Seseria sambara
| Seseria sambara | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Seseria |
| Species: | S. sambara
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| Binomial name | |
| Seseria sambara Moore, [1866]
| |
Seseria sambara, also known as the Sikkim white flat is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found from Sikkim in India to Vietnam. It was described by Frederic Moore in 1866.[1][2]
Description
The upperside is dark maroon-brown. The upperside forewing has seven semi-transparent white spots. The upperside hindwing has a broad whitish band. The underside is as the upperside, but paler. The forelegs are black, while the hindlegs are white.[3][4]
Subspecies
There are two recognized subspecies[1] -
- Seseria sambara sambara
- Seseria sambara indosinica[5]
References
- ^ a b "Seseria". www.nic.funet.fi. Retrieved 2026-02-01.
- ^ Nassauischer Verein für Naturkunde (1884). Jahrbücher des Nassauischen Vereins für Naturkunde. MBLWHOI Library. Wiesbaden : J.F. Bergmann.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Internationaler Entomologischer Verein (1887). Entomologische Zeitschrift. American Museum of Natural History Library. Frankfurt a.M. : Internationaler Entomologischer Verein.