Issoria altissima

Issoria altissima
Issoria altissima in Seitz
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Issoria
Species:	I. altissima
Binomial name
Issoria altissima (Elwes, 1882)[1]
Synonyms
Argynnis altissima Elwes, 1882 Kuekenthaliella altissima (Elwes, 1882)

Issoria altissima is a small brown-chequered-with-black (fritillary) butterfly found in the Palearctic realm region that belongs to the Nymphalidae family. It was first described by Henry John Elwes in 1882.[2] It is found in the Indian state of Sikkim and in Bhutan, Yarlung and Tibet.

References

1. Elwes (1882) "On a collection of Butterflies from Sikkim". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1882 (4): 398-407, pl. 25.
2. Savela, Markku. "Issoria altissima (Elwes, 1882)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 12, 2019.