Faunis assama
| Assam Faun | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Faunis |
| Species: | F. assama |
| Binomial name | |
| Faunis assama (Westwood, 1858) | |
Assam Faun, Faunis assama (Westwood, 1858)[1] is a butterfly found in South Asia that belongs to the Morphinae sub family of the Brush-footed butterflies family.
This butterfly was earlier considered to be the assama subspecies of the Large Faun Faunis eumeus (Drury, 1773).[2]
Distribution
The Assam Faun ranges from the Khasi and Jaintia Hills of Meghalaya to North Myanmar.[1]
Description
Closely resembles Faunis eumeus but is larger; the ground-colour on the upperside in the male uniform ochraceous, without a preapical oblique band on the fore wing; the female is more ochraceous brown than maroon, with a preapical bright ochraceous oblique band on the fore wing, broader and more diffuse than in F. eumeus. Underside similar to the underside in F. eumeus, with the sinuous transverse dark lines and spots much as in that form, but the ground-colour is slightly darker and more uniform.[3]
Status
Rare.[2]
Cited references
References
- Evans, W.H. (1932) The Identification of Indian Butterflies. (2nd Ed). Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai, India.
- Haribal, Meena (1992) Butterflies of Sikkim Himalaya and their Natural History. Sikkim Nature Conservation Foundation. Gangtok, Sikkim.
- Marrku Savela's Website on Lepidoptera .
- Wynter-Blyth, M.A. (1957) Butterflies of the Indian Region. Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai, India.
See also
- Morphinae
- Nymphalidae
- List of butterflies of India
- List of butterflies of India (Morphinae)
- List of butterflies of India (Nymphalidae)