<i>Callerebia dibangensis</i> (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Satyrinae), a new butterfly species from the eastern Himalaya, India
A new species of butterfly in the genus Callerebia (Butler, 1867) is described from the Upper Dibang Valley District, Arunachal Pradesh, India. A combination of very distinctive characters: large size; highly rounded wings; striking under hindwing white scales; distinctive under hindwing tornal oce...
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| description | A new species of butterfly in the genus Callerebia (Butler, 1867) is described from the Upper Dibang Valley District, Arunachal Pradesh, India. A combination of very distinctive characters: large size; highly rounded wings; striking under hindwing white scales; distinctive under hindwing tornal ocelli; large round forewing orange apical spot and a dark brown under ground colour distinguishes this butterfly from any other Callerebia species. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f4ecf8e493cc4213925cab78c95ac2602022-12-22T01:30:09ZengWildlife Information Liaison Development SocietyJournal of Threatened Taxa0974-78930974-79072013-09-015134725473310.11609/JoTT.o3293.4725-331481<i>Callerebia dibangensis</i> (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Satyrinae), a new butterfly species from the eastern Himalaya, IndiaP. RoyA new species of butterfly in the genus Callerebia (Butler, 1867) is described from the Upper Dibang Valley District, Arunachal Pradesh, India. A combination of very distinctive characters: large size; highly rounded wings; striking under hindwing white scales; distinctive under hindwing tornal ocelli; large round forewing orange apical spot and a dark brown under ground colour distinguishes this butterfly from any other Callerebia species.http://threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/1506 |
| spellingShingle | P. Roy <i>Callerebia dibangensis</i> (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Satyrinae), a new butterfly species from the eastern Himalaya, India Journal of Threatened Taxa |
| title | <i>Callerebia dibangensis</i> (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Satyrinae), a new butterfly species from the eastern Himalaya, India |
| title_full | <i>Callerebia dibangensis</i> (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Satyrinae), a new butterfly species from the eastern Himalaya, India |
| title_fullStr | <i>Callerebia dibangensis</i> (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Satyrinae), a new butterfly species from the eastern Himalaya, India |
| title_full_unstemmed | <i>Callerebia dibangensis</i> (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Satyrinae), a new butterfly species from the eastern Himalaya, India |
| title_short | <i>Callerebia dibangensis</i> (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Satyrinae), a new butterfly species from the eastern Himalaya, India |
| title_sort | i callerebia dibangensis i lepidoptera nymphalidae satyrinae a new butterfly species from the eastern himalaya india |
| url | http://threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/1506 |
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