Aphantopus hyperantus

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Interesting Facts

Common Names

Description

Family Nymphalidae

'The Nymphalidae are members of the Superfamily Papilionoidea, the true butterflies. Distributed worldwide, butterflies of this family are especially rich in the tropics. They are highly variable, and there are more species in this family than in any other. Adults vary in size from small to large, and their front legs are reduced, unable to be used for walking. Wing shape is also highly variable: some species have irregular margins (anglewings and commas), and others have long taillike projections (daggerwings). Browns, oranges, yellows, and blacks are frequent colors, while iridescent colors such as purples and blues are rare. Adults of some groups are the longest-lived butterflies, surviving 6-11 months. Adult feeding behavior depends on the species, where some groups primarily seek flower nectar while others only feed on sap flows , rotting fruit, dung, or animal carcasses. Males exhibit perching and patrolling behaviors when seeking mates. Egg-laying varies widely, as some species lay eggs in clustsers, others in columns, and others singly. Caterpillar appearance and behavior vary widely. Brushfoots overwinter as larvae or adults.

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Subfamily Satyrinae

The Satyrinae are medium-sized species of the Family Nymphalidae. Members of this worldwide group are most often brown with one or more marginal eyespots. Males often have visible patches of specialized scales on the fore- or hindwings . Adults have short proboscises and rarely visit flowers, feeding instead on rotting fruit, animal droppings, or sap flows . Nearly all species feed on grasses and grasslike plants , including bamboos , rushes, and sedges. Adults usually perch with their wings closed , but open them wide when basking early in the morning or during cloudy weather. Most species have local colonies and are not migratory. Males patrol when searching for mates, flying in characteristic slow, skipping flight. Eggs are laid singly on the host leaves or stems, and caterpillars feed within shelters of several leaves sewn together with silk . Development from egg to adult can take two years in arctic and alpine species, and it is synchronized in some species. In those species, adult butterflies are only found every other year. Satyrinae typically overwinter as partially grown caterpillars.[2]

Habitat

Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 2,595 meters (0 to 8,514 feet).[3]

Taxonomy

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name .

Similar Species

Members of the genus Aphantopus

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Further Reading

• Biodiversity trends and threats in Europe: development and test of a species trend indicator RIVM, UNEP-WCMC url p. 46.
• British journal of entomology and natural history. [London]: British Entomological and Natural History Society, 1988- url p. 133, p. 145, p. 146, p. 147, p. 148, p. 19, p. 208, p. 209, p. 210, p. 22, p. 22, p. 235, p. 30, p. 47, p. 50, p. 50, p. 53, p. 54, p. 55, p. 65, p. 82, p. 83, p. 95.
• Memoirs of the American Entomological Society. Philadelphia, American Entomological Society, 1916- url p. 97.
• Polskie pismo entomologiczne = Polish journal of entomology = Bulletin entomologique de Pologne Warszawa [etc.]Panstwowe Wydawn. Naukowe. url , p. 156, p. 89.
• Proceedings and transactions of the British Entomological and Natural History Society. London, British Entomological and Natural History Society. url , p. 12, p. 129, p. 13, p. 14, p. 15, p. 24, p. 26, p. 27, p. 28, p. 28, p. 30, p. 31, p. 31, p. 4, p. 4, p. 4, p. 44, p. 47, p. 52, p. 6, p. 60, p. 61, p. 69, p. 79, p. 82, p. 89.
• Proceedings of the South London Entomological & Natural History Society. London [Eng]: South London Entomological and Natural history Society, [1897-1933] url p. 106, p. 107, p. 107, p. 121, p. 132, p. 133, p. 49, p. 77, p. 83, p. 89, p. 93.
• The Entomologist's monthly magazine. Oxford [etc.]Entomologist's Monthly Magazine Ltd. [etc.] url p. 19, p. 224, p. 37.
• The Entomologist's record and journal of variation. s.l., s.n. url , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , p. 100, p. 101, p. 104, p. 105, p. 106, p. 106, p. 107, p. 108, p. 108, p. 109, p. 109, p. 11, p. 11, p. 111, p. 123, p. 123, p. 124, p. 125, p. 127, p. 127, p. 139, p. 140, p. 140, p. 140, p. 148, p. 155, p. 16, p. 165, p. 168, p. 170, p. 170, p. 174, p. 174, p. 176, p. 186, p. 187, p. 187, p. 188, p. 194, p. 2, p. 201, p. 220, p. 228, p. 23, p. 233, p. 242, p. 25, p. 250, p. 253, p. 260, p. 260, p. 264, p. 264, p. 266, p. 266, p. 272, p. 281, p. 283, p. 288, p. 294, p. 3, p. 3, p. 30, p. 30, p. 317, p. 318, p. 32, p. 328, p. 331, p. 34, p. 34, p. 4, p. 4, p. 40, p. 42, p. 44, p. 48, p. 49, p. 49, p. 5, p. 5, p. 50, p. 51, p. 51, p. 52, p. 53, p. 53, p. 54, p. 56, p. 58, p. 58, p. 59, p. 60, p. 62, p. 63, p. 64, p. 65, p. 69, p. 69, p. 73, p. 78, p. 8, p. 80, p. 82, p. 88, p. 90, p. 90, p. 90.
• The Entomologist. London: Simpkin, Marshall & Co., [1877- url , p. 301, p. 301, p. 46, p. 47.
• The Fruhstorfer collection of butterfiles: catalogue of types with general account and list of the more interesting forms. [S.l.: s.n., 1922]. url p. 60.
• Veröffentlichungen der Zoologischen Staatssammlung München. 2 1951 München: Die Staatssammlung, url p. 11.

Notes

Contributors

• Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 17, 2012.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed February 26, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 14 providers.
• LepIndex: The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Release date: June 15, 2005
• Ruggiero M., Gordon D., Bailly N., Kirk P., Nicolson D. (2011). The Catalogue of Life Taxonomic Classification, Edition 2, Part A. In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist (Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D., eds). DVD; Species 2000: Reading, UK.
• The Global Lepidoptera Names Index2, 12.2, 2005.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal February 26, 2008:

• Biologiezentrum der Oberoesterreichischen Landesmuseen: Biologiezentrum Linz
• European Environment Agency: EUNIS
• Finnish Museum of Natural History: Hatikka Observation Data Gateway
• GBIF-Spain: Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid; Lepidópteros
• GBIF-Sweden: Bugs (GBIF-SE:Artdatabanken)
• GBIF-Sweden: Lepidoptera (Observations)
• GBIF-Sweden: Lepidoptera (Specimens NRM)
• inatura - Erlebnis Naturschau Dornbirn
• Institute of Environmental Sciences UJ: Lepidoptera of Cracow City
• Institute of Nature Conservation PAS: Bumblebees, cuckoobees and butterflies
• Mokpo Museum of Natural History: Mokpo Museum of Natural History Insect
• National Institute of Genetics, ROIS: Entomological Specimens of Museum of Nature and Human Activities, Hyogo Pref., Japan
• Natural History Museum, University of Oslo: Norwegian Lepidoptera collection, Oslo
• Nicolaus Copernicus University of Torun: The Distribution Atlas of Butterflies in Poland
• SysTax
• SysTax: Lobbecke Museum Dusseldorf
• UK National Biodiversity Network: East Ayrshire Countryside Ranger Service - East Ayrshire Species Database
• UK National Biodiversity Network: Environment and Heritage Service - EHS Species Datasets
• UK National Biodiversity Network: Highland Biological Recording Group - HBRG Lepidoptera dataset
• UK National Biodiversity Network: Lothian Wildlife Information Centre - Lothian Wildlife Information Centre Secret Garden Survey
• UK National Biodiversity Network: Scottish Borders Biological Records Centre - SWT Scottish Borders Local Wildlife Site Survey data 1996-2000 - species information
• University of Helsinki, Department of Applied Biology: Lepidoptera collection of Hannu Saarenmaa
• University of Helsinki, Department of Applied Biology: Lepidopterological Society of Finland

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2967955
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Lep-137912.0
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 5347612
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 636169

Footnotes

1. http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/taxonomy?f=18&sci=Nymphalidae&com=Brush-footed Butterflies [back]
2. http://bugguide.net/index.php?q=search&keys=Paramacera&search=Search [back]
3. Mean = 165.680 meters (543.570 feet), Standard Deviation = 242.520 based on 10,066 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]

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