Cyllogenes janetae
| Scarce Evening Brown | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Cyllogenes |
| Species: | C. janetae |
| Binomial name | |
| Cyllogenes janetae de Nicéville, 1887 | |
Scarce Evening Brown Cyllogenes janetae is a Brown butterfly that is found in the Himalayas.[1] Cyllogenes janetae orientalis Monastyrskii,2005 is found in Vietnam.
Range
The butterfly is found in the Himalayas in Sikkim, Bhutan, northern West Bengal, Assam, Manipur and Nagaland.[1]
Status
As per Evans it is "Very Rare".[2]
Description
For a key to the terms used, see Glossary of entomology terms.
The Scarce Evening Brown is 90 to 95 mm in wingspan and broadly resembles the Melanitis Evening Browns, with rich brown colour above. The upper forewing has a broad yellow apical band which reaches the termen. The male, unlike Cyllogenes suradeva does not have a brand on the upper forewing.[3]
References
- 1 2 Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera Page on Cyllogenes genus.
- ↑ Evans, W.H. (1932). The Identification of Indian Butterflies (2nd ed.). Mumbai, India: Bombay Natural History Society. p. 127, ser no D23.2.
- ↑ Wynter-Blyth, Mark Alexander (1957). Butterflies of the Indian Region. Bombay, India: Bombay Natural History Society. p. 125. ISBN 978-8170192329.
See also
References
- Beccaloni, George; Scoble, Malcolm; Kitching, Ian; Simonsen, Thomas; Robinson, Gaden; Pitkin, Brian; Hine, Adrian; Lyal, Chris. "The Global Lepidoptera Names Index (LepIndex)". Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved 2016-10-15.
- Evans, W.H. (1932). The Identification of Indian Butterflies (2nd ed.). Mumbai, India: Bombay Natural History Society.
- "Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera".
- Wynter-Blyth, Mark Alexander (1957). Butterflies of the Indian Region. Bombay, India: Bombay Natural History Society. ISBN 978-8170192329.
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