Janatella
J. leucodesma in Panama
J. leucodesma in Colombia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Nymphalidae
Subfamily:
Nymphalinae
Tribe:
Melitaeini
Genus:
Janatella

Higgins, 1981

Janatella is a genus of butterflies which range from Central to South America in the family Nymphalidae. The species Janatella has trapezoidal wings that allow them to fly easily and fast. The flying performance of butterflies enabled the recreation of them into efficient aircraft using similar dimensions to that of butterfly wings.[1]

Species

Listed alphabetically:[2]

  • Janatella fellula (Schaus, 1902) (Ecuador, Colombia)
  • Janatella hera (Cramer, [1779]) (French Guiana, Surinam)
  • Janatella leucodesma (C. & R. Felder, 1861) (Trinidad, St. Vincent, Panama, Nicaragua, Colombia, Venezuela)

References

  1. ↑ Suzuki, & Yoshino, M. (2019). A trapezoidal wing equivalent to a Janatella leucodesma ’s wing in terms of aerodynamic performance in the flapping flight of a butterfly model. Bioinspiration & Biomimetics., 14(3). https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-3190/aafde3
  2. ↑ "Janatella Higgins, 1981" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.