| Laringa castelnaui | |
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Laringa |
| Species: | L. castelnaui |
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| Laringa castelnaui | |
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Laringa castelnaui is a species of nymphalid butterfly found in Asia.
François-Louis Nompar de Caumont Laporte, comte de Castelnau was a French naturalist, also known as François Laporte or Francis de Castelnau. The standard author abbreviation Castelnau is used to indicate him when citing a botanical name and zoological names other than insects. Laporte is typically used when citing an insect name, or Laporte de Castelnau.
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