Melitaea sindura
| Melitaea sindura | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Melitaea |
| Species: | M. sindura
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| Binomial name | |
| Melitaea sindura | |
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Melitaea sindura is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Kashmir, Chitral and Tibet. It was described by Frederic Moore in 1865. It is monotypic.
Description
The underside hindwing is pale yellow or tawny with white black-edged bands. There are conical submarginal pale spots on the upperside. The abdomen is black and the cilia is white and spotted with black.[2][3]
References
- ^ "Melitaea Fabricius, 1807" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ Zoological Society of London (1865). Proceedings of the general meetings for scientific business of the Zoological Society of London. London Natural History Museum Library. London : Zoological Society of London.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link) - ^ Sondhi, Sanjay; Kunte, Krushnamegh (2018). Butterflies of Uttarakhand: A Field Guide. ISBN 9788121109185.