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Parides Gundlachianus
''Parides gundlachianus'', the Cuban cattleheart, is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is an endemic species found only in Cuba. The name honours the Cuban naturalist Juan Gundlach. It is the brightest-coloured American swallowtail, and may be recognised by the brilliant blue bands on the forewing. The ground colour is brown to black. The upperside forewing has a blue to green median band and possibly one to two spots close to the apex. The hindwings have a long tail and on either side two indentations like short tails. The upperside hindwing has a broad red submarginal band. A full description is provided by Rothschild, W. and Jordan, K. (1906) The dark ash-grey larva is striped longitudinally, the head and thoracic legs are black; the black longitudinal stripes in part margined with white; the anterior and posterior segments bear long pointed tubercles which are partly white. Occurs in the mountainous eastern part of the island, especially near the coast, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baron Cajetan Von Felder
Baron Cajetan von Felder (german: link=no, Cajetan Freiherr von Felder; 19 September 1814 – 30 November 1894) was an Austrian lawyer, entomologist and liberal politician. He served as mayor of Vienna from 1868 to 1878. Life and career Felder was born in Wieden, today the fourth district of Vienna. An orphan from 1826, he attended the ''Gymnasium'' of Seitenstetten Abbey, as well as schools in Brno and Vienna, and began to study law at the University of Vienna in 1834. He completed his legal internship in Brno and articled clerk in Vienna, obtaining his doctorate in 1841. Since 1835 he had made intensive travels throughout Western and Southern Europe, mostly on foot, and studied foreign languages. From 1843 he also worked as an assistant at the Theresianum academy and as a court interpreter in Vienna, before passing the Austrian bar examination in 1848, only a few days before the outbreak of the March Revolution. In October 1848 Felder was elected to the newly establi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parides Montezuma
''Parides montezuma'', the Montezuma's cattleheart, is a butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is native to the Americas. Description The upperside of the wings is black, without a band and with one row of red crescents along the hindwing margin. The underside of the wings is almost the same as the upperside. A full description is provided by Rothschild, W. and Jordan, K. (1906) Distribution and habitat ''P. montezuma'' is found in dry forests from Mexico to Costa Rica, occurring from sea level to . It is rare in Costa Rica, being more common northward. It is not threatened. Host plants * '' Aristolochia acanthophylla'' * '' Aristolochia foetida'' – Jalisco Dutchman's pipe * ''Aristolochia grandiflora'' – pelican flower * '' Aristolochia micrantha'' * '' Aristolochia orbicularis'' ''Parides montezuma'' is a member of the ''ascanius'' species group ("Fringe-spots white. Hindwing with submarginal spots and usnally also diseal spots or dots, or a discal band ;mostly with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Endemic Fauna Of Cuba
Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsewhere. For example, the Cape sugarbird is found exclusively in southwestern South Africa and is therefore said to be ''endemic'' to that particular part of the world. An endemic species can be also be referred to as an ''endemism'' or in scientific literature as an ''endemite''. For example ''Cytisus aeolicus'' is an endemite of the Italian flora. ''Adzharia renschi'' was once believed to be an endemite of the Caucasus, but it was later discovered to be a non-indigenous species from South America belonging to a different genus. The extreme opposite of an endemic species is one with a cosmopolitan distribution, having a global or widespread range. A rare alternative term for a species that is endemic is "precinctive", which applies t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Butterflies Of Cuba
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] |
Parides
''Parides'', commonly called cattlehearts, is a genus of swallowtail butterflies in the family Papilionidae. They are found in the Americas (Neotropical realm). Species Listed alphabetically within groups according to Möhn ''et al.'', with annotations according to Wilts ''et al.'' (2014): funet.fi species group: ''ascanius'' (disputed: / plesiomorphic?) :*'''' (Drury, 1782) :*'' |
Holotype
A holotype is a single physical example (or illustration) of an organism, known to have been used when the species (or lower-ranked taxon) was formally described. It is either the single such physical example (or illustration) or one of several examples, but explicitly designated as the holotype. Under the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN), a holotype is one of several kinds of name-bearing types. In the International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants (ICN) and ICZN, the definitions of types are similar in intent but not identical in terminology or underlying concept. For example, the holotype for the butterfly '' Plebejus idas longinus'' is a preserved specimen of that subspecies, held by the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard University. In botany, an isotype is a duplicate of the holotype, where holotype and isotypes are often pieces from the same individual plant or samples from the same gathering. A holotype is not necessaril ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Lepidoptera Of Cuba
Lepidoptera of Cuba consist of both the butterflies and moths recorded from the island of Cuba. According to a recent estimate, there are about of 1,557 Lepidoptera species present on the island. Butterflies Papilionoidea Papilionidae =Papilioninae= *''Battus devilliersii'' (Godart, 1823) *''Battus polydamas'' (Dufrane, 1946) *''Eurytides celadon'' (Lucas, 1852) *''Heraclides andraemon'' Hübner, [1823] *''Heraclides androgeus'' (Godman & Salvin, 1890) *''Papilio aristodemus, Heraclides aristodemus'' (Esper, 1794) *''Heraclides caiguanabus'' (Poey, [1852]) *''Papilio oxynius, Heraclides oxynius'' (Geyer, 1827) *''Papilio pelaus, Heraclides pelaus'' (Bates, 1935) *''Papilio thoas, Heraclides thoas'' (Gundlach, 1866) *''Papilio demoleus'' Linnaeus, 1758 *''Papilio polyxenes'' Fabricius, 1775 *''Parides gundlachianus'' (Felder & Felder, 1864) *''Papilio palamedes, Pterourus palamedes'' (Drury, 1773) *''Papilio troilus, Pterourus troilus'' (Linnaeus, 1758) Hesperiidae =Hesperiinae= ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Specific Name (zoology)
In zoological nomenclature, the specific name (also specific epithet or species epithet) is the second part (the second name) within the scientific name of a species (a binomen). The first part of the name of a species is the name of the genus or the generic name. The rules and regulations governing the giving of a new species name are explained in the article species description. For example, the scientific name for humans is ''Homo sapiens'', which is the species name, consisting of two names: ''Homo'' is the " generic name" (the name of the genus) and ''sapiens'' is the "specific name". Historically, ''specific name'' referred to the combination of what are now called the generic and specific names. Carl Linnaeus, who formalized binomial nomenclature, made explicit distinctions between specific, generic, and trivial names. The generic name was that of the genus, the first in the binomial, the trivial name was the second name in the binomial, and the specific the proper term fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
International Union For Conservation Of Nature
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN; officially International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources) is an international organization working in the field of nature conservation and sustainable use of natural resources. It is involved in data gathering and analysis, research, field projects, advocacy, and education. IUCN's mission is to "influence, encourage and assist societies throughout the world to conserve nature and to ensure that any use of natural resources is equitable and ecologically sustainable". Over the past decades, IUCN has widened its focus beyond conservation ecology and now incorporates issues related to sustainable development in its projects. IUCN does not itself aim to mobilize the public in support of nature conservation. It tries to influence the actions of governments, business and other stakeholders by providing information and advice and through building partnerships. The organization is best known to the wider p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parides Proneus
''Parides proneus'' is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is found in Brazil and Paraguay. Description Males and females:both wings with narrow white band, the red submarginal spots of the hindwing straight or slightly curved; anal spot not v-shaped. No discal spot proximalof the anal submarginal one. Width of central band and the number of spots composing it on hindwing variable. A full description is provided by Rothschild, W. and Jordan, K. (1906).Rothschild, W. & Jordan, K. (1906)"A revision of the American Papilios" ''Novitates Zoologicae''. 13: 411-752. (Facsimile edition ed. P.H. Arnaud, 1967) Life cycle The larva feeds on ''Aristolochia melastoma''. Taxonomy ''Parides phalaecus'' is a member of the ''ascanius'' species group ("Fringe-spots white. Hindwing with submarginal spots and usnally also discal spots or dots, or a discal band ; a quadrate whitish spot in space 2 of the forewing ;mostly with tail).A quadrate whitish spot in space 2 of the fore ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parides Photinus
''Parides photinus'', the pink-spotted cattleheart, is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It was first described by Edward Doubleday in 1844. Description ''Parides photinus'' has a wingspan reaching . Adults are black with the hindwing having a blue-green metallic sheen especially in the male. There are no wing bands. Two rows of red spots are found along the hindwing margin. The submarginal spots strongly arched except the upper two or three and the anal one; the latter distinct on upperside only in the female. The hindwings have short tails. The undersides are similar to the upsides. The larvae feed on ''Aristolochia grandiflora'' and '' A. asclepiadifolia''. A full description is provided by Rothschild, W. and Jordan, K. (1906)Rothschild, W. & Jordan, K. (1906)"A revision of the American Papilios" ''Novitates Zoologicae''. 13: 411-752. (Facsimile edition ed. P.H. Arnaud, 1967) Distribution and habitat This species can be found from Mexico to Costa Rica, in N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parides Phalaecus
''Parides phaleucas'' is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It was described by William Chapman Hewitson in 1869. It is found in Ecuador and Peru. Description ''Parides phalaecus'' has a spatulate tail. The body is very hairy and the white band, which traverses both wings, is intersected by black veins. "A white band from costal margin of forewing to anal angle of hindwing, parallel to distal margin of forewing, shaded with black scaling on forewing and distally on hindwing, interrupted by the black veins; the band close to cell on both wings, wider in female than in male; female with white spot in cell of forewing; a row of red submarginal spots on hind wing, densely shaded with black on upperside, especially in male". Rothschild, W. & Jordan, K. (1906)"A revision of the American Papilios" ''Novitates Zoologicae''. 13: 411-752. (Facsimile edition ed. P.H. Arnaud, 1967) A full description is provided by Rothschild, W. and Jordan, K. (1906) Subspecies There are tw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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