Issoria gemmata
| Issoria gemmata | |
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| Issoria gemmata in Seitz (d,e) | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Issoria |
| Species: | I. gemmata |
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| Issoria gemmata | |
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Issoria gemmata is a small brown-chequered-with-black (fritillary) butterfly found in the Palearctic realm that belongs to the family Nymphalidae. The species was first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1881.[2] It is found in the Indian state of Sikkim and in Tibet. It is very similar to Issoria eugenia.
References
- ^ Butler (1881). "Descriptions of new Species of Lepidoptera in the Collection of the British Museum". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. (5) 7 (37): 31-37, pl. 4.
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Issoria gemmata (Butler, 1881)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 12, 2019.