Discophora deo
| Banded Duffer | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Discophora |
| Species: | D. deo |
| Binomial name | |
| Discophora deo de Nicéville, 1898 | |
The Banded Duffer Discophora deo De Nicéville, 1898[1] is a butterfly found in Asia that belongs to the Morphinae sub family of the Brush-footed butterflies family.
Distribution
The Banded Duffer ranges from Manipur[2] in India across to the northern part of Myanmar,[3] the Shan states, North Thailand to North Vietnam.[1]
Status
Evans reports the butterfly as very rare in its South Asian range.[3]
See also
- Morphinae
- Nymphalidae
- List of butterflies of India
- List of butterflies of India (Morphinae)
- List of butterflies of India (Nymphalidae)
Cited references
- 1 2 Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera Page on Discophora genus.
- ↑ de Nicéville, 1898; Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 12 (1): 137 (Manipur)
- 1 2 Evans, W.H. (1932). The Identification of Indian Butterflies (2nd ed.). Mumbai, India: Bombay Natural History Society. p. 135, E10.2.
References
- de Nicéville, Lionel (1898) Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 12 (1): 137.
- Evans, W.H. (1932). The Identification of Indian Butterflies (2nd ed.). Mumbai, India: Bombay Natural History Society.
- "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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