| Blue duke | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Bassarona |
| Species: | B. durga |
| Binomial name | |
| Bassarona durga (Moore, 1858) | |
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Bassarona durga, the blue duke, [1] is a species of nymphalid butterfly found in the Himalayas.
Euthalia durga resembles Euthalia duda , but is much rarer; on the forewing the white median band is broader, the subapical spots smaller, on the hindwing the median area steeper and distally dentate. Under surface chiefly blue instead of yellowish-green, the distal portion of both wings nearly grey-black. [2]
It is found in Sikkim, Abor Hills and Nagaland. [1] In June 2022, it was declared as the State Butterfly of Sikkim. [3]
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