Cyllogenes suradeva

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Branded evening brown
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C. suradeva
Binomial name
Cyllogenes suradeva
(Moore, 1857)
Synonyms

Melanitis suradeva

Cyllogenes suradeva, the branded evening brown, is a brown (Satyrinae) butterfly that is found in the Himalayas. [1]

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Range

The butterfly is found in the Himalayas in Sikkim and Bhutan. [1]

Status

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

Description

The branded evening brown is 75 to 85 mm in wingspan and broadly resembles the Melanitis evening browns, with a strong purple tinge above. The upper forewing has a narrow yellow apical band which does not reach the termen. The male has a large black brand on the upper forewing at the bases of 2 to 5 and the end cell. [3]

Habits

It is a low-elevation butterfly. [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 D23.1.
  3. 1 2 Wynter-Blyth, Mark Alexander (1957). Butterflies of the Indian Region. Bombay, India: Bombay Natural History Society. p. 125. ISBN   978-8170192329.