Polyura arja
| Pallid nawab | |
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| Polyura arja. Dorsal view | |
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| Polyura arja. Ventral view | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Polyura |
| Species: | P. arja |
| Binomial name | |
| Polyura arja (C. Felder & R. Felder) 1867 | |
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The pallid nawab (Polyura arja) is a butterfly belonging to the rajahs and nawabs group, that is, the Charaxinae group of the Brush-footed butterflies family.
Subspecies
- Polyura arja arja[2]
Description
Polyura arja has a wingspan reaching 75–80 millimetres (3.0–3.1 in). The outer edge of the forewings is concave and the hind wings show two short blue tails. The upperside of the wings is brown with a broad white or anteriorly pale green band from the inner edge of the forewing to the costal edge of the hind wings, one or two small white spots at the apex of the forewings and a continuous row of white or pale yellow spots running along the outer submargin of the hind wings. The undersidies of the wings is lighter brown with a quite similar pattern. The body is dark brown. [3]
Distribution
This species can be found in NE India, Sikkim - Assam, Burma, Thailand and Indo China. [1]
Bibliography
- Evans, W.H. (1932) The Identification of Indian Butterflies. (2nd Ed), Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai, India