Cyllogenes janetae
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Cyllogenes janetae, the scarce evening brown is a brown (Satyrinae) butterfly that is found in the Himalayas.[1] Subspecies Cyllogenes janetae orientalis Monastyrskii, 2005 is found in Vietnam.
Range
The butterfly is found in the Himalayas in Sikkim, Bhutan, northern West Bengal, Assam, Manipur and Nagaland.[1]
Status
In 1932 William Harry Evans described it as very rare.[2]
Description
Template:Entomology glossary hatnote The scarce evening brown is 90 to 95 mm in wingspan and broadly resembles the Melanitis evening browns, with rich brown colour above. The upper forewing has a broad yellow apical band which reaches the termen. The male, unlike Cyllogenes suradeva does not have a brand on the upper forewing.[3]
See also
References
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- ↑ a b "Cyllogenes Butler, 1868" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
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