Red Carpet
Xanthorhoe decoloraria
Classification
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Geometridae
Xanthorhoe est un genre de lépidoptères (papillons) de la famille des Geometridae.
A red carpet is traditionally used to mark the route taken by heads of state on ceremonial and formal occasions, and has in recent decades been extended to use by VIPs and celebrities at formal events. History The earliest known reference to walking a red carpet in literature is in the play Agamemnon by Aeschylus, written in 458 BC. When the title character returns from Troy, he is greeted by his wife Clytemnestra who offers him a red path to walk upon: Agamemnon, knowing that only gods walk on such luxury, responds with trepidation: Renaissance paintings often show rugs and carpets in…
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Distribution
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