Cyllogenes janetae

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Scarce Evening Brown
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Nymphalidae Subfamily: Satyrinae Genus: Cyllogenes Species: C. janetae
Binomial name
Cyllogenes janetae de Nicéville, 1887

Scarce Evening Brown Cyllogenes janetae is a Brown butterfly that is found in the Himalayas.^[1]

Contents 1 Range 2 Status 3 Description 4 Cited references 5 See also 6 References

[edit] Range

The butterfly is found in the Himalayas in Sikkim, Bhutan, northern West Bengal, Assam, Manipur and Nagaland.^[1]

[edit] Status

As per Evans it is Very Rare.^[2]

[edit] Description

For a key to the terms used see Lepidopteran glossary

The Scarce Evening Brown is 90 to 95 mm in wingspan and broadly resembles the Melanitis Evening Browns, with rich brown colour above. The upper forewing has a broad yellow apical band which reaches the termen. The male, unlike Cyllogenes suradeva does not have a brand on the upper forewing.^[3]

[edit] Cited references

1. ^ ^{a b} Marrku Savela's Website on Lepidoptera on Cyllogenes genus.
2. ^ Evans,W.H.(1932) The Identification of Indian Butterflies, (2nd edition) ser no D23.2, pp 127
3. ^ Wynter-Blyth, M.A. (1957) Butterflies of the Indian Region, pg 125.

[edit] See also

• Satyrinae
• Nymphalidae
• List of butterflies of India (Satyrinae)

[edit] References

• Beccaloni, G. W., Scoble, M. J., Robinson, G. S. & Pitkin, B. (Editors). 2003. The Global Lepidoptera Names Index (LepIndex). World Wide Web electronic publication. [1].
• Evans, W.H. (1932) The Identification of Indian Butterflies. (2nd Ed), Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai, India
• Marrku Savela's Website on Lepidoptera [2].
• Wynter-Blyth, M.A. (1957) Butterflies of the Indian Region, Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai, India.