Aemona amathusia
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Aemona amathusia (Hewitson , 1867) |
The Yellow Dryad Aemona amathusia (Hewitson , 1867)[1] is a butterfly found in Asia that belongs to the Morphinae sub family of the Brush-footed butterflies family.
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[edit] Distribution
In South Asia the Yellow Dryad ranges from Sikkim, Bhutan, Assam, Manipur onto North Myanmar.[2] It also occurs in North and South Vietnam and western China.[1]
A related species, White Dryad Aemona lena Atkinson, is found in South-East Asea.
[edit] Status
Rare in its Indian range.[2]
[edit] Cited references
- ^ a b Marrku Savela's Website on Lepidoptera Page on Aemona genus.
- ^ a b Evans, W.H. (1932) The Identification of Indian Butterflies, pg 131.
[edit] References
- Evans, W.H. (1932) The Identification of Indian Butterflies. (2nd Ed). Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai, India.
- Haribal, Meena (1992) Butterflies of Sikkim Himalaya and their Natural History. Sikkim Nature Conservation Foundation. Gangtok, Sikkim.
- Marrku Savela's Website on Lepidoptera [1].
- Wynter-Blyth, M.A. (1957) Butterflies of the Indian Region. Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai, India.