Biology:Zipaetis scylax

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Zipaetis scylax
Close wing posture Moisture sucking activity of Zipaetis scylax Hewitson, (1863) – Dark Catseye WLB DSC 9636.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Zipaetis
Species:
Z. scylax
Binomial name
Zipaetis scylax
Hewitson, 1863

Zipaetis scylax, the dark catseye, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found from Sikkim to Assam and in northern Burma.[1]

Subspecies

  • Zipaetis scylax scylax (Assam)
  • Zipaetis scylax hani (southern Yunnan)

References

  1. "Zipaetis Hewitson, 1863" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

Wikidata ☰ Q8072622 entry