Biology:Enispe euthymius
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Enispe euthymius (Doubleday, 1845)
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Enispe euthymius, the red caliph, is a species of nymphalid butterfly found in Southeast Asia.
Description
The upperside of both males and females is a rich ochraceous orange. The forewing has a spot along the upper portion of the discocellulars, two fine lunate spots beyond, an erect series of four discal spots, a subterminal zigzag narrow band, the apical portion of the costa, the apex and the terminal margin broadly black. Hindwing: a discal irregular transversely elongate suffused mark and two series of lunular continuous marks beyond black; termen narrowly fuscous. Underside rich bright ochraceous; a broad transverse band across both wings from costa of forewing to the tornus of the hindwing slightly darker ochraceous, defined inwardly by an irregular sinuous and broken, and outwardly by a straighter complete ferruginous line; some ferruginous spots at the bases of the wings, and on the hindwing a discal series of three or four minute dark ocelli, the lowest white centred; outer halves of both forewing and hindwing uniform, the black markings of the upperside showing faintly through. Antennae, head, thorax and abdomen bright ochraceous.[1]
It is found in Sikkim, Assam and Myanmar.
References
- ↑ Bingham, C.T. (1905). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma Butterflies. 1 (1st ed.). London: Taylor and Francis, Ltd..
Wikidata ☰ Q5378971 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enispe euthymius.
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