Issoria gemmata

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Issoria gemmata
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Issoria gemmata in Seitz (d,e)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Issoria
Species:
I. gemmata
Binomial name
Issoria gemmata
(Butler, 1881) [1]
Synonyms
  • Argynnis gemmataButler, 1881
  • Kuekenthaliella gemmata(Butler, 1881)

Issoria gemmata is a small brown-chequered-with-black (fritillary) butterfly found in the Palearctic realm that belongs to the family Nymphalidae. The species was first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1881. [2] It is found in the Indian state of Sikkim and in Tibet. It is very similar to Issoria eugenia .

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References

  1. Butler (1881). "Descriptions of new Species of Lepidoptera in the Collection of the British Museum". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. (5) 7 (37): 31-37, pl. 4.
  2. Savela, Markku. "Issoria gemmata (Butler, 1881)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 12, 2019.