Amathusia andamanensis
| Andaman Palmking | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Amathusia |
| Species: | A. andamanensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Amathusia andamanensis Frühstorfer, 1899 | |
The Andaman Palmking Amathusia andamanensis Frühstorfer, 1899[1] is an endemic butterfly found in India that belongs to the Morphinae sub family of the Brush-footed butterflies family.
The Andaman Palmking was earlier considered as a subspecies of the Palmking, i.e. Amathusia phidippus andamanica, Frühstorfer.
Distribution
The Andaman Palmking is found in the Andaman islands of India.[1]
Status
Evans reports the butterfly as rare.[2]
See also
- Morphinae
- Nymphalidae
- List of butterflies of India
- List of butterflies of India (Morphinae)
- List of butterflies of India (Nymphalidae)
Notes
- 1 2 Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera Page on Amathusia genus.
- ↑ Evans, W.H. (1932). The Identification of Indian Butterflies (2nd ed.). Mumbai, India: Bombay Natural History Society..
References
- Evans, W.H. (1932). The Identification of Indian Butterflies (2nd ed.). Mumbai, India: Bombay Natural History Society.
- Haribal, Meena (1992). The Butterflies of Sikkim Himalaya and Their Natural History. Gangtok, Sikkim, India: Sikkim Nature Conservation Foundation.
- "Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera".
- Wynter-Blyth, Mark Alexander (1957). Butterflies of the Indian Region. Bombay, India: Bombay Natural History Society. ISBN 978-8170192329.
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