Elymnias singhala | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Elymnias |
Species: | E. singhala |
Binomial name | |
Elymnias singhala | |
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