Ypthima sakra
| Ypthima sakra | |
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| Ypthyma sakra austeni. Mounted specimen, upperside | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Ypthima |
| Species: | Y. sakra |
| Binomial name | |
| Ypthima sakra Moore, 1857 | |
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Ypthima sakra, common name Himalayan Five-Ring, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family.
Subspecies
- Ypthima sakra sakra - Sikkim, Bhutan
- Ypthima sakra austeni (Moore, 1893) - Assam, N. Burma, SE. Tibet (Yigong), Gooligonshan Mts.
- Ypthima sakra nujiangensis Huang, 2001 - SE. Tibet
- Ypthima sakra leechi Forster, 1948 - Sichuan
- Ypthima sakra matinia Fruhstorfer, 1911 - NW. India
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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