Cyllogenes suradeva

Branded evening brown
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Nymphalidae
Genus:
Cyllogenes
Species:
C. suradeva
Binomial name
Cyllogenes suradeva
(Moore, 1857)
Synonyms

Melanitis suradeva

Cyllogenes suradeva, the branded evening brown, is a brown (Satyrinae) butterfly that is found in the Himalayas.[1]

Range

The butterfly is found in the Himalayas in Sikkim and Bhutan.[1]

Status

In 1932 William Harry Evans described it as rare.[2]

Description

For a key to the terms used, see Glossary of entomology terms.

The branded evening brown is 75 to 85 mm in wingspan and broadly resembles the Melanitis evening browns, with a strong purple tinge above. The upper forewing has a narrow yellow apical band which does not reach the termen. The male has a large black brand on the upper forewing at the bases of 2 to 5 and the end cell.[3]

Habits

It is a low-elevation butterfly.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Cyllogenes Butler, 1868" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ^ Evans, W.H. (1932). The Identification of Indian Butterflies (2nd ed.). Mumbai, India: Bombay Natural History Society. p. 127, ser no D23.1.
  3. ^ a b Wynter-Blyth, Mark Alexander (1957). Butterflies of the Indian Region. Bombay, India: Bombay Natural History Society. p. 125. ISBN 978-8170192329.
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