| Tawny emperor | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Chitoria |
| Species: | C. ulupi |
| Binomial name | |
| Chitoria ulupi (Doherty, 1889) | |
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Chitoria ulupi, the tawny emperor, is a species of nymphalid butterfly found in tropical Asia.
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The forewing length is 32–44 mm in males and 42–48 mm in females. Females are larger than males. The wings of males are brown with a merged, blurred yellow pattern covering the basal and posterior parts of the wing, as well as an oblique band on the forewing. The hindwings are yellow with a brown outer edge and marginal spots. The wings of the female are black on the upper side. The forewings have a broken row of white spots. The hindwing has a straight band directed toward the tornal angle, sometimes with a row of yellowish marginal spots and several small postdiscal spots. On the underside, the forewings are greenish-white at the base and apex, with a blurred pattern in males and a clearer one in females. [1]
