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Binomial name. Phengaris alcon. ( Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Synonyms. Glaucopsyche alcon. Maculinea alcon ( Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Phengaris alcon, the Alcon blue or Alcon large blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae and is found in Europe and across the Palearctic to Siberia and Mongolia . Seitz 83a.
Zerene. Species: Z. cesonia. Binomial name. Zerene cesonia. ( Stoll, 1790) Synonyms. Colias cesonia (Stoll, 1790) Zerene cesonia, the southern dogface, is a North and South American butterfly in the family Pieridae, subfamily Coliadinae (until recently the species was sometimes placed in the related genus Colias instead of Zerene ).
Synonyms. Glaucopsyche rebeli. Maculinea rebeli (Hirschke, 1904) Phengaris rebeli (formerly Maculinea rebeli ), common name mountain Alcon blue, [1] is a species of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was first found and described in Styria, Austria, on Mount Hochschwab around 1700. [2] Although it was initially classified as a subspecies of ...
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Zerene eurydice, the California dogface butterfly, belongs to the family Pieridae and is a sister genus to Colias. [ 2] The Zerene eurydice and the Colias both share the "characteristic of having yellow-orange and black wing coordination ." [ 3] Additionally the," Colias and Zerene eurydice males have bright UV patterns on their wings." [ 3]
Lepidopterology. Lepidopterology (from Ancient Greek λεπίδος (lepídos) ' scale ' πτερόν (pterón) 'wing' and -λογία ( -logia) [ 1]) is a branch of entomology concerning the scientific study of moths and the two superfamilies of butterflies. Someone who studies in this field is a lepidopterist or, archaically, an aurelian .
Small pearl-bordered fritillary ( Boloria selene) Crescent butterfly nectaring on yellow ironweed. The Nymphalidae are the largest family of butterflies, with more than 6,000 species distributed throughout most of the world. Belonging to the superfamily Papilionoidea, they are usually medium-sized to large butterflies.
Kallima. Species: K. inachus. Binomial name. Kallima inachus. ( Doyère, 1840) [ 1] Kallima inachus, the orange oakleaf, Indian oakleaf or dead leaf, is a nymphalid butterfly found in Tropical Asia from India to Japan. With wings closed, it closely resembles a dry leaf with dark veins and is a commonly cited example of camouflage .