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HAVE BUTTERFLIES [9 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-05-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
- Paleontology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- simple eye
1, record 1, English, simple%20eye
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- ocellus 2, record 1, English, ocellus
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Simple light-receptor occurring in many invertebrates. 3, record 1, English, - simple%20eye
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF
Simple eye consisting of a single lens, occurring singly or in groups; adults often have three arranged in a triangle on top of the head(moths have two; butterflies and beetles, among others, have none), larvae commonly have one to six on a side. 4, record 1, English, - simple%20eye
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Three simple eyes or ocelli, are located on the top of the head. These eyes probably are of little use except for distinguishing between different intensities of light. 1, record 1, English, - simple%20eye
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Plural: ocelli. 5, record 1, English, - simple%20eye
Record 1, Key term(s)
- ocelli
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
- Paléontologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- œil simple
1, record 1, French, %26oelig%3Bil%20simple
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- ocelle 2, record 1, French, ocelle
correct, masculine noun
- stemmate 3, record 1, French, stemmate
avoid, see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le sens de la vue est aussi servi par des yeux simples ou ocelles [...] à cornée lisse et très convexe, se présentant sous forme de trois petites perles brillantes, posées en triangle, sur le haut du front et en son milieu [...] les yeux accessoires, appelés aussi stemmates [...] [n'enregistrent] que des images floues et très proches. 4, record 1, French, - %26oelig%3Bil%20simple
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les ocelles recouverts par une cornée indivise, incolore, transparente et convexe, sont des organes photosensibles à fonction phaso-tonique. 5, record 1, French, - %26oelig%3Bil%20simple
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
On trouve chez les arthropodes, des yeux simples, ou ocelles, et des yeux composés [...] 6, record 1, French, - %26oelig%3Bil%20simple
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
stemmate : L'un des yeux situés sur les côtés de la tête de certaines larves d'insectes [...] Ne pas confondre avec les ocelles, yeux simples des articulés adultes. 6, record 1, French, - %26oelig%3Bil%20simple
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
stemmates : Yeux simples groupés circulairement et situés sur les côtés de la tête des chenilles. 7, record 1, French, - %26oelig%3Bil%20simple
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Les ocelles, qui se rencontrent chez les arthropodes, notamment les insectes, sont très variés [...] Les larves [...] possèdent des stemmates, appelés parfois improprement «ocelles», mais qui en diffèrent notablement. 6, record 1, French, - %26oelig%3Bil%20simple
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2016-03-10
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Universal entry(ies) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- sooty wings
1, record 2, English, sooty%20wings
correct, plural
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A large genus of small, sooty brown to black butterflies, most of which have few distinct markings. As a result the various species that comprise this genus appear very similar. Common names of some of these species : common sooty wing, southern sooty wing, and mazans sooty wing. 2, record 2, English, - sooty%20wings
Record 2, Key term(s)
- sooty wing
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- hespérie Pholisora
1, record 2, French, hesp%C3%A9rie%20Pholisora
proposal, see observation, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
«Hespérie», nom commun réservé à une des deux sous-familles de papillons (les Pyrginae et les Hesperiinae) comprend plusieurs genres, dont «Pholisora». Par contre toute hespérie ne constitue pas nécessairement un «sooty wing». Il y a des hespéries qui sont rendues en anglais par « dusky wings », d'autres par «cloudy wings», encore d'autres par «skippers». Il s'agit de 2 façons différentes de nommer la même réalité. 1, record 2, French, - hesp%C3%A9rie%20Pholisora
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2006-11-16
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
- Animal Pests (Crops)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- white butterfly
1, record 3, English, white%20butterfly
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- white 2, record 3, English, white
correct, see observation
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Any of numerous butterflies of Pieris and related genera in which the color is usually white. 3, record 3, English, - white%20butterfly
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Adult white butterflies have a wingspan of 37 to 63 mm(1. 5 to 2. 5 inches) and have white wings with black marginal markings. 4, record 3, English, - white%20butterfly
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The term "white" is usually used in the plural form. 5, record 3, English, - white%20butterfly
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
- Animaux nuisibles aux cultures
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- piéride
1, record 3, French, pi%C3%A9ride
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Papillon de jour aux ailes blanches ou jaunâtre plus ou moins tachetées de noir selon les espèces, dont les chenilles se développent principalement sur les crucifères (genre principal Pieris, famille des piéridés). 2, record 3, French, - pi%C3%A9ride
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les chenilles des piérides s'attaquent aux plantes potagères de la famille des crucifères, dont elles perforent et rongent les feuilles. Les espèces les plus nuisibles sont la piéride du chou (Pieris brassicae), la piéride de la rave (Pierais rapae) et la piéride du navet (Pieris napi). 3, record 3, French, - pi%C3%A9ride
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1996-09-13
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Racquet Sports
- General Vocabulary
- Human Behaviour
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- have the butterflies
1, record 4, English, have%20the%20butterflies
correct, verb phrase
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- have the jitters 1, record 4, English, have%20the%20jitters
correct, see observation, verb phrase
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
To be beset with nervousness, preventing one to perform to the best of one’s abilities. 1, record 4, English, - have%20the%20butterflies
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
"have the jitters": slang. Related phraseology: to feel/have the jitters [fam.], nerves have settled, to lose one’s composure, to tighten up, to feel tight, to play cautiously, to hang one’s head, to shake one’s head negatively, to get rattled, to fall apart, to be shaky, to be nervous, to break someone’s spirit, show signs of nervousness, to be down and out, to be overanxious, palpitations. 1, record 4, English, - have%20the%20butterflies
Record 4, Key term(s)
- butterflies
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Sports de raquette
- Vocabulaire général
- Comportement humain
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- être perclus de trac
1, record 4, French, %C3%AAtre%20perclus%20de%20trac
correct, verb phrase
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Phraséologie connexe : Jouer petit bras tempérance de ses nerfs, ne pas être sûr de soi-même. 2, record 4, French, - %C3%AAtre%20perclus%20de%20trac
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] son enthousiasme qui l'avait propulsé là, dans ce central, soudain percluse de trace après avoir été insouciante, trop jeune. 1, record 4, French, - %C3%AAtre%20perclus%20de%20trac
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1993-10-29
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- scalloped sootywing
1, record 5, English, scalloped%20sootywing
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
sootywing : a large genus(Pholisora) of small, sooty brown to black butterflies, most of which have few distinct markings. As a result the various species that comprise this genus appear very similar. Common names of some of these species : common sooty wing, southern sooty wing, and mazans sooty wing. 2, record 5, English, - scalloped%20sootywing
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- hespérie festonnée
1, record 5, French, hesp%C3%A9rie%20festonn%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
« Hespérie », nom commun réservé à une des deux sous-familles de papillons (les Pyrginae et les Hesperiinae) comprend plusieurs genres, dont « Pholisora ». Par contre toute hespérie ne constitue pas nécessairement un « sooty wing ». Il y a des hespéries qui sont rendues en anglais par « dusky wings », d'autres par « cloudy wings », encore d'autres par « skippers ». Il s'agit de 2 façons différentes de nommer la même réalité. 1, record 5, French, - hesp%C3%A9rie%20festonn%C3%A9e
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Il est possible d'écrire les noms d'insectes anglais ou français sans majuscules (sauf noms propres), mais il est beaucoup plus courant de les voir en majuscules. 1, record 5, French, - hesp%C3%A9rie%20festonn%C3%A9e
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1993-10-25
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- dusty wing
1, record 6, English, dusty%20wing
correct, see observation
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- coniopterygid 2, record 6, English, coniopterygid
correct, see observation
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
"Dusty Wings" are tiny mealy white insects of the insect family Coniopterygidae, which includes antlions and lacewings. Such insects in adult form, unlike butterflies, have sucking stylets which can even pierce the shields of the insects. Not to be confused with the common name of the Hesperiidae butterfly "dusky wing", which do not feed on small insects and their eggs. 3, record 6, English, - dusty%20wing
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- conioptéryx
1, record 6, French, coniopt%C3%A9ryx
correct, see observation
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Insecte de la famille des Conioptérygidés (Latin : Coniopterygidae). 2, record 6, French, - coniopt%C3%A9ryx
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le genre du terme «conioptéryx» n'a pas été déterminé ... probablement masculin. 2, record 6, French, - coniopt%C3%A9ryx
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Sous-ordre Planipennes : Conioptéryx, Hémérobes, Fourmilions, Ascalaphes [...] antennes longues filiformes, leur bouche broyeuse, leurs tarses à 5 articles et la nervation de leurs ailes les distinguent. Plutôt rares. 1, record 6, French, - coniopt%C3%A9ryx
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1993-01-23
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- sulfur
1, record 7, English, sulfur
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
- sulfur butterfly 2, record 7, English, sulfur%20butterfly
correct
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Any of various yellow or orange butterflies of the family Pieridae. 2, record 7, English, - sulfur
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Sulfurs are yellow or orange, and [the] most common species have the wings bordered with black; some sulfurs are very common butterflies; larvae of the common species feed on clover. 1, record 7, English, - sulfur
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Whites, sulfurs and orange-tips make up the Pieridae family of butterflies. 3, record 7, English, - sulfur
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Used in the plural, the term "sulfurs" often represents the vernacular generic term that regroups the following genera - Colias, Pieris, Pyristia - that make up the family of Pieridae butterflies. Semantically, the term "sulfur" evokes a sulfur-yellow butterfly, roughly corresponding to the French term "coliade" or its Latin equivalent "Colias", the latter which is usually post-qualified by another Latin term specifying the exact species, e.g. Colias philodice, Colias interior, Colias eurytheme, Colias hyale. In some of the French translated texts consulted, the more colorful term "soufré" has been used, whereas in some other non-translated texts, "coliade" has been used. Before choosing the appropriate equivalent, the translator into French should determine if the term "sulfur", found in the singular, denotes in the source text a specific species in the family or whether it used to represent all the above-mentioned genera of the Pieridae family. In French, one could use "soufré" as a generic term when referring to all the species "Colias" as a whole and whenever the English uses "sulfurs" or "sulfur butterflies", in the plural. The term "coliade" would then be reserved for cases where one would need to specify or describe a particular species. e.g. coliade de la luzerne, coliade intérieur, coliade du trèfle, petit coliade, etc. 3, record 7, English, - sulfur
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- coliade
1, record 7, French, coliade
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
- Colias 2, record 7, French, Colias
correct, masculine noun
- soufré 3, record 7, French, soufr%C3%A9
see observation, masculine noun
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Joli papillon de jour, répandu dans les régions tempérées, de coloration ordinairement jaune soufre varié d'orange [...] Famille des Piéridés. 4, record 7, French, - coliade
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
soufré : Les ailes de ce papillon sont d'un jaune de soufre chez le mâle et blanc jaunâtre chez la femelle. Tous deux ont une tache noire au centre des ailes antérieures et une autre, orange, sur les postérieures. En outre, le mâle a les antérieures largement bordées de noir. 5, record 7, French, - coliade
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Attention : en plus des «Sulfurs», le terme «coliade» peut aussi traduire ce que les Anglais appellent les «orange-tips» ou «orange-tip butterflies» (l'Orangé). 6, record 7, French, - coliade
Record 7, Key term(s)
- orangé
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1989-01-09
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Translation (General)
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- moth dispersal
1, record 8, English, moth%20dispersal
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
dispersal. The act or result of dispersing 2, record 8, English, - moth%20dispersal
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 2 OBS
disperse: to cause to become spread widely. 2, record 8, English, - moth%20dispersal
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 3 OBS
moth. Any of various insects that constitute a major division(Heterocera) of the order Lepidoptera, are usu. nocturnal... less brilliantly colored, and proportionately smaller winged than the butterflies, and have larvae which are caterpillars and feed often very destructively on vegetation. 2, record 8, English, - moth%20dispersal
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Traduction (Généralités)
- Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- dispersion des noctuidés
1, record 8, French, dispersion%20des%20noctuid%C3%A9s
correct, proposal, feminine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
dispersion. Action d'éparpiller, de s'éparpiller, fait d'être éparpillé, divisé. 2, record 8, French, - dispersion%20des%20noctuid%C3%A9s
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 2 OBS
noctuidé. Insecte lépidoptère hétérocère [...] Les chenilles des noctuidés [...] vivent souvent enterrées et ne sortent que la nuit pour dévorer les feuilles et les pousses des végétaux. 2, record 8, French, - dispersion%20des%20noctuid%C3%A9s
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 1980-08-22
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- Morpho butterfly 1, record 9, English, Morpho%20butterfly
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Multilayer mirrors have a number of interesting properties not possessed by metallic mirrors. Because one wavelength of light is four times the optical thickness of the films in the stack, the reflected light is colored; a particularly striking biological example is provided by the iridescent blue wing scales of Morpho butterflies. 1, record 9, English, - Morpho%20butterfly
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- papillon Morpho
1, record 9, French, papillon%20Morpho
masculine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les miroirs multicouches ont plusieurs propriétés intéressantes que ne possèdent pas les simples miroirs métalliques. La lumière réfléchie est colorée : sa longueur d'onde est égale à quatre fois l'épaisseur optique des couches de l'empilement; dans la nature, ce phénomène est magnifiquement illustré par la couleur bleu irisé des écailles des ailes du papillon Morpho. 1, record 9, French, - papillon%20Morpho
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
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