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Lethe sura

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Lethe sura
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Lethe
Species:
L. sura
Binomial name
Lethe sura
(Doubleday, 1848)[1]
Synonyms
  • Zophoessa sura Doubleday, [1849]
  • Zophoessa sura Westwood, [1851]
Close wing basking position of Lethe sura (Doubleday, -1849-) - Lilacfork

Lethe sura, the lilacfork, is a species of nymphalid butterfly found along the eastern Himalayas from Sikkim in India to northern Burma.[2] It is also found in Southeast Asia

References

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  1. ^ "Lethe Hübner, [1819]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ^ Talbot, G (1947). Sewell, BBS (ed.). Fauna of British India. Butterflies Volume 2. Taylor and Francis, London. pp. 187–188.