| Branded evening brown | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Cyllogenes |
| Species: | C. suradeva |
| Binomial name | |
| Cyllogenes suradeva (Moore, 1857) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Melanitis suradeva | |
Cyllogenes suradeva, the branded evening brown, is a brown (Satyrinae) butterfly that is found in the Himalayas.
Range
The butterfly is found in the Himalayas in Sikkim and Bhutan.
Status
In 1932 William Harry Evans described it as rare.
Description
For a key to the terms used, see Glossary of entomology terms.The branded evening brown is 75 to 85 mm in wingspan and broadly resembles the Melanitis evening browns, with a strong purple tinge above. The upper forewing has a narrow yellow apical band which does not reach the termen. The male has a large black brand on the upper forewing at the bases of 2 to 5 and the end cell.
Habits
It is a low-elevation butterfly.
See also
References
- ^ "Cyllogenes Butler, 1868" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- Evans, W.H. (1932). The Identification of Indian Butterflies (2nd ed.). Mumbai, India: Bombay Natural History Society. p. 127, ser no D23.1.
- ^ Wynter-Blyth, Mark Alexander (1957). Butterflies of the Indian Region. Bombay, India: Bombay Natural History Society. p. 125. ISBN 978-8170192329.
- 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.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Cyllogenes suradeva | |
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