychium'' is a genus of flowering plants in the ginger family Zingiberaceae, native to lightly wooded habitats in Asia. There are approximately 70-80 known species, native to India, Southeast Asia, and Madagascar. Some species have become widely naturalized in other lands, and considered invasive in some places. The genus name ''Hedychium'' is derived from two ancient Greek words, meaning "sweet" and meaning "snow". This refers to the fragrant white flower of the type species '' H. coronarium''. Common names include garland flower, ginger lily, and kahili ginger. Members of the genus ''Hedychium'' are rhizomatous perennials, commonly growing tall. Some species are cultivated for their exotic foliage and fragrant spikes of flowers in shades of white, yellow and orange. Numerous cultivars have been developed for garden use, of which 'Tara' has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. Though reasonably hardy down to , it requires a sheltered posit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elettaria
''Elettaria'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Zingiberaceae. They are native to India and Sri Lanka, but cultivated and naturalized elsewhere. One member of the genus, '' E. cardamomum'', is a commercially important spice used as a flavouring agent in many countries. In 2018, several species were removed from ''Elettaria'' and placed in a new genus called ''Sulettaria''. These species are recognized as of October 2018: * '' Elettaria cardamomum'' (L.) Maton - India * '' Elettaria ensal'' (Gaertn.) Abeyw. - Sri Lanka These former species from Malaysia and Indonesia were reclassified into ''Sulettaria'' in 2018: * '' Elettaria brachycalyx'' S.Sakai & Nagam. - Sarawak * '' Elettaria kapitensis'' S.Sakai & Nagam. - Sarawak * '' Elettaria linearicrista'' S.Sakai & Nagam. - Sarawak, Brunei * '' Elettaria longipilosa'' S.Sakai & Nagam. - Sarawak * '' Elettaria longituba'' (Ridl.) Holttum - Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia * '' Eulettaria multiflora'' (Ridl.) R.M.Sm. R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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