Biology:Thoressa decorata

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Decorated ace
Thoressa decorata.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Thoressa
Species:
T. decorata
Binomial name
Thoressa decorata
(Moore, [1881])[1]
Synonyms
  • Halpe decorata Moore, [1881]

Thoressa decorata, the decorated ace, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae. It was first described by Frederic Moore in 1881 and is endemic to Sri Lanka in the Indomalayan realm.[2]

References

  1. Moore, [1881] The Lepidoptera of Ceylon
  2. Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9

Wikidata ☰ Q14490731 entry