Cyllogenes suradeva

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Branded Evening Brown
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Nymphalidae Subfamily: Satyrinae Genus: Cyllogenes Species: C. suradeva
Binomial name
Cyllogenes suradeva (Moore, 1857)
Synonyms
Melanitis suradeva

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

Contents 1 Range 2 Status 3 Description 4 Habits 5 Cited references 6 See also 7 References

[edit] Range

The butterfly is found in the Himalayas in Sikkim and Bhutan.^[1]

[edit] Status

As per Evans it is Rare.^[2]

[edit] Description

For a key to the terms used see Lepidopteran glossary

The Branded Evening Brown is 75 to 85 mm in wingspan and broadly resembles the Melanitis Evening Browns, with a strong purple tinge above. The upper forewing has a narrow yellow apical band which does not reach the termen. The male has a large black brand on the upper forewing at the bases of 2 to 5 and the end cell.^[3]

[edit] Habits

It is a low elevation butterfly.^[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 D23.1, pp 127
3. ^ ^{a b} 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.