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Vol. 60 (4) December 2011 177 ENTOMOLOGY Editor Donald Wright, Jr., BU243 NOTE: To save space, I have used the symbols and as abbreviations for upper side and underside views, respectively. These are commonly used in entomological literature. AUSTRALIA 2011, October 4 (Mythical Creatures) 60c Unicorn, waterfall, BUTTERFLY Lepidoptera BELGIUM 2011 (Intl. Year of Forests) 2×3rd Limenitis camilla L, WHITE ADMIRAL NYM Limenitidinae COMORO ISLANDS 2011, July 15 (Flora, Fauna, Minerals/Butterflies I) (Stamperija) a 500fr Danaus plexippus L., MONARCH (with larva & chrysalis) NYM Danainae b 500fr Troides alexandrae Rothschild, QUEEN ALEXANDRA’S BIRDWING (with chrysalis) PAP Papilioninae c 500fr Protographium marcellus Cramer, AJAX SWALLOWTAIL (with larva) PAP Papilioninae d 500fr Vanessa cardui L., PAINTED LADY (with larva & chrysalis) NYM Nymphalinae e 500fr Parthenos sylvia Cramer, CLIPPER (with larva) NYM Limenitidinae 2500fr Chrysiridia ripheus Drury, MADAGASCAN SUNSET MOTH URA Uraniinae Margin UL: Morpho menelaus didius Hopffer, BLUE MORPHO NYM Morphinae LL: Same UR: Vanessa cardui L., PAINTED LADY NYM Nymphalinae LR: Morpho menelaus L., BLUE MORPHO NYM Morphinae Bottom: Troides priamus euphorion Gray, CAIRN’S BIRDWING PAP Papilioninae 2011, July 15 (Butterflies II/Philanippon ‘11) (Stamperija) a 475fr Nymphalis antiopa L., MOURNING CLOAK (with larva) NYM Nymphalinae b 475fr Marpesia petreus Bates, RUDDY DAGGERWING (with larva) NYM Cyrestinae c 475fr Zerene eurydice Boisduval, CALIF. DOGFACE (with larva) PIE Coliadinae d 475fr Battus philenor L., PIPEVINE SWALLOWTAIL (with larva & chrysalis) PAP Papilioninae e 475fr Cethosia hypsea Doubleday, MALAY LACEWING NYM Heliconiinae 2375fr Papilio demodocus Esper, CHRISTMAS BUTTERFLY PAP Papilioninae Margin: UL: Delias eucharis Drury, COMMON JEZEBEL PIE Pierinae LL: Charaxes brutus natalensis Staudinger, NATAL WHITE-BARRED EMPEROR NYM Charaxinae UR: Zerene eurydice Boisduval, CALIFORNIA DOGFACE PIE Coliadinae LR: Charaxes brutus natalensis Staudinger, NATAL WHITE-BARRED EMPEROR NYM Charaxinae Vol. 60 (4) December 2011 178 2011, July 15 (Butterflies III) (Stamperija) a 400fr Chrysiridia ripheus Drury, MADAGASCAN SUNSET MOTH URA Uraniinae b 400fr Papilio dardanus Brown, CHRISTMAS BUTTERFLY ♀ PAP Papilioninae c 400fr Colotis zoe Grandidier PIE Pierinae d 400fr Papilio dardanus Brown, CHRISTMAS BUTTERFLY ♂ PAP Papilioninae e 400fr Precis octavia Cramer, GAUDY COMMODORE (wet season form) NYM Nymphalinae 2000fr Precis amestris Drury NYM Nymphalinae Margin: 2× Chrysiridia croesus Gerstaecker, MADAGASCAN SUNSET URA Uraniinae 2011, July 15 (Butterflies IV/Philanippon ’11) (Stamperija) a 450fr Arctia caja L., GARDEN TIGER MOTH ARC Arctiinae b 450fr MOTH (with larva) Lepidoptera c 450fr Polygonus leo arizonensis Skinner Hesperiidae d 450fr Nymphalis urticae L., SMALL TORTOISESHELL (with larva & chrysalis) NYM Nymphalinae e 450fr ?Melinaea sp. NYM Danainae 2250fr L: Agraulis vanillae L., GULF FRITILLARY NYM Heliconiinae R: Heliconius erato L., SMALL POSTMAN NYM Heliconiinae Margin: UL: Polyommatus icarus Rottemburg, COMMON BLUE LYC Polyommatinae Mid-L: 2× Siproeta stelenes L., MALACHITE NYM Nymphalinae LL: Anartia jatrophae Johansson, WHITE PEACOCK NYM Nymphalinae UR: Junonia evarete Cramer, CARIBEAN BUCKEYE NYM Nymphalinae LR: Greta morgane Geyer, THICK-TIPPED GRETA NYM Danainae 2011, July 15 (African Honeybee) (Stamperija) a-e 5×500fr Apis mellifera scutellata Lepeletier, AFRICAN HONEYBEE API Apinae 2500fr Same, also shows a swarm 2011, July 15 (“Beetles”) (Stamperija) a 500fr L: Goliathus cacicus Voet, WHITE GOLIATH BEETLE SCA Cetoniinae R: Goliathus goliatus Drury, GIANT GOLIATH BEETLE SCA Cetoniinae b 500fr T: Notophysis forcipula CER Prioninae B: Titanus giganteus L., TITAN BEETLE CER Prioninae c 500fr L: Scarabaeus aegyptiorum purpurascens Gestro SCA Scarabaeinae R: Catharsius mirabilis Felsche SCA Scarabaeinae d 500fr T: Argyrophegges kolbei Kraatz SCA Cetoniinae B: Dichronorhina derbyana layardi Peringuey SCA Cetoniinae e 500fr L: Pachycnema corepurpurea SCA Rutelinae R: Cetonia sp. SCA Cetoniinae 2500fr L: Chelorrhina polyphemus confluens Kraatz SCA Cetoniinae R: Chelorrhina kraatzi marlenae Rousset SCA Cetoninae Vol. 60 (4) December 2011 179 Margin: UL: Anecphora sumptuosa Gerstaecker FUL Aphaeninae Hi-mid-L: Petascelis remipes Signoret, GIANT TWIG WILTER CORE Coreinae Lo-mid-L: Brachycerus ornatus Drury, RED-SPOTTED WEEVIL CUR Brachycerinae B-L: Goliathus regius Klug, ROYAL GOLIATH BEETLE SCA Cetoniinae LR: Onymacris paiva Haag TEN Pimeliinae Lo-mid-R: Colophon primosi Barnard LUC Lucaninae Hi-mid-R: Colinella oweni Gage CAR Cicindelinae UR: Odontomutllla sp. MUT Mutillinae CONGO DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC 2011, May 18 (Butterflies & Orchids) (Stamperija) 1125fr Charaxes brutus Cramer, WHITE-BARRED EMPEROR NYM Charaxinae 1125fr Same, in s/s of 1 Margin: LL: Papilio dardanus Brown, MOCKER ♂ PAP Papilioninae UR: Graphium policenes Cramer PAP Papilioninae LR: Hypolimnas misippus L., MIMIC ♀ NYM Nymphalinae 1125fr Hypolimnas antevorta Distant, BLUE-BANDED DIADEM NYM Nymphalinae 1125fr Same, in s/s of 1 Margin: UL: Charaxes cithaeron Felder NYM Charaxinae LL: Epiphora bauhiniae Guerin-Méneville SOUTHERN ATLAS SAT Saturniinae LR: Papilio menestheus Drury WESTERN EMPEROR SWTL. PAP Papilioninae 1125fr Graphium ridleyanus White, ACRAEA SWORDTAIL PAP Papilioninae 1125fr Same in s/s of 1 Margin: LL: Hypolimnas dexithea Hewitson NYM Nymphalinae UR: Atrophaneura antenor Drury PAP Papilioninae LR: Charaxes jasius L., FOXY CHARAXES NYM Charaxinae 3x1125fr S/T of above 3 Margin: LL: Cymothoe sp. (larva) NYM Limenitidinae UR: Salamis cytora Doubleday & Hewitson NYM Nymphalinae U-mid: Euphaedra janetta Butler NYM Limenitidinae L-mid: Euphaedra janetta Butler NYM Limenitidinae LR: Pseudacraea semire Cramer NYM Limenitidinae EGYPT 2010, June 5 (World Environment Day) (New data) 2062 £2.50 BUTTERFLIES, etc. on tree branches Lepidoptera FINLAND 2012, March 3 (Women’s Day) 2nd Shoes & BUTTERFLIES Lepidoptera GUINEA 2011, August 30 (Sheet of 5 & Sheet of 3) (Stamperija) a 11000fr Argema mittrei Guerin-Méneville, MADAGASCAR COMET SAT Saturniinae b 11000fr Charaxes zingha Stoll ♂ NYM Charaxinae c 11000fr Hypolimnas dexithea Hewitson, MADAGASCAR EGGFLY NYM Nymphalinae d 11000fr Salamis temora C&R Felder, BLUE SALAMIS NYM Nymphalinae e 11000fr Charaxes varanes Cramer, PEARL CHARAXES NYM Charaxinae Vol. 60 (4) December 2011 180 a 25000fr Chrysiridia ripheus Drury, MADAGASCAR SUNSET MOTH SAT Saturniinae b 15000fr Same c 5000fr Same Margin UL: Vanessa atalanta L., RED ADMIRAL NYM Nymphalinae UR: Protographium marcellus Cramer, ZEBRA SWALLOWTAIL PAP Papilioninae GUINEA-BISSAU 2011, July 28 (Stamperija) a 750fr UL: Nymphalis io L., PEACOCK NYM Nymphalinae LL: Moduza procris undifragus Fruhstorfer, THE COMMANDER NYM Limenitidinae b 750fr LL: Greta morgane oto Hewitson, THICK-TIPPED GRETA NYM Danainae UR: Papilio polytes L., COMMON MORMON PAP Papilioninae c 750fr L: Atrophaneura hector L., COMMON ROSE PAP Papilioninae R: Cithaerias pireta aurorina Weymer NYM Satyrinae d 750fr L: Delias eucharis Drury, COMMON JEZEBEL PIE Pierinae R: Papilio machaon L., OLD WORLD SWALLOWTAIL PAP Papilioninae 2280fr UR: Precis orithya L., BLUE PANSY NYM Nymphalinae LL: Papilio machaon L., OLD WORLD SWALLOWTAIL PAP Papilioninae Margin UL: Nymphalis io L., PEACOCK NYM Nymphalinae Mid-top: Nymphalis antiopa L., MOURNING CLOAK NYM Nymphalinae R: Nymphalis interrogationis Fabr., QUESTION MARK NYM Nymphalinae 2011, July 28 (above set oprint for Philanippon ’11) (Stamperija) 2011, July 28 (Antoine Laurent de Jussieu) (Stamperija) a 800fr Papilio glaucus L., EASTERN TIGER SWALLOWTAIL PAP Papilioninae d 800fr Zerynthia polyxena Denis & Schiff., SOUTHERN FESTOON PAP Parnassiinae 2800fr Heliconius hecale zuleika Dbldy. & Hew., TIGER LONGWING NYM Heliconiinae Margin: L: Morpho helenor peleides Kollar, COMMON MORPHO NYM Morphinae LR: Protographium marcellus Cramer, AJAX SWALLOWTAIL PAP Papilioninae 3000fr. Hypochrysops delicia delos Waterhouse & Lyell LYC Theclinae Margin: R: Teinopalpus imperialis Hope, EMPEROR OF INDIA PAP Papilioninae UL: Siproeta epaphus Latreille, RUSTY-TIPPED PAGE NYM Nymphalinae 2011, September 3 (Stamperija) a 500fr Apatura iris L., PURPLE EMPEROR NYM Apaturinae b 500fr BUTTERFLY Lycaenidae c 500fr Junonia rhadama Boisduval NYM Nymphalinae d 500fr Papilio troilus L., SPICEBUSH SWALLOWTAIL PAP Papilioninae Above s/t is shaped like Nymphalis urticae L., SMALL TORTOISESHELL NYM Nymphalinae 2011, October 2 (Stamperija) 2900fr Palingenia longicauda Olivier Palingeniidae 2011, October 2 (Stamperija) a 1250fr Alcides aurora Godman & Salvin URA Uraniinae b 1250fr Polyommatus bellargus Rottemburg, ADONIS BLUE LYC Polyommatinae c 1250fr Parnassius autocrator Avinoff PAP Parnassiinae d 1250fr Graphium androcles Boisduval PAP Papilioninae Vol. 60 (4) December 2011 181 Margin UL: Myrina silenus Fabr., FIGTREE BLUE LYC Theclinae UR: Idea leuconoe Erichson, LARGE TREE NYMPH NYM Danainae 3100fr Danaus affinis Fabr., MALAY TIGER NYM Danainae Margin LL: Troides chimaera Rothschild PAP Papilioninae UL: Pseudolycaena marsyas L., GIANT HAIRSTREAK LYC Theclinae Mid-top: Graphium encelades Boisduval PAP Papilioninae UR: Maculinea arion L., LARGE BLUE LYC Polyommatinae INDONESIA 2011 (Traditional Textiles) 2272 8×2500r Margin: INSECT KOREA (North) 2011, February 16 (Zoo Animals) 4961 30w SWALLOWTAIL BUTTERFLY (with goat: Capra hircus) PAP Papilioninae 4964a 309w Strip 4 (4961–64) 4964b 309w Bklt pane 4 (4961–64) 2011, March 2 (Birds) 4975a
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    Circularly polarized reflection from the scarab beetle Chalcothea smaragdina: rsfs.royalsocietypublishing.org light scattering by a dual photonic structure Luke T. McDonald1,2, Ewan D. Finlayson1, Bodo D. Wilts3 and Pete Vukusic1 Research 1Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Exeter, Stocker Road, Exeter EX4 4QL, UK 2School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University College Cork, North Mall Campus, Cork, Cite this article: McDonald LT, Finlayson ED, Republic of Ireland Wilts BD, Vukusic P. 2017 Circularly polarized 3Adolphe Merkle Institute, University of Fribourg, Chemin des Verdiers 4, 1700 Fribourg, Switzerland reflection from the scarab beetle Chalcothea LTM, 0000-0003-0896-1415; EDF, 0000-0002-0433-5313; BDW, 0000-0002-2727-7128 smaragdina: light scattering by a dual photonic structure. Interface Focus 7: 20160129. Helicoidal architectures comprising various polysaccharides, such as chitin http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsfs.2016.0129 and cellulose, have been reported in biological systems. In some cases, these architectures exhibit stunning optical properties analogous to ordered cholesteric liquid crystal phases. In this work, we characterize the circularly One contribution of 17 to a theme issue polarized reflectance and optical scattering from the cuticle of the beetle ‘Growth and function of complex forms in Chalcothea smaragdina (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Cetoniinae) using optical biological tissue and synthetic self-assembly’. experiments, simulations and structural analysis. The selective reflection of left-handed circularly polarized light is attributed to a Bouligand-type Subject Areas: helicoidal morphology within the beetle’s exocuticle. Using electron microscopy to inform electromagnetic simulations of this anisotropic strati- biomaterials fied medium, the inextricable connection between the colour appearance of C.
  • African Butterfly News!

    African Butterfly News!

    LATE WINTER EDITION: JULY / AUGUST AFRICAN 2017-4 THE BUTTERFLY LEPIDOPTERISTS’ SOCIETY OF AFRICA NEWS LATEST NEWS Welcome to the Late Winter edition of African Butterfly News! African Butterfly News celebrates its first year of existence; the first edition, 2016-5, was circulated in September last year. The photographic competition commenced in August 2016, so the annual award will be made in the next, Spring Edition – for purposes of the photographic competition, the season starts in August and ends in July. A reminder that the newsletter is circulated every two months: Late Summer (January and February) – circulated in January Autumn (March and April) – circulated in March Early Winter (May and June) – circulated in May Late Winter (July and August) – circulated in July Spring (September and October) – circulated in September Early Summer (November and December) – circulated in November You will all be aware of the devastating fires that the southern Cape experienced in June. Dave and Hanna Edge, LepSoc Africa’s Treasurer and Membership Secretary respectively, were caught up in this drama, and had to evacuate their house (refer to Dave’s eyewitness account below). Fortunately, the building survived the fire, although the nearby Brenton Blue Reserve was incinerated. All fences, sign boards and marker-posts were destroyed – it is hoped that some larvae or pupae of the Brenton Blue (Orachrysops niobe) are still alive, safely underground. See a report under COREL under the “Projects” section. Some of you may have seen an article in the Sunday Times, by Aaron Hyman, a friend of Christopher Dobson. This magazine relies on material from you, the members of LepSoc Africa.
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    Research in Zoology 2015, 5(2): 32-37 DOI: 10.5923/j.zoology.20150502.02 First Records of Butterfly Diversity on Two Remote Islands on the Volta Lake of Ghana, the Largest Reservoir by Total Surface Area in the World Daniel Opoku Agyemang1, Daniel Acquah-Lamptey1,*, Roger Sigismond Anderson2, Rosina Kyerematen1,2 1Department of Animal Biology and Conservation Science, University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana 2African Regional Postgraduate Programme in Insect Science, University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana Abstract The construction of the Akosombo Dam in Ghana for hydroelectric energy led to the creation of many islands on the Volta Lake. The biological diversity on these islands is unknown and so a rapid assessment was conducted in January 2014 as part as a region wide assessment to determine the butterfly diversity on two of these islands, Biobio and Agbasiagba. Diversity indices were computed for both islands using the Shannon-Weiner index, Margalef’s index for richness and Whittaker’s index for comparison of diversity between the two islands. A total of eight hundred and eighty-one (881) individual butterflies representing forty-five (45) species belonging to eight (8) families were recorded during the study. Thirty-nine (39) species of butterflies were recorded on Biobio island whiles twenty-eight (28) species were recorded on Agbasiagba. This was expected as the larger islands are expected to support more species than smaller ones, with Biobio island being relatively bigger than Agbasiagba. The shared species of butterflies on both islands were twenty-two (22) representing 48.9% of the total species accumulated. Indicator species like Junonia oenone, Danaus chrysippus and Papilio demodocus were also recorded indicating the degraded floral quality of the Islands.
  • INSECTA: LEPIDOPTERA) DE GUATEMALA CON UNA RESEÑA HISTÓRICA Towards a Synthesis of the Papilionoidea (Insecta: Lepidoptera) from Guatemala with a Historical Sketch

    INSECTA: LEPIDOPTERA) DE GUATEMALA CON UNA RESEÑA HISTÓRICA Towards a Synthesis of the Papilionoidea (Insecta: Lepidoptera) from Guatemala with a Historical Sketch

    ZOOLOGÍA-TAXONOMÍA www.unal.edu.co/icn/publicaciones/caldasia.htm Caldasia 31(2):407-440. 2009 HACIA UNA SÍNTESIS DE LOS PAPILIONOIDEA (INSECTA: LEPIDOPTERA) DE GUATEMALA CON UNA RESEÑA HISTÓRICA Towards a synthesis of the Papilionoidea (Insecta: Lepidoptera) from Guatemala with a historical sketch JOSÉ LUIS SALINAS-GUTIÉRREZ El Colegio de la Frontera Sur (ECOSUR). Unidad Chetumal. Av. Centenario km. 5.5, A. P. 424, C. P. 77900. Chetumal, Quintana Roo, México, México. [email protected] CLAUDIO MÉNDEZ Escuela de Biología, Universidad de San Carlos, Ciudad Universitaria, Campus Central USAC, Zona 12. Guatemala, Guatemala. [email protected] MERCEDES BARRIOS Centro de Estudios Conservacionistas (CECON), Universidad de San Carlos, Avenida La Reforma 0-53, Zona 10, Guatemala, Guatemala. [email protected] CARMEN POZO El Colegio de la Frontera Sur (ECOSUR). Unidad Chetumal. Av. Centenario km. 5.5, A. P. 424, C. P. 77900. Chetumal, Quintana Roo, México, México. [email protected] JORGE LLORENTE-BOUSQUETS Museo de Zoología, Facultad de Ciencias, UNAM. Apartado Postal 70-399, México D.F. 04510; México. [email protected]. Autor responsable. RESUMEN La riqueza biológica de Mesoamérica es enorme. Dentro de esta gran área geográfi ca se encuentran algunos de los ecosistemas más diversos del planeta (selvas tropicales), así como varios de los principales centros de endemismo en el mundo (bosques nublados). Países como Guatemala, en esta gran área biogeográfi ca, tiene grandes zonas de bosque húmedo tropical y bosque mesófi lo, por esta razón es muy importante para analizar la diversidad en la región. Lamentablemente, la fauna de mariposas de Guatemala es poco conocida y por lo tanto, es necesario llevar a cabo un estudio y análisis de la composición y la diversidad de las mariposas (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea) en Guatemala.