Discophora deo
| Banded Duffer | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Discophora |
| Species: | D. deo |
| Binomial name | |
| Discophora deo de Nicéville, 1898 | |
The Banded Duffer Discophora deo De Nicéville, 1898[1] is a butterfly found in Asia that belongs to the Morphinae sub family of the Brush-footed butterflies family.
Distribution
The Banded Duffer ranges from Manipur[2] in India across to the northern part of Myanmar,[3] the Shan states, North Thailand to North Vietnam.[1]
Status
Evans reports the butterfly as Very Rare in its South Asian range.[3]
Cited references
References
- de Nicéville, Lionel (1898) J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 12 (1): 137.
- 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.
See also
- Morphinae
- Nymphalidae
- List of butterflies of India
- List of butterflies of India (Morphinae)
- List of butterflies of India (Nymphalidae)
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