Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The butterfly is found throughout the Palearctic and has been introduced to North America. Butterflies in the Polyommatinae are collectively called blues, from the coloring of the wings. Common blue males usually have wings that are blue above with a black-brown border and a white fringe.
Nacaduba kurava, the transparent six-line blue, [1] [2] is a species of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae found in Asia and Australia. The species was first described by Frederic Moore in 1857. [ 1 ] [ 2 ]
The adult glasswing butterfly can be identified by its transparent wings with opaque, dark brown borders tinted with red or orange. Their bodies are a dark brown color. The butterflies are 2.8 to 3.0 centimetres (1.1 to 1.2 in) long and have a wingspan of 5.6 to 6.1 centimetres (2.2 to 2.4 in).
Prosotas nora has modifications of the female genitalia to cope with a peculiar ovipositing habit in ramose- or head-type inflorescences. The ova are inserted into tightly arranged flower buds of the inflorescences, either singly or several in a mass, and were concealed by a transparent gelatinous substance.
AOL latest headlines, entertainment, sports, articles for business, health and world news.
Main page; Contents; Current events; Random article; About Wikipedia; Contact us; Donate
Along with its wingspan, the Polyommatinae is a small butterfly. [2] There are only 38 total species within the Polyommatinae sub family, with only two being from Europe. [7] Most species of the Polyommatinae are found on the eastern side of the United States. [2] Male Polyommantinae blue butterflies possess a complex system of androconia.
Male. Upperside blue, with a mauve tint. Forewing with the median, the basal part of vein 3 and the sub-medians black, the apical black baud very broad, occupying more than a third of the wing, its inner margin rounded, narrowing gradually on the outer margin, the band near the hinder angle being fairly broad, on the costa it rapidly narrows, the basal third quite narrow.