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Hamearis lucina, the Duke of Burgundy, the only member of the genus Hamearis, is a European butterfly in the family Riodinidae. For many years, it was known as the "Duke of Burgundy fritillary", because the adult's chequered pattern is strongly reminiscent of "true" fritillaries of the family Nymphalidae .
Network Rail said the butterfly, whose scientific name is Hamearis lucina, was a "rapidly declining species, and in 2010 the number of separate Duke of Burgundy butterfly colonies in the Chilterns ...
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Ajuga reptans is commonly known as bugle, blue bugle, bugleherb, bugleweed, carpetweed, carpet bugleweed, and common bugle, and traditionally however less commonly as St. Lawrence plant. It is an herbaceous flowering plant in the mint family Lamiaceae, native to Europe.
Valois Burgundy at its greatest extent under Charles the Bold. From 1363 to 1477, the Valois dukes of Burgundy, a cadet branch of the French royal House of Valois, ruled over a domain that ultimately encompassed much of eastern France and the Low Countries [1] effectively as independent princes. [2]
Tour Jean-sans-Peur. The Tour Jean-sans-Peur or Tour de Jean sans Peur (French pronunciation: [tuʁ də ʒɑ̃ sɑ̃ pœʁ], Tower of John the Fearless), located in the 2nd arrondissement of Paris, is the last vestige of the Hôtel de Bourgogne ([otɛl də buʁɡɔɲ]), the residence first of the Counts of Artois and then the Dukes of Burgundy.
The state of Michigan lists it as a threatened species protected by state law, [12] [13] the Xerces Society Red List of Butterflies and Moths lists it as vulnerable, [9] [11] and NatureServe lists the species' national conservation status as N3 (vulnerable) in the United States and N2 (imperiled) in Canada, with a global status of G3 ...
Lepidochrysops dukei, the Duke's blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae.It is found in South Africa, where it is found in the Western Cape.. The wingspan is about 28–29 mm. Adults are on wing from August to October on low altitudes and from mid-November to January at high altitudes.