Thursday, 2 September 2010
Lepidopterology
A scientific portal exclusively focused on butterfly and moth (Lepidoptera) studies…
lepidopteral, lepidopteran, lepidopterological
— Of or pertaining to the Lepidoptera.
Lepidoptera
— [From Greek lepis — a scale + pteron — a wing.] An order of insects, which includes the butterflies and moths.
lepidopterist
— One who studies butterflies and moths (Lepidoptera).
lepidopterologist
— A specialist on Lepidoptera.
lepidopterology
— The scientific study of butterflies and moths (Lepidoptera).
— Of or pertaining to the Lepidoptera.
Lepidoptera
— [From Greek lepis — a scale + pteron — a wing.] An order of insects, which includes the butterflies and moths.
lepidopterist
— One who studies butterflies and moths (Lepidoptera).
lepidopterologist
— A specialist on Lepidoptera.
lepidopterology
— The scientific study of butterflies and moths (Lepidoptera).
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Last updated: Sunday, 23 May 2010 13:52 GMT
Almanac — Digital library, history (biographies, original descriptions, type specimens), e-books
Who is who — Database of lepidopterists, past and present, amateur or professional
Just for fun — Butterfly and other bug icons, wallpapers, free butterfly greeting cards, poetry, online games
Who is who — Database of lepidopterists, past and present, amateur or professional
Just for fun — Butterfly and other bug icons, wallpapers, free butterfly greeting cards, poetry, online games
News — The last stories concerning butterflies & moths on the Internet; environmental news
LepsGlossary — A dictionary of terms used in lepidopterology
Directory — A selection of Lepidoptera related resources on the Internet
e-Museum — Virtual museum with photos and drawings of real butterfly & moth (Lepidoptera) specimens, interesting facts, library catalogue
LepsGlossary — A dictionary of terms used in lepidopterology
Directory — A selection of Lepidoptera related resources on the Internet
e-Museum — Virtual museum with photos and drawings of real butterfly & moth (Lepidoptera) specimens, interesting facts, library catalogue
NEWS —Five countries to mark first-time Carpathian Parks Day
— 23 May | EnvironmentAlmost 30 national and nature parks in five countries across the Carpathian Mountains will celebrate for the first time on Sunday the immense biological diversity of Europe's last great…
New emissions goal could make Japan climate leader
— 9 Sep | Environment'The decision by an important player like Japan to do more and get serious about low carbon future can help break the deadlock between developed and developing countries'…
Scientists trace evolution of butterflies infected with deadly bacteria
— 8 Sep | LepidopterologyScientists at the University of Liverpool have traced the evolution of a species of tropical butterfly, infected with a bacterium that kills males, by comparing current butterfly populations…
G20 ministers must fund climate change solutions
— 3 Sep | EnvironmentWWF is calling on G20 finance ministers to commit to providing $160 billion per year of public funding, to help the world's developing nations to adapt to climate change and set them…
E-MUSEUM —
· Ithomia xenos (Bates, 1866) — The species occurs in Costa Rica and Panama…
· Reliquia santamarta Ackery, 1975 — Described as 'Reliquia santamarta sp. n.' from Colombia, Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Upper Rio Cambirumeina…
· Japonica saepestriata (Hewitson, [1865]) — The species occurs in China, Ussuri Region, Korea and Japan…
· Coenonympha rhodopensis Elwes, 1900 — Described from Rila Mountains, the valley of Levi Iskar by Henry J. Elwes…
· Luehdorfia puziloi (Erschoff, [1872]) — The species was described in 1872 by Erschoff…
· Sephisa princeps (Fixsen, 1887) — The species occurs in Amur and Ussuri regions of Russia, NE China and Korea…
· Ornithoptera paradisea Staudinger, 1893 — One of the most spectacular and rare species, described by Otto Staudinger in 1893…
· Pseudochazara orestes De Prins & van der Poorten, 1981 — Balkan endemic, confined to some mountains of N Greece and S Bulgaria…
· Reliquia santamarta Ackery, 1975 — Described as 'Reliquia santamarta sp. n.' from Colombia, Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Upper Rio Cambirumeina…
· Japonica saepestriata (Hewitson, [1865]) — The species occurs in China, Ussuri Region, Korea and Japan…
· Coenonympha rhodopensis Elwes, 1900 — Described from Rila Mountains, the valley of Levi Iskar by Henry J. Elwes…
· Luehdorfia puziloi (Erschoff, [1872]) — The species was described in 1872 by Erschoff…
· Sephisa princeps (Fixsen, 1887) — The species occurs in Amur and Ussuri regions of Russia, NE China and Korea…
· Ornithoptera paradisea Staudinger, 1893 — One of the most spectacular and rare species, described by Otto Staudinger in 1893…
· Pseudochazara orestes De Prins & van der Poorten, 1981 — Balkan endemic, confined to some mountains of N Greece and S Bulgaria…
ALMANAC —
· Henry John Elwes (1846—1922)
· Hans Fruhstorfer (1866—1922)
· Frederick DuCane Godman (1834—1919)
· Henry Rowland-Brown (1865—1921)
· ‘Fossil on a pin’ — Keele University, UK, 1993
· Catalogue of Neotropical Pierinae
· Homeosis in Mylothris sulphurea
· Dr P. Sigbert Wagener (1919—2004)
· Hans Fruhstorfer (1866—1922)
· Frederick DuCane Godman (1834—1919)
· Henry Rowland-Brown (1865—1921)
· ‘Fossil on a pin’ — Keele University, UK, 1993
· Catalogue of Neotropical Pierinae
· Homeosis in Mylothris sulphurea
· Dr P. Sigbert Wagener (1919—2004)
THIS MONTH IN HISTORY
— 2 Sep 1861 — The Austrian, Hans Rebel [left], one of the leading European lepidopterists, was born.— 8 Sep 1811 — Peter Simon Pallas died at the age of 69.
— 13 Sep 1923 — Albert Schwartz, the author of “The Butterflies of Hispaniola,” was born in Cincinnati, Ohio.
— 19 Sep 1814 — Cajetan Freihher von Felder was born in Vienna, Austria.
— 22 Sep 1933 — The Russian lepidopterist Yuri P. Korshunov was born in Chernorechka Village, Novosibirsk Region.
— 30 Sep 1905 — The publication date of the first installment of Roger (Ruggero) Verity’s Rhopalocera palaearctica.