Abrota ganga

Segreant-major
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropod
Class: Insect
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Abrota
Species: A. ganga
Binomial name
Abrota ganga
(Moore, 1857)

The Sergeant-major Abrota ganga is a species of nymphalid butterfly found in the Himalayas. It is "Not Rare".[1][2]

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Range

Sikkim. Bhutan, Abor Hills, Naga Hills, Burma, West China (Sichuan, Yunnan), Taiwan, Guangdong, Shanxi.[1][2]

Description

For a key to the terms used see Lepidopteran glossary

The Sergeant-major is 70 to 90 mm in wingspan.[1]

The male Sergeant-major is tawny with dark bands.The upper hindwing has four bands, of which the central two are well-separated in the WSF and nearly united in the DSF.[1]

The female is dark-brown with dusky tawny bands. The upper forewing has a streak in the cell with a spot beyond while the upper hindwing has two tawny bands.[1]

Footnotes

  1. ^ a b c d e Evans, Identification of Indian Butterflies, pg 159, spp F23.
  2. ^ a b Marrku Savela's Website on Lepidoptera Page on Abrota.

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