Biology:Cyllogenes suradeva

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Short description: Species of butterfly


Branded evening brown
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Scientific classification
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Genus:
Cyllogenes
Species:
C. suradeva
Binomial name
Cyllogenes suradeva
(Moore, 1857)
Synonyms

Melanitis suradeva

Cyllogenes suradeva, the branded evening brown, is a brown (Satyrinae) butterfly that is found in the Himalayas.[1]

Range

The butterfly is found in the Himalayas in Sikkim and Bhutan.[1]

Status

In 1932 William Harry Evans described it as rare.[2]

Description

The branded evening brown is 75 to 85 mm in wingspan and broadly resembles the Melanitis evening browns, with a strong purple tinge above. The upper forewing has a narrow yellow apical band which does not reach the termen. The male has a large black brand on the upper forewing at the bases of 2 to 5 and the end cell.[3]

Habits

It is a low-elevation butterfly.[3]

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Cyllogenes Butler, 1868" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. Evans, W.H. (1932). The Identification of Indian Butterflies (2nd ed.). Mumbai, India: Bombay Natural History Society. p. 127, ser no D23.1. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 Wynter-Blyth, Mark Alexander (1957). Butterflies of the Indian Region. Bombay, India: Bombay Natural History Society. p. 125. ISBN 978-8170192329. https://books.google.com/books?id=yEkgAQAAMAAJ. 

Wikidata ☰ Q5199349 entry