| Lethe daretis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Lethe |
| Species: | L. daretis |
| Binomial name | |
| Lethe daretis (Hewitson, [1863]) | |
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Lethe daretis, the Sri Lanka treebrown, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. [1] It is endemic and restricted to cloud forests of central highlands of Sri Lanka such as Horton Plains. [2]
Wingspan of adult is less than 30 mm. Sexes show sexual dimorphism. Male has dark brown dorsal surface, whereas female resemble female Lethe drypetis coloration. In male, a sub-marginal row of small black spots found on the hindwing. On forewing, yellowish brown patches appear near the upper margin. Ventral surface dark brown with purple tinge. All eye spots rounded. Eye spots on hindwing possess a yellow ring, which is lack on forewing eye spots. There is a whitish irregular oblique line on forewing. This white line is much broader in female. [3] Host plant belongs to family Poaceae such as Arundinaria debilis . [4]
Euthalia aconthea, the common baron, often called simply baron, is a medium-sized nymphalid butterfly native to Sri Lanka, India and southeast Asia. It flies with stiff wing beats and often glides. The wing is not flapped very far below the horizontal.
Mycalesis patnia, the glad-eye bushbrown, is a satyrid butterfly found in southern India and Sri Lanka.
Luthrodes pandava also called the Plains Cupid or cycad blue, is a species of lycaenid butterfly found in South Asia, Myanmar, United Arab Emirates, Indochina, Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, Java, Sumatra and the Philippines. They are among the few butterflies that breed on cycads, known for their leaves being toxic to most vertebrates.
Lethe is a genus of butterflies in the subfamily Satyrinae of the family Nymphalidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1819. It includes the treebrowns, woodbrowns, foresters and their relatives. The species in the genus Lethe occur in temperate-tropical southern and eastern Asia, up to Indonesia and in North America.
Colotis etrida, the little orange tip, is a species of butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is native to India, Sri Lanka and Pakistan.
Oreolyce vardhana, the dusky hedge blue, is a small butterfly found in Sri Lanka that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.
Rohana parisatis, the black prince, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae found in Indomalayan realm.
Lethe rohria, the common treebrown, is a species of satyrine butterfly found in Asia.
Lethe drypetis, the Tamil tree brown, is a species of Satyrinae butterfly found in South India and Sri Lanka.
Lethe europa, the bamboo treebrown, is a species of Satyrinae butterfly found in Asia.
Ionolyce helicon, the pointed lineblue, or bronze lineblue, is a small butterfly found in the Indomalayan realm that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.
Arhopala bazaloides, the Tamil oakblue, is a species of lycaenid or blue butterfly found in Asia. The Tamil oakblue is found India in, Myanmar, Sri Lanka and Thailand.
Lethe confusa, the banded treebrown, is a species of butterfly belonging to the satyr family that is found mainly in Southeast Asia and in parts of South Asia.
Lethe diana, the Diana treebrown, is a brush-footed butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. Its wings are a dark shade of brown, with an eyespot pattern, and a wingspan of about 45–55 mm. It resembles Lethe confusa; however, the Lethe confusa bears a white band on its wings, setting them apart.
Catochrysops strabo, the forget-me-not, is a small butterfly found in Asia that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family. The species was first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1793. It is found in Sri Lanka, India, from Sikkim to Indochina and in Sundaland, Sulawesi and the Philippines.
Ecliptopera muscicolor is a moth of the family Geometridae. It was described by Frederic Moore in 1888. It is found in India, Sri Lanka and Taiwan.
Lethe dynsate, the Ceylon forester, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.
Udara singalensis, the Singalese hedge blue, is a species of Lycaenidae butterfly. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.
Grapholita dysaethria is a moth of the family Tortricidae first described by Alexey Diakonoff in 1982. It is found in Sri Lanka.
Eucosmophyes icelitodes is a moth of the family Tortricidae first described by Edward Meyrick in 1913. It is found in Sri Lanka.
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