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Hace 15 horas · Etymology. The name "monarch" is believed to have been given in honor of King William III of England, as the butterfly's main color is that of the king's secondary title, Prince of Orange. The monarch was originally described by Carl Linnaeus in his Systema Naturae of 1758 and placed in the genus Papilio. In 1780, Jan Krzysztof Kluk used the monarch as the type species for a new genus, Danaus.
Hace 4 días · Mallrat – ‘Butterfly Blue’ review: sublime pop portraits. Much of the Australian alt-pop artist’s debut screams potential hit – these compelling compositions are still perfect for bedrooms,...
Hace 3 días · Each month we’ll be finding out more about a species of butterfly or moth. This month, let’s meet the Large Blue. Common name: Large Blue Scientific name: Phengaris (Maculinea) arion Size: Its wingspan is 38-44mm When does it fly: June to early-July Where does it like to live: The Large Blue likes warm grasslands that haven’t been ploughed, reseeded or heavily fertilised, and where the ...
Hace 4 días · Aeromachus kali (de Nicéville, 1885) – Blue-spotted Scrub Hopper. In Kunte, K., S. Sondhi, and P. Roy (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 4.12. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/aeromachus-kali, accessed 2024/06/16.
Hace 3 días · The Idas Blue (Plebejus idas) is the only other known European example (Fiedler, 1995). Obligate myrmecophiles are highly specific with regard to its ant hosts. Butterflies such as the Large Blue are inquiline social parasites of ant colonies (Fiedler, 2006).
Hace 2 días · The study shows how the large blue's extreme dependence on a single ant species led to the butterflies' demise, as their habitat became overgrown, causing soil temperatures to drop and ant...
Hace 3 días · Heliophorus bakeri Evans, 1927 – Western Blue Sapphire. In Kunte, K., S. Sondhi, and P. Roy (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 4.12. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/heliophorus-bakeri, accessed 2024/06/17.
