Biology:Satarupa

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Satarupa
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Satarupa gopala
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Satarupa

Moore, 1866

Satarupa is a genus of spread-winged skippers in the family Hesperiidae.

Species

  • Satarupa formosibia Strand, 1927
  • Satarupa gopala Moore, 1866
  • Satarupa monbeigi Oberthür, 1921 West China
  • Satarupa nymphalis (Speyer, 1879) South China, Korea, Ussuri
  • Satarupa splendens Tytler, 1914 Naga Hills, Assam, Yunnan
  • Satarupa valentini Oberthür, 1921 West China
  • Satarupa zulla Tytler, 1915 [1]

Etymology

Satarupa comes from the Pali śatá (Sanskrit शत shata) meaning "100" and rupa (Sanskrit रूप "rūpa") meaning "form" or "beauty",[2] thus meaning "one hundred (beautiful) forms". It is the name given the wife of Manu; compare the goddess Saraswati.

References

  1. Chiba, H. & H. Tsukiyama (1989): Revisional notes on the Genus Satarupa Moore. 1. New synonyms of Satarupa monbeigi Oberthür. J. Res. Lepid. 27 (2): 135-143.
  2. Turner, Sir Ralph Lilley (1985). "A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages". Includes three supplements, published 1969-1985.. Digital South Asia Library, a project of the Center for Research Libraries and the University of Chicago. http://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/soas/index.html. Retrieved 26 Aug 2010. "rūpá 10803 'form, beauty' ; śatá 12278 100" 

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Wikidata ☰ Q1358494 entry