Aemona lena
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| Aemona lena Atkinson, 1872 |
The White Dryad Aemona lena Atkinson, 1872[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 East Asia the White Dryad ranges from Myanmar (Karen Hills, the Shan states and around Maymyo). It also occurs in Yunnan (South West China).[2][1]
[edit] Status
The subspecies Aemona lena haynei, Tytler is Not Rare in the Shan States. The nominate subspecies, Aemona lena lena, Atkinson is Rare in the Karen hills.[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.
[edit] See also
- Morphinae
- Nymphalidae
- List of butterflies of India (Morphinae)
- List of butterflies of India (Nymphalidae)
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