Bassarona iva
| Grand duke | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Bassarona |
| Species: | B. iva |
| Binomial name | |
| Bassarona iva (Moore, 1857) | |
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Bassarona iva, the grand duke,[1] is a species of nymphalid butterfly found in the Himalayas.
Range
It is found in Sikkim, Bhutan, Assam, Manipur, and the southern Shan States of Myanmar.[1]
Subspecies
- Bassarona iva iva (Sikkim, Assam and possibly Bhutan)
- Bassarona iva cooperi Tytler (southern Shan States)
References
- ^ a b "Bassarona Moore, [1897]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms