Scarce evening brown | |
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from Arunachal Pradesh | |
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Species: | C. janetae |
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Cyllogenes janetae de Nicéville, 1887 | |
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.
The butterfly is found in the Himalayas in Sikkim, Bhutan, northern West Bengal, Assam, Manipur and Nagaland. [1]
In 1932 William Harry Evans described it as very rare. [2]
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]
Celaenorrhinus pulomaya, the multi-spotted flat, is a hesperiid butterfly which is found in Asia.
Poritia hewitsoni, the common gem, is a small butterfly found in India, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia and Vietnam that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.
Poritia erycinoides, the blue gem, is a small butterfly found in India, Myanmar and parts of South-East Asia that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.
Miletus boisduvali, the common brownie, is a small but striking butterfly found in India and Myanmar that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.
Miletus chinensis longeana, Long's brownie, is a small but striking subspecies of butterfly found in India and Myanmar that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.
Allotinus horsfieldi, the common darkie, is a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.
Lycaenopsis transpectus, the white-banded hedge blue, is a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the Lycaenids or Blues family.
Plebejus christophi, the small jewel blue, is a small butterfly found in Asia that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.
Chliaria othona, the orchid tit, is a species of lycaenid or blue butterfly found in Asia.
Bibasis vasutana, the green awlet, is a species of hesperid butterfly found in Asia. The butterfly was reassigned to genus Burara by Vane-Wright and de Jong (2003) and is considered by them to be Burara vasutana.
Burara amara, the small green awlet, is a species of hesperid butterfly found in Northeast India and Southeast Asia. The butterfly has been reassigned to the genus Burara by Vane-Wright and de Jong (2003) and is now Burara amara.
Cyllogenes suradeva, the branded evening brown, is a brown (Satyrinae) butterfly that is found in the Himalayas.
Dacalana cotys, the white-banded royal is a species of blue butterfly (Lycaenidae) found in South East Asia.
Aulocera swaha, the common satyr, is a brown (Satyrinae) butterfly that is found in the Himalayas.
Aulocera padma, the great satyr, is a brown (Satyrinae) butterfly that ranges across the Himalayas to Assam, northern Burma and western China.
Aulocera saraswati, the striated satyr, is a brown (Satyrinae) butterfly that is found in the Himalayas.
Aulocera brahminus, the narrow-banded satyr, is a brown (Satyrinae) butterfly that is found in the Himalayas. The species was first described by Émile Blanchard in 1853.
Aulocera brahminoides is a brown (Satyrinae) butterfly that is found in the Himalayas.
Callerebia scanda, the pallid argus, is a brown (Satyrinae) butterfly that is found in the Himalayas.
Aulocera is a genus in the subfamily Satyrinae of the brush-footed butterfly family, Nymphalidae. Commonly referred to as banded satyrs, species of the genus Aulocera are endemic to the Himalayas and associated mountain ranges.