Polyura delphis
| Jewelled nawab | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Polyura |
| Species: | P. delphis |
| Binomial name | |
| Polyura delphis (Doubleday, 1843) | |
The jewelled nawab (Polyura delphis) is a butterfly found in India and Southeast Asia that belongs to the rajahs and nawabs group, that is, the Charaxinae group of the brush-footed butterflies family. This butterfly has multiple red spots bordered by yellow bands on a metallic white background. The wingspan is about 2.75 inches (70mm).
See also
References
- Evans, W.H. (1932). The Identification of Indian Butterflies. (2nd Ed.) Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai, India.
- Gaonkar, Harish (1996). Butterflies of the Western Ghats, India (including Sri Lanka) - A Biodiversity Assessment of a threatened mountain system. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society.
- Gay, Thomas; Kehimkar, Isaac & Punetha, J.C. (1992). Common Butterflies of India. WWF-India and Oxford University Press, Mumbai, India.
- Haribal, Meena (1994). Butterflies of Sikkim Himalaya and their Natural History.
- Kunte, Krushnamegh (2005). Butterflies of Peninsular India. Universities Press.
- Wynter-Blyth, M.A. (1957). Butterflies of the Indian Region. Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai, India.
External links
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