tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8124565386530905803.post4873298299912158484..comments2023-06-24T22:07:31.809+08:00Comments on § 花 言 己 _ Flower Self And Others: Jérôme Smith Ju 朱http://www.blogger.com/profile/13142121789909751671noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8124565386530905803.post-42371915633975124342014-11-28T12:02:43.524+08:002014-11-28T12:02:43.524+08:00Phalaenopsis Blume 1825: The generic name means &q...<br />Phalaenopsis Blume 1825: The generic name means "Phalaen[a]-like" and is probably a reference to the genus Phalaena, the name given by Carl Linnaeus to a group of large moths. For this reason, the species are sometimes called moth orchids. (wiki)<br /><br />Phalaena: (phalaina, φαλαινα, a whale; a moth)<br /><br />Phalaena is an obsolete genus of Lepidoptera used by Carl Linnaeus to house most moths.<br /><br />Phalaena was one of three genera used by Linnaeus to cover all Lepidoptera. <br />1.Papilio included all butterflies at that time, <br />2.Sphinx included all hawk moths, and <br />3.Phalaena included all the remaining moths.<br /><br />The type species was Phalaena typica (now Naenia typica in the family Noctuidae)Jérôme Smith Ju 朱https://www.blogger.com/profile/13142121789909751671noreply@blogger.com