Bassarona dunya | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Bassarona |
Species: | B. dunya |
Binomial name | |
Bassarona dunya | |
Synonyms | |
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Bassarona dunya, the great marquis, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in South-East Asia.
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