Cyllogenes janetae
| Scarce Evening Brown | |
|---|---|
 Cyllogenes janetae | |
| 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 Lepidopteran glossary
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 Marrku Savela's Website on Lepidoptera Page on Cyllogenes genus.
- ↑ Evans,W.H.(1932) The Identification of Indian Butterflies, (2nd edition) ser no D23.2, pp 127
- ↑ Wynter-Blyth, M.A. (1957) Butterflies of the Indian Region, pg 125.
See also
References
- Beccaloni, G. W., Scoble, M. J., Robinson, G. S. & Pitkin, B. (Editors). 2003. The Global Lepidoptera Names Index (LepIndex). World Wide Web electronic publication. .
- Evans, W.H. (1932) The Identification of Indian Butterflies. (2nd Ed), Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai, India
- Marrku Savela's Website on Lepidoptera .
- Wynter-Blyth, M.A. (1957) Butterflies of the Indian Region, Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai, India.
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