Biology:Satarupa gopala

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Short description: Species of butterfly


Large white flat
Open wing position of Satarupa gopala Moore, (1866) – Large White Flat MG 4408.jpg
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S. gopala
Binomial name
Satarupa gopala
Moore, 1865
Synonyms
  • Satarupa tonkiniana Fruhstorfer, 1909
  • Satarupa malaya Evans, 1932

Satarupa gopala, the large white flat, is a species of skipper butterfly found in parts of the Indomalayan region[1] , including India , Malaya, Thailand, Laos, China and Vietnam. It is the type species for the genus Satarupa.[2]

Subspecies

  • Satarupa gopala gopala (Sikkim, Assam, northern Thailand, Laos, northern Vietnam, Hainan)
  • Satarupa gopala malaya vans, 1932

References

  1. Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9
  2. Swinhoe C (1907). "On the species of Hesperidae from the Indo-Malayan and African Regions described by Herr Plotz, with descriptions of some new species". Transactions of the Entomological Society of London: 1–36. https://archive.org/stream/transactionsofen1908royalen#page/2/mode/1up. 

Wikidata ☰ Q7425949 entry