Aldania yunnana
Appearance
Aldania yunnana | |
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Aldania yunnana in Seitz (55a) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Aldania |
Species: | A. yunnana
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Binomial name | |
Aldania yunnana |
Aldania yunnana is a butterfly found in the Palearctic where it is endemic to China that belongs to the browns family.
Description from Seitz
[edit]N. yunnana Oberth. (55a) is extremely similar to the previous forms, smaller, the position of the markings as in Aldania thisbe, their colour bright yellow-ochre, the median band of the hindwing comparatively broad, canary yellow beneath, as are also the spots of the forewing. Before the band of the hindwing a reddish brown area in which are situated several purplish spots; costal margin ochreous yellow at the base, the distal margin brownish, traversed by reddish brown curved lines. Tsekou.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Oberthür, 1906 Observations sur les Neptis à taches jaunes de la région sino-thibétaine Étud. Lepid. Comp. 2 : 7-18, pl. 8-9
- ^ Seitz, A. ed. Band 1: Abt. 1, Die Großschmetterlinge des palaearktischen Faunengebietes, Die palaearktischen Tagfalter, 1909, 379 Seiten, mit 89 kolorierten Tafeln (3470 Figuren) This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.