Aemona amathusia
| Yellow Dryad | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Aemona |
| Species: | A. amathusia |
| Binomial name | |
| Aemona amathusia (Hewitson , 1867) | |
The Yellow Dryad Aemona amathusia (Hewitson, 1867)[1] is a butterfly found in Asia that belongs to the Morphinae sub family of the Brush-footed butterflies family.
Distribution
In South Asia the Yellow Dryad ranges from Sikkim, Bhutan, Assam, Manipur onto North Myanmar.[2] It also occurs in North and South Vietnam and western China.[1]
A related species, White Dryad Aemona lena Atkinson, is found in South-East Asea.
Status
Rare in its Indian range.[2]
Cited references
- 1 2 Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera Page on Aemona genus.
- 1 2 Evans, W.H. (1932). The Identification of Indian Butterflies (2nd ed.). Mumbai, India: Bombay Natural History Society. p. 131.
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