Bassarona durga
(Redirected from Euthalia durga)
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Bassarona |
| Species: | B. durga |
| Binomial name | |
| Bassarona durga (Moore, 1858) | |
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Bassarona durga, the blue duke,[1] is a species of nymphalid butterfly found in the Himalayas.
Description
[edit]Euthalia durga resembles Euthalia duda, but is much rarer; on the forewing the white median band is broader, the subapical spots smaller, on the hindwing the median area steeper and distally dentate. Under surface chiefly blue instead of yellowish-green, the distal portion of both wings nearly grey-black.[2]
Range
[edit]It is found in Sikkim, Abor Hills and Nagaland.[1] In June 2022, it was declared as the State Butterfly of Sikkim.[3]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Bassarona Moore, [1897]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ↑ Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter. Theclinae, Poritiinae, Hesperiidae. Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9: 799-1107, pls. 138-175.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. - ↑ Gurung, Bijoy (2022-06-06). "Blue Duke declared as the State Butterfly of Sikkim". Sikkim Express. Retrieved 2023-05-09.
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