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List Of Extinct Butterflies
:''Some other extinct butterflies are prehistoric. See prehistoric butterflies.'' This is a list of recently extinct butterflies, their former ranges, and dates of extinction. Extinct species Nymphalidae * '' Libythea cinyras'' (Mauritius, 1866) Lycaenidae * Mbashe River buff, ''Deloneura immaculata'' (South Africa) * Morant's blue, '' Lepidochrysops hypopolia'' (South Africa, 1879) * Xerces blue, '' Glaucopsyche xerces'' (United States, 1941) Uraniidae * '' Urania sloanus'' (Jamaica, c. 1894-1908)Lees, D.C. & Smith, N.G. (1991) "Foodplants of the Uraniinae (Uraniinae) and their Systematic, Evolutionary and Ecological Significance.''Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society'' 45: 297-347Retrieved August 3, 2015.Vinciguerra, R. 2009. Osservazioni su ''Urania sloanus'' (Cramer, 1779) (Lepidoptera: Uraniidae). ''SHILAP Revista lepidopterologica'', 37 (147): 1-6"Lees, D.C., 201In Natural History Museum Species of the Day, 16.04.2010 Extinct subspecies Hesperiidae * Florida zestos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prehistoric Lepidoptera
Prehistoric Lepidoptera are both butterflies and moths that lived before recorded history. The fossil record for Lepidoptera is lacking in comparison to other winged species, and tending not to be as common as some other insects in the habitats that are most conducive to fossilization, such as lakes and ponds, and their juvenile stage has only the head capsule as a hard part that might be preserved. Yet there are fossils, some preserved in amber and some in very fine sediments. Leaf mines are also seen in fossil leaves, although the interpretation of them is tricky. Putative fossil stem group representatives of Amphiesmenoptera (the clade comprising Trichoptera and Lepidoptera) are known from the Triassic. Previously, the earliest known lepidopteran fossils were three wings of '' Archaeolepis mane'', a primitive moth-like species from the Jurassic, about , found in Dorset, UK, which show scales with parallel grooves under a scanning electron microscope and a characteristic wing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battus Polydamas Antiquus
''Battus polydamas antiquus'' is an extinct subspecies of the Polydamas swallowtail within the butterfly family Papilionidae. It is only known by a drawing from 1770 by British entomologist Dru Drury. It was endemic to Antigua. There are 21 ''Battus polydamas'' subspecies. ''B. p. antiquus'' is the only subspecies currently listed as extinct. Dru Drury received his butterflies from a variety sources during a period of history when cartography was not precise. There exists, to those who have examined his three-volume work ''Illustrations of Natural History'', a plethora of errors in his taxonomy. Such errors may indicate that ''B. p. antiquus'' never existed at all. It may be the only butterfly said to have gone extinct on account of having never existed. It is a hypothetical extinct species. Description Drury's illustration depicts a male. The ground color of the forewings and hindwings is black. The upperside of the forewings consists of a row of eight green spots. The upper ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lists Of Extinct Animals
This page features lists of extinct species, organisms that have become extinct, either in the wild or completely disappeared from Earth. In actual theoretical practice, a species not definitely located in the wild in the last fifty years of current time is textually called "extinct". Plants * List of recently extinct plants Animals By region * List of African animals extinct in the Holocene ** List of extinct animals of Réunion * List of Asian animals extinct in the Holocene ** List of extinct animals of India ** List of extinct animals of the Philippines * List of European animals extinct in the Holocene ** List of extinct animals of Catalonia ** List of Caucasian animals extinct in the Holocene ** List of extinct animals of the British Isles *** Extinct animals from the Isle of Man ** List of extinct and endangered species of Italy ** List of extinct and endangered species of Lithuania ** List of extinct animals of the Netherlands ** List of extinct animals of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phengaris Alcon Arenaria
The Dutch Alcon blue (''Phengaris alcon arenaria'') was a subspecies of the Alcon blue butterfly ('' Phengaris alcon''). There is not much known about this subspecies, but it has always been very rare. It was endemic to the Netherlands, where two populations were known. One in Meijendel (dunes north of The Hague The Hague ( ; nl, Den Haag or ) is a list of cities in the Netherlands by province, city and municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality of the Netherlands, situated on the west coast facing the North Sea. The Hague is the country's ad ...), and in the Meije (in the neighbourhood of the Nieuwkoopse Plassen). The population in the Meije disappeared in 1975 and in Meijendel this subspecies disappeared in 1979. See also * List of extinct animals of Europe * List of extinct animals of the Netherlands References * Maas, P. 2005. Duingentiaanblauwtje - ''Maculinea alcon arenaria''The Extinction Website Downloaded on 24 October 2014. {{Taxonbar, from=Q5317 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phengaris Teleius
The scarce large blue (''Phengaris teleius'') is a species of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Austria, Slovenia, Croatia, the Czech Republic, France, Georgia, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, the Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Russia, northern Serbia, Spain, Switzerland, and Ukraine and East across the Palearctic to Japan. The species was first described by Johann Andreas Benignus Bergsträsser in 1779. Biology The larva of this species first feeds on ''Sanguisorba officinalis'' (great burnet), then moves onto ant nests and is a predator of the ant brood. ''Myrmica rubra'' and '' Myrmica scabrinodis'' have been reported as frequent host ant species. A recent microhabitat preference study indicates that grazing is necessary for maintaining the present distribution and abundance of these butterflies. Description from Seitz ''L. euphemus'' Hbn. (= diomedes Rott.) (83 a), Male above almost entirely blue, but not shining; the margins, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lycaena Dispar Dispar
The large copper (''Lycaena dispar'') is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. ''L. dispar'' has been commonly arranged into three subspecies: ''L. dispar dispar'', (single-brooded) which was commonly found in England, but is now extinct, ''L. d. batavus'', (single-brooded) can be found in the Netherlands and has been reintroduced into the United Kingdom, and lastly, ''L. d. rutilus, (double-brooded)'' which is widespread across central and southern Europe. The latter has been declining in many European countries, due to habitat loss. Currently ''L. dispar'' is in severe decline in northwest Europe, but expanding in central and northern Europe. Native to Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Poland, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan. It is regionally extinct in the United Kingdom, due to habi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Speyeria Adiaste
''Speyeria adiaste'', the unsilvered fritillary or adiaste fritillary, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in California north to San Mateo County and east to north Los Angeles County and Kern County. The wingspan is 50–61 mm. Adults feed on flower nectar. The larvae feed on '' Viola'' species, including '' Viola quercetorum''. Subspecies *'' Speyeria adiaste adiaste'' *† A dagger, obelisk, or obelus is a typographical mark that usually indicates a footnote if an asterisk has already been used. The symbol is also used to indicate death (of people) or extinction (of species). It is one of the modern descendan ...'' Speyeria adiaste atossa'' *'' Speyeria adiaste clemencei'' References Speyeria Butterflies described in 1864 Butterflies of North America Taxa named by William Henry Edwards {{Heliconiinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ornithoptera Paradisea
''Ornithoptera paradisea'', the paradise birdwing, is a species of birdwing butterfly found in New Guinea. History Arnold Pagenstecher and Staudinger both described this butterfly, under different names and the first description by Staudinger was based on a manuscript sent to him by Pagenstecher who possessed specimens from the collection of D. Wolf von Schönberg in Naumburg who had acquired them from a colonist in the then German New Guinea. Pagenstecher's name is ''Schoenbergia schoenbergi'' and the year of publication also 1893. Robert Henry Fernando Rippon in his illustrated monograph ''Icones Ornithopterorum'' (1898 to 1906) attributes the name ''paradisea'' to both entomologists i.e. as ''Ornithoptera paradisea'' Pagenstecher and Staudinger. The holotype is held by Zoologische Staatssammlung Münchenbr>which also holds the type of ''Ornithoptera schoenbergi'' Pagenstecher. The type locality is the Finisterre Range, New Guinea. The specific epithet ''paradisea'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parnassius Clodius
''Parnassius clodius'' is a white butterfly which is found in the United States and Canada. It is a member of the snow Apollo genus (''Parnassius'') of the swallowtail family (Papilionidae). Its elevation range is . Description Note: The wing pattern in ''Parnassius'' species is inconsistent and the very many subspecies and forms make identification problematic and uncertain. Structural characters derived from the genitalia, wing venation, sphragis and foretibial epiphysis are more, but not entirely reliable. The description given here is a guide only. For an identification key see Ackery P.R. (1975). Ground-colour white, only in the female the short costal band placed outside the cell connected with the hindmarginal spot by an irregular dusty band, the glossy submarginal band of the forewing sharp but narrow, the male with small, the female with larger, crescent-shaped submarginal spots on the hindwing; on the latter the anal spot mostly centred with red. Stichel in Seitz, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hesperia Meskei Pinocayo
Hesperia may refer to: Places * Hesperia, ancient name for the Iberian Peninsula used by both the Greeks and the Romans * Hesperia, California, a city in the United States * Hesperia, Iowa, a former name for Burnside, Iowa, an unincorporated community in the United States * Hesperia, Michigan, a village in the United States * Hesperia Planum, a region of Mars * 69 Hesperia, an asteroid Other uses * Hesperia (actress) (1885–1959), Italian actress * ''Hesperia'' (butterfly) (branded skippers), a genus in the skipper family, Hesperiidae * ''Hesperia'' (journal), an academic journal of Classical archaeology * Hesperia (poem), 1867 book-length verse epic by Richard Henry Wilde * Hesperia (mythology), various people and places in Greek mythology * Hesperian Foundation, an NGO which publishes Health guides * Hesperia Hotels, Spanish hotel chain owned by NH Hoteles group * USS ''Hesperia'' (AKS-13), a general stores issue ship See also *Hesperides (other) Hesperides are ny ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Extinction
Extinction is the termination of a kind of organism or of a group of kinds ( taxon), usually a species. The moment of extinction is generally considered to be the death of the last individual of the species, although the capacity to breed and recover may have been lost before this point. Because a species' potential range may be very large, determining this moment is difficult, and is usually done retrospectively. This difficulty leads to phenomena such as Lazarus taxa, where a species presumed extinct abruptly "reappears" (typically in the fossil record) after a period of apparent absence. More than 99% of all species that ever lived on Earth, amounting to over five billion species, are estimated to have died out. It is estimated that there are currently around 8.7 million species of eukaryote globally, and possibly many times more if microorganisms, like bacteria, are included. Notable extinct animal species include non-avian dinosaurs, saber-toothed cats, dod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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