Month: December 2013
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Agrius convolvuli
Read More: Agrius convolvuliSpecies: Agrius convolvuli English Name: Convolvulus Hawk-moth Chinese Name: 白薯天蛾 Family: Sphingidae Description: This moth has 8-10,5 cm in wingspan. The coloration is grayish except for the pink and black banded abdomen. The proboscis is very long (longer than the body) and enables adults to feed on the nectar of trumpet like flowers, such as Hybiscus, Ipomoea or Begonia.…
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Acherontia styx
Read More: Acherontia styxSpecies: Acherontia styx English Name: Eastern Death’s-head Hawkmoth Chinese Name: 芝麻鬼脸天蛾 Family: Sphingidae Description: The Eastern Death’s-head Hawkmoth gets is name from the skull like design on the dorsal side of the thorax of the female. The abdomen is banded in yellow and black. The fore wings are dark brown and the wind wings are yellow with black bars.…
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Papilio polytes
Read More: Papilio polytesSpecies: Papilio polytes English Name: Common Mormon Chinese Name: 玉斑鳳蝶 Family: Papilionidae Description: The Common Mormon has 9-10 cm in wingspan. The wings are black with white and red spots. The fore wings have white spots at the margins. The wind wings have ridged margins and tails. Females have a broad white area with black veins. This is one…
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Papilio protenor
Read More: Papilio protenorSpecies: Papilio protenor English Name: Spangle Chinese Name: 黑鳳蝶 Family: Papilionidae Description: The Spangle has about 10-13 cm in wingspan. The fore wings are dark brown with black veins. The wind wings are black with red eye spots and have a wavy edge. Females have more red-spots at the underside than males. Mature larvae are mostly green with brownish…
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Graphium antiphates
Read More: Graphium antiphatesSpecies: Graphium antiphates English Name: Five-bar Swordtail Chinese Name: 綠鳳蝶 Family: Papilionidae Description: This butterfly has about 7-8 cm in wingspan. The wings are white, yellowish and green with black bars and spots. The upside is a copy of the underside but paler. The hind wings have ridged margins and long tails. It is a common species on roads…
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Graphium sarpedon
Read More: Graphium sarpedonSpecies: Graphium sarpedon English Name: Common Bluebottle, Blue Triangle Chinese Name: 青鳳蝶 Family: Papilionidae Description: The Common Bluebottle has 5,5-7,5 cm in wingspan. The wings are black upperside and dark brown underside. Fore and hind wings have a blue or blue-green triangle patch, with apex pointing toward the body. This butterfly is known for quick flight and can be…
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Gnetum parvifolium
Read More: Gnetum parvifoliumSpecies: Gnetum parvifolium English Name: Small-leaved Joint-fir Chinese Name: 小葉買麻藤 Family: Gnetaceae Description: Evergreen gymnosperm. Woody vine, nodes swollen. Leaves opposite, long-ovate. Blooming in summer. Monoecious, wrapped by red arils, resembling a cluster of red grapes. Preparation: Stem is used. It can be collected all year round; used fresh or sun-dried. Properties: Bitter in taste, slightly warm…
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Gnetum lofuense
Read More: Gnetum lofuenseSpecies: Guetum lofuense English Name: Luofushan Joint-fir Chinese Name: 羅浮買麻藤 Family: Gnetaceae Description: Unlike other gymnosperms they possess vessel elements (water conducting tissue) in the xylem. The fruits are born in brunches, and age from green to red when ripe, which can look almost like grapes. Photos used under a Creative Commons license References:…
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Zamia furfuracea
Read More: Zamia furfuraceaSpecies: Zamia furfuracea English Name: Cardboard cycad Chinese Name: 鱗秕澤米蘇鐵 Family: Zamiaceae Description: Trunk is short up to 20 cm broad and high. All parts of the plant are poisonous to animals and humans. The toxicity causes liver and kidney failure as well as eventually paralysis. Commercial source of starch. Photos used under a…
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Cycas taiwaniana
Read More: Cycas taiwanianaSpecies: Cycas taiwaniana English Name: Guangdong Cycas Chinese Name: 廣東蘇鐵 Family: Cycadaceae Description: Native to Guandong, Guanxi and Fujian in China. Stems up to 3,5m tall, 25-30 cm of diameter. Considered endangered. Photos used under a Creative Commons license References: – Department of Gardens and Green Areas, Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau of…
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Chinese Horseshoe Bat
Chinese name: 中華菊頭蝠Family: 菊頭蝠科 RhinolophidaeScientific name: Rhinolophus sinicusConservation status: Habitat: Cave and forests Description:This is a small to medium-sized bat species found in East Asia. It is characterized by its distinctive horseshoe-shaped noseleaf, which aids in echolocation. Its fur is typically brown or gray. This species inhabits caves, forests, and sometimes buildings, often roosting in…
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Least Horseshoe Bat
Chinese name: 小菊頭蝠Family: 菊頭蝠科 RhinolophidaeScientific name: Rhinolophus pusillusConservation status: 無危Habitat: Cave and forests Description:This is a small bat species found in South and Southeast Asia. It is characterized by its distinctive horseshoe-shaped noseleaf, which aids in echolocation. Its fur is typically brown or gray. This species inhabits caves, forests, and sometimes buildings, often roosting in small…
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Intermediate Horseshoe Bat
Chinese name: 中菊頭蝠Family: 菊頭蝠科 RhinolophidaeScientific name: Rhinolophus affinisConservation status: Habitat: Cave and forests Description:This is a medium-sized bat species found in South and Southeast Asia. It is characterized by its distinctive horseshoe-shaped noseleaf, which aids in echolocation. Its fur is typically brown or gray. This species inhabits caves, forests, and sometimes buildings, often roosting in…