Cyllogenes janetae

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Scarce evening brown
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from Arunachal Pradesh
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C. janetae
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Cyllogenes janetae

Cyllogenes janetae, the scarce evening brown is a brown (Satyrinae) butterfly that is found in the Himalayas. [1] Subspecies Cyllogenes janetae orientalis Monastyrskii, 2005 is found in Vietnam.

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Range

The butterfly is found in the Himalayas in Sikkim, Bhutan, northern West Bengal, Assam, Manipur and Nagaland. [1]

Status

In 1932 William Harry Evans described it as very rare. [2]

Description

The scarce evening brown is 90 to 95 mm in wingspan and broadly resembles the Melanitis evening browns, with rich brown colour above. The upper forewing has a broad yellow apical band which reaches the termen. The male, unlike Cyllogenes suradeva does not have a brand on the upper forewing. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Cyllogenes Butler, 1868" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. Evans, W.H. (1932). The Identification of Indian Butterflies (2nd ed.). Mumbai, India: Bombay Natural History Society. p. 127, ser no D23.2.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  3. Wynter-Blyth, Mark Alexander (1957). Butterflies of the Indian Region. Bombay, India: Bombay Natural History Society. p. 125. ISBN   978-8170192329.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)