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Zizina
''Zizina'' is a genus of gossamer-winged butterflies (Lycaenidae) in the subfamily Polyommatinae. Species *'' Zizina antanossa'' (Mabille, 1877) – dark grass blue or clover blue *?'' Zizina emelina'' *''Zizina labradus'' (Godart, 824 – common grass blue, grass blue, or clover blue *''Zizina otis'' (Fabricius, 1787) – lesser grass blue *''Zizina oxleyi'' (C. & R. Felder, 865 __NOTOC__ Year 865 ( DCCCLXV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place Europe * King Louis the German divides the East Frankish Kingdom among his three sons. C ... *?'' Zizina similus'' External links Zizina at funet [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lesser Grass Blue
''Zizina otis'', the lesser grass blue, is a species of blue (Lycaenidae) butterfly found in south and southeast Asia. The species was first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1787. The lesser grass blue is often misidentified as ''Zizina labradus'', the common grass blue. Description Male upperside Pale violet blue, with a silvery sheen in certain lights, forewing: a broad brown edging along the termen, which covers in some specimens quite the outer fourth of the wing, while in others is much narrower. It is always broadest at the apex and is bounded by an anteciliary darker line, beyond which the cilia are brownish at base and white outwardly. Hindwing: anterior or costal third to half and apex brown; a slender black anteciliary line, beyond which the cilia are as in the forewing. Male underside Brownish grey. Forewing: a short, transverse, dusky lunule on the discocellulars and a transverse, anteriorly curved, discal series of seven minute black spots, all the spot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zizina Otis
''Zizina otis'', the lesser grass blue, is a species of blue (Lycaenidae) butterfly found in south and southeast Asia. The species was first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1787. The lesser grass blue is often misidentified as '' Zizina labradus'', the common grass blue. Description Male upperside Pale violet blue, with a silvery sheen in certain lights, forewing: a broad brown edging along the termen, which covers in some specimens quite the outer fourth of the wing, while in others is much narrower. It is always broadest at the apex and is bounded by an anteciliary darker line, beyond which the cilia are brownish at base and white outwardly. Hindwing: anterior or costal third to half and apex brown; a slender black anteciliary line, beyond which the cilia are as in the forewing. Male underside Brownish grey. Forewing: a short, transverse, dusky lunule on the discocellulars and a transverse, anteriorly curved, discal series of seven minute black spots, all the spots ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zizina Labradus
''Zizina labradus'', the common grass blue, grass blue, or clover blue, is a small Australian butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. Description Adults are purplish blue on the upper wing surface with a black body and black or brown wing margins. These margins are larger on the female than the male. The lower wing surface is brown to pale brownish grey with a pattern of fawn bands and spots, with the body covered in white or grey hairs. The wingspans of females are slightly larger than males, females having a wingspan of 23 mm and males 20 mm. Common grass blues have a weak, fluttering flight and so usually fly near ground level close to a food source. Eggs are white or pale blue and have a mandarin shape with a pitted surface. Caterpillars reach about 7 mm in length, and their appearance is primarily green with a yellow stripe at the sides and a darker green stripe on the back, and brown or black head usually obscured under the thorax. In captivity, fed on an art ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zizina Emelina
''Zizina'' is a genus of gossamer-winged butterflies (Lycaenidae) in the subfamily Polyommatinae. Species *'' Zizina antanossa'' (Mabille, 1877) – dark grass blue or clover blue *?'' Zizina emelina'' *''Zizina labradus'' (Godart, 824 – common grass blue, grass blue, or clover blue *''Zizina otis'' (Fabricius, 1787) – lesser grass blue *''Zizina oxleyi'' (C. & R. Felder, 865 __NOTOC__ Year 865 ( DCCCLXV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place Europe * King Louis the German divides the East Frankish Kingdom among his three sons. C ... *?'' Zizina similus'' External links Zizina at funet [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zizina Similus
''Zizina'' is a genus of gossamer-winged butterflies (Lycaenidae) in the subfamily Polyommatinae. Species *'' Zizina antanossa'' (Mabille, 1877) – dark grass blue or clover blue *?''Zizina emelina'' *''Zizina labradus'' (Godart, 824 – common grass blue, grass blue, or clover blue *''Zizina otis'' (Fabricius, 1787) – lesser grass blue *''Zizina oxleyi'' (C. & R. Felder, 865 __NOTOC__ Year 865 ( DCCCLXV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place Europe * King Louis the German divides the East Frankish Kingdom among his three sons. C ... *?'' Zizina similus'' External links Zizina at funet [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zizina Antanossa
''Zizina antanossa'', the dark grass blue or clover blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in all of Africa, including Madagascar and Réunion. The wingspan is 20–24 mm for males and 21–28 mm for females. Adults are on wing year-round in warm areas, with peaks from October to November and from March to April in southern Africa. The larvae feed on ''Desmodium'' and ''Indigofera ''Indigofera'' is a large genus of over 750 species of flowering plants belonging to the pea family Fabaceae. They are widely distributed throughout the tropical and subtropical regions of the world. Description Species of ''Indigofera'' are m ...'' species. References Polyommatini Butterflies of Africa Lepidoptera of Mozambique Butterflies described in 1877 Taxa named by Paul Mabille {{Polyommatini-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polyommatini
Polyommatini is a tribe of lycaenid butterflies in the subfamily of Polyommatinae. These were extensively studied by Russian novelist and lepidopterist Vladimir Nabokov. Genera Genera in this tribe include: * ''Actizera'' * ''Acytolepis'' * ''Afarsia'' * '' Agriades'' * ''Alpherakya'' * '' Aricia'' – arguses * '' Azanus'' – babul blues * ''Bothrinia'' * '' Brephidium'' * ''Cacyreus'' * ''Caerulea'' * '' Caleta'' * ''Callenya'' * ''Callictita'' * ''Castalius'' – Pierrots * ''Catochrysops'' * ''Catopyrops'' * ''Cebrella'' * '' Celastrina'' * ''Celatoxia'' * ''Chilades'' – jewel blues * ''Cupido'' * ''Cupidopsis'' – meadow blues * ''Cyaniris'' * '' Cyclargus'' * '' Danis'' * ''Discolampa'' * ''Echinargus'' * '' Eicochrysops'' * '' Eldoradina'' * '' Elkalyce'' * '' Epimastidia'' * ''Erysichton'' * ''Euchrysops'' – Cupids * '' Eumedonia'' * ''Euphilotes'' * ''Famegana'' * ''Freyeria'' * ''Glabroculus'' * '' Glaucopsyche'' * '' Grumiana'' * '' Harpe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Algernon Chapman
Thomas Algernon Chapman (2 July 1842, Glasgow – 17 December 1921) was a Scottish entomologist. Chapman was a physician and an entomologist who specialised in Lepidoptera. He became a fellow of the Entomological Society of London in 1891, of the Zoological Society of London and of the Royal Society The Royal Society, formally The Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge, is a learned society and the United Kingdom's national academy of sciences. The society fulfils a number of roles: promoting science and its benefits, r ..., in 1918. Sources * Michael A. Salmon (2000). ''The Aurelian Legacy. British Butterflies and their Collectors''. With contributions by Peter Marren and Basil Harley. Harley Books (Colchester) : 432 p. Scottish entomologists 1921 deaths Scottish lepidopterists 1842 births Scientists from Glasgow 19th-century Scottish medical doctors Fellows of the Royal Society {{UK-entomologist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nomenclature, the genus name forms the first part of the binomial species name for each species within the genus. :E.g. '' Panthera leo'' (lion) and '' Panthera onca'' (jaguar) are two species within the genus ''Panthera''. ''Panthera'' is a genus within the family Felidae. The composition of a genus is determined by taxonomists. The standards for genus classification are not strictly codified, so different authorities often produce different classifications for genera. There are some general practices used, however, including the idea that a newly defined genus should fulfill these three criteria to be descriptively useful: # monophyly – all descendants of an ancestral taxon are grouped together (i.e. phylogenetic analysis should c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gossamer-winged Butterflies
Lycaenidae is the second-largest family of butterflies (behind Nymphalidae, brush-footed butterflies), with over 6,000 species worldwide, whose members are also called gossamer-winged butterflies. They constitute about 30% of the known butterfly species. The family comprises seven subfamilies, including the blues (Polyommatinae), the coppers ( Lycaeninae), the hairstreaks ( Theclinae), and the harvesters (Miletinae). Description, food, and life cycle Adults are small, under 5 cm usually, and brightly coloured, sometimes with a metallic gloss. Larvae are often flattened rather than cylindrical, with glands that may produce secretions that attract and subdue ants. Their cuticles tend to be thickened. Some larvae are capable of producing vibrations and low sounds that are transmitted through the substrates they inhabit. They use these sounds to communicate with ants.Pierce, N. E.; Braby, M. F.; Heath, A.; Lohman, D. J.; Mathew, J.; Rand, D. B. & Travassos, M. A. (2002)"The ec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Subfamily
In biological classification, a subfamily ( Latin: ', plural ') is an auxiliary (intermediate) taxonomic rank, next below family but more inclusive than genus. Standard nomenclature rules end subfamily botanical names with "-oideae", and zoological names with "-inae". See also * International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants The ''International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants'' (ICN) is the set of rules and recommendations dealing with the formal botanical names that are given to plants, fungi and a few other groups of organisms, all those "trad ... * International Code of Zoological Nomenclature * Rank (botany) * Rank (zoology) Sources {{biology-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
