| White Dryad | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Aemona |
| Species: | A. lena |
| Binomial name | |
| Aemona lena Atkinson, 1872 |
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The White Dryad Aemona lena Atkinson, 1872[1] is a butterfly found in Asia that belongs to the Morphinae sub family of the Brush-footed butterflies family.
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In South East Asia the White Dryad ranges from Myanmar (Karen Hills, the Shan Hills and around Maymyo). It also occurs in Yunnan (South West China).[1][2]
The subspecies Aemona lena haynei, Tytler is Not Rare in the Shan States. The nominate subspecies, Aemona lena lena, Atkinson is Rare in the Karen hills.[2]