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Genus: | Abrota Moore, 1857 |
Species: | A. ganga |
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Abrota is a monotypic butterfly genus in the family Nymphalidae. Its only species is Abrota ganga, the sergeant-major. [1]
It is found in Sikkim, Bhutan, Abor Hills, Naga Hills, Burma, western China (Sichuan, Yunnan), Taiwan, Guangdong and Shanxi. [2] [1]
In 1932 William Harry Evans described the species as not rare. [2]
The sergeant-major is 70 to 90 mm in wingspan. [2]
The male sergeant-major is tawny with dark bands. The upper hindwing has four bands, of which the central two are well-separated in the wet-season form and nearly united in the dry-season form. [2]
The female is dark brown with dusky tawny bands. The upper forewing has a streak in the cell with a spot beyond while the upper hindwing has two tawny bands. [2]
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