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Poecilmitis Swanepoeli
''Chrysoritis swanepoeli'', the Swanepoel's opal, is a species of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is endemic to South Africa, where it is found in the Swartberg Pass and Schoemanskloof, the Groot Swartberg, the Huis River Pass and Gamkaskloof in the Western Cape. The wingspan is 23–26 mm for males and 24–34 mm for females. Adults are on wing from October to January. There is one extended generation per year. The larvae feed on '' Thesium'' species and '' Tylecodon paniculata''. They are attended to by ''Crematogaster ''Crematogaster'' is an ecologically diverse genus of ants found worldwide, which are characterised by a distinctive heart-shaped gaster (insect anatomy), gaster (abdomen), which gives them one of their common names, the Saint Valentine ant. Mem ... liengmei'' ants. Subspecies The subspecies ''Chrysoritis swanepoeli hyperion'' was formerly considered a species, ''Chrysoritis hyperion''. Research in 2023 showed subspecies ''swanepoeli'' ... [...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] |
Thesium
''Thesium'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Santalaceae. It is particularly well represented in South Africa. The following species are recognised by ''The Plant List The Plant List was a list of botanical names of species of plants created by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and the Missouri Botanical Garden and launched in 2010. It was intended to be a comprehensive record of all known names of plant specie ...'': *'' Thesium acuminatum'' A.W. Hill *'' Thesium acutissimum'' A. DC. *'' Thesium aellenianum'' Lawalrée *''Thesium affine'' Schltr. *''Thesium aggregatum'' A.W. Hill *''Thesium alatum'' Hilliard & B.L. Burtt *''Thesium albomontanum'' Compton *''Thesium alpinum'' L. *''Thesium amicorum'' Lawalrée *''Thesium andongense'' Hiern *''Thesium angolense'' Pilg. *''Thesium angulosum'' DC. *''Thesium annulatum'' A.W. Hill *''Thesium annuum'' Lawalrée *''Thesium aphyllum'' Mart. ''ex'' A. DC. *''Thesium archeri'' Compton *''Thesium arvense'' Horv. *''Thesium a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
