Telinga heri
| Telinga heri | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Telinga |
| Species: | T. heri
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| Binomial name | |
| Telinga heri (Moore, [1858])
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| Synonyms | |
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Mycalesis heri (Moore, [1858]) | |
Telinga heri, also known as the Moore's bushbrown or the large-eyed bushbrown, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in the Himalayas in India, Nepal and Bhutan. It was described by Frederic Moore in 1857. This species is monotypic.[1][2][3]
Description
The underside of this species is brown, with a prominent yellow discal band across both wings. The area inside of this line is heavily marked. The underside forewing has a single large ocellus, while the hindwing has a series of six smaller ocelli on a smaller curve.[4]
The upperside forewing has a large ocellus, like the underside. The hindwing usually has ocelli in spaces 1,2 and 3. The male has a small black brand and a tuft on the hindwing.[4]
The wingspan of this species is 60-70 mm.[3]
Habits and habitat
This species is recorded between April and November at altitudes of 1000-2000 metres.[4]
References
- ^ "Telinga". www.nic.funet.fi. Retrieved 2026-03-04.
- ^ "Large-eyed Bushbrown (Telinga heri)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2026-03-04.
- ^ a b East India Company (English) Museum, London; Horsfield, Thomas; Moore, Frederic (1857). A catalogue of the lepidopterous insects in the museum of the Hon. East-India company. Smithsonian Libraries. London, W.H. Allen and Co.
- ^ a b c Sondhi, Sanjay; Kunte, Krushnamegh (2018). Butterflies of Uttarakhand: A Field Guide. Titli Trust and National Centre of Biological Sciences. p. 216. ISBN 9788121109185.