Ypthima sakra

Ypthima sakra
Ypthyma sakra austeni. Mounted specimen, upperside
Underside
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Ypthima
Species: Y. sakra
Binomial name
Ypthima sakra
Moore, 1857
Synonyms
  • Thymipa austeni Moore, 1893

Ypthima sakra, common name Himalayan Five-Ring, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family.

Subspecies

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Description

Ypthima sakra has a wingspan of about 25 millimetres (0.98 in). The upperside of the forewings shows one ocellus, while hindwings have three ocelli. The underside is yellow, covered with short narrow dark brown striae. The underside of forewings has one ocellus, while hindwings has two geminated anterior ocelli and three single posterior ocelli. [2] Larva feed on Gramineae. [1]

Distribution and habitat

This species can be found in Bhutan, Burma, Tibet and NW India. [1] The habitat consists of wet grasslands and forest clearings and margins in submontane and montane areas.

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