Abrota ganga
| Sergeant-major | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropod |
| Class: | Insect |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Abrota |
| Species: | A. ganga |
| Binomial name | |
| Abrota ganga (Moore, 1857) | |
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The Sergeant-major Abrota ganga is a species of nymphalid butterfly found in the Himalayas. It is "Not Rare".[1][2]
Range
Sikkim. Bhutan, Abor Hills, Naga Hills, Burma, West China (Sichuan, Yunnan), Taiwan, Guangdong, Shanxi.[1][2]
Description
- For a key to the terms used see Lepidopteran glossary
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A. jumna
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A. jumna
The Sergeant-major is 70 to 90 mm in wingspan.[1]
The male Sergeant-major is tawny with dark bands.The upper hindwing has four bands, of which the central two are well-separated in the WSF and nearly united in the DSF.[1]
The female is dark-brown with dusky tawny bands. The upper forewing has a streak in the cell with a spot beyond while the upper hindwing has two tawny bands.[1]
Subspecies
- Abrota ganga ganga (Bhutan, Sikkim, Assam, Burma, Metok)
- Abrota ganga formosana Fruhstorfer, 1909 (Taiwan)
- Abrota ganga flavina Mell, 1923 (China: Guangdong)
- Abrota ganga pratti Leech, 1891 (western China: Sichuan, Yunnan)
- Abrota ganga riubaensis Yoshino, 1997 (China: Shaanxi)
Footnotes
References
- Marrku Savela's Website on Lepidoptera .
- Evans, W.H. (1932) The Identification of Indian Butterflies. (2nd Ed), Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai, India
See also
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