Biology:Issoria gemmata

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Issoria gemmata
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Issoria gemmata in Seitz (d,e)
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Issoria
Species:
I. gemmata
Binomial name
Issoria gemmata
(Butler, 1881)[1]
Synonyms
  • Argynnis gemmata Butler, 1881
  • Kuekenthaliella gemmata (Butler, 1881)

Issoria gemmata is a small brown-chequered-with-black (fritillary) butterfly found in the Palearctic realm that belongs to the family Nymphalidae. The species was first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1881.[2] It is found in the Indian state of Sikkim and in Tibet. It is very similar to Issoria eugenia.

References

  1. Butler (1881). "Descriptions of new Species of Lepidoptera in the Collection of the British Museum". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. (5) 7 (37): 31-37, pl. 4.
  2. Savela, Markku. "Issoria gemmata (Butler, 1881)". http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/papilionoidea/nymphalidae/heliconiinae/issoria/#gemmata. Retrieved September 12, 2019. 

Wikidata ☰ Q13372117 entry