Polyura agraria
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Anomalous Common Nawab | ||||||||||||||||||
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Anomalous Common Nawab photographed at Bangalore
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Polyura agraria |
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Polyura athamas agraria |
The Anomalous Common Nawab (Polyura agraria) is a butterfly found in Asia that belongs to the Rajahs and Nawabs group, that is, the Charaxinae group of the Brush-footed butterflies family. The name is based on their resemblance to the Common Nawab Polyura athamas which was described prior to the discovery of the species.
[edit] References
- Evans, W.H. (1932) The Identification of Indian Butterflies. (2nd Ed), Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai, India
- Wynter-Blyth, M.A. (1957) Butterflies of the Indian Region, Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai, India.