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Species: | C. suradeva
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Cyllogenes suradeva (
Moore, 1857)
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Melanitis suradeva |
Cyllogenes suradeva, the branded evening brown, is a brown (Satyrinae) butterfly that is found in the Himalayas. [1]
The butterfly is found in the Himalayas in Sikkim and Bhutan. [1]
In 1932 William Harry Evans described it as rare. [2]
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]
It is a low-elevation butterfly. [3]
Branded evening brown | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | |
Phylum: | |
Class: | |
Order: | |
Family: | |
Genus: | |
Species: | C. suradeva
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Binomial name | |
Cyllogenes suradeva (
Moore, 1857)
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Synonyms | |
Melanitis suradeva |
Cyllogenes suradeva, the branded evening brown, is a brown (Satyrinae) butterfly that is found in the Himalayas. [1]
The butterfly is found in the Himalayas in Sikkim and Bhutan. [1]
In 1932 William Harry Evans described it as rare. [2]
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]
It is a low-elevation butterfly. [3]