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Issoria altissima
Issoria altissima in Seitz
Scientific classification Edit this 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.


From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Issoria altissima
Issoria altissima in Seitz
Scientific classification Edit this 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.



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