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PAPILIO GLAUCUS [2 records]

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Record 1 2016-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Universal entry(ies)
Papilionidae
Latin, see observation, plural
CONT

Some of the most beautiful butterflies belong to the family Papilionidae; these are familiar to most people, although only few species are represented in Europe. Even in the tropics there are not a great number of species. These tropical forms, with their extraordinarily brilliant coloration, are among the most decorative objects in nature. Most of the swallowtail species belong to the genus "Papilio"; their hindwings are usually elaborated to form tails. The common European swallowtail is "Papilio machaon"... In the U. S. A. the "tiger swallowtail"(Papilio glaucus) is best known.

OBS

"Papilionid", the anglicized rendition of "Papilionidae", is used primarily in scientific contexts; "swallowtail" being the non-precise equivalent most commonly seen in non-scientific English contexts.

Key term(s)
  • swallowtail

French

Domaine(s)
  • Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
Papilionidae
Latin, see observation, plural
OBS

Toute «queue d'hirondelle» possède de la nervure anale et des prolongements semblables à des queues, d'où son nom.

OBS

Il faut noter que «queue d'hirondelle» et «porte-queue» ne constituent que des noms populaires et génériques des membres de la famille des Papilionidae. D'ailleurs tout terme latin qui commence par «Papilio», par exemple : «Papilio glaucus» n'est qu'une espèce de cette famille. Le terme «porte-queue» est plus utilisé, surtout au Canada, que «queue d'hirondelle».

OBS

Pluriel : des porte-queues.

OBS

porte-queues (pl.) : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2004).

Spanish

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Record 2 2016-01-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Universal entry(ies)
Papilio glaucus
Latin
DEF

A widely distributed swallowtail butterfly(Papilio glaucus) of eastern No. America.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
Papilio glaucus
Latin
CONT

Genre Papilio. Papilio glaucus Linné "Le Papillon glauque du Canada" (...) L'adulte, un grand papillon jaune rayé de noir, apparaît dès la fin du mois de mai. Ses couleurs, contrastant violemment entre elles (...) Les ailes secondaires portent deux petites queues faciles à casser. Le mâle possède moins de bleu que la femelle au bas de l'aile secondaire.

Spanish

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