Biology:Issoria altissima

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Issoria altissima
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Issoria altissima in Seitz
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Issoria
Species:
I. altissima
Binomial name
Issoria altissima
(Elwes, 1882)[1]
Synonyms
  • Argynnis altissima Elwes, 1882
  • Kuekenthaliella altissima (Elwes, 1882)

Issoria altissima is a small brown-chequered-with-black (fritillary) butterfly found in the Palearctic realm region that belongs to the Nymphalidae family. It was first described by Henry John Elwes in 1882.[2] It is found in the Indian state of Sikkim and in Bhutan, Yarlung and Tibet.

References

  1. Elwes (1882) "On a collection of Butterflies from Sikkim". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1882 (4): 398-407, pl. 25.
  2. Savela, Markku. "Issoria altissima (Elwes, 1882)". http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/papilionoidea/nymphalidae/heliconiinae/issoria/#altissima. Retrieved September 12, 2019. 

Wikidata ☰ Q15769366 entry