Discophora deo

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Banded Duffer
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Papilionoidea
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Morphinae
Genus: Discophora
Species: D. deo
Binomial name
Discophora deo
de Nicéville, 1898

The Banded Duffer Discophora deo De Nicéville, 1898[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

The Banded Duffer ranges from Manipur[2] in India across to the northern part of Myanmar[3], the Shan states, North Thailand to {{North Vietnam]][1].

[edit] Status

Evans reports the butterfly as Very Rare in its South Asian range.[3]

[edit] Cited references

  1. ^ a b Marrku Savela's Website on Lepidoptera Page on Discophora genus.
  2. ^ de Nicéville, 1898; J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 12 (1): 137 (Manipur)
  3. ^ a b Evans, W.H. (1932) The Identification of Indian Butterflies, E10.2, pg 135.

[edit] References

  • de Nicéville, Lionel (1898) J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 12 (1): 137.
  • Evans, W.H. (1932) The Identification of Indian Butterflies. (2nd Ed). Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai, India.
  • 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

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