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| Species: | L. siderea |
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| Lethe siderea | |
Lethe siderea , the scarce woodbrown, is a species of Satyrinae butterfly found in the Indomalayan realm. The species was first described by George Frederick Leycester Marshall in 1880. [2] [3] It is legally protected in India under Schedule II of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972.
Lethe is a butterfly genus from the subfamily Satyrinae in 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.
Lethe chandica, the angled red forester, is a species of Satyrinae butterfly found in the Indomalayan realm.
Lethe satyavati, the pallid forester, is a species of Satyrinae butterfly found in the Indomalayan realm where it is endemic to Assam
Lethe distans , the scarce red forester, is a species of Satyrinae butterfly found in the Indomalayan realm where it is found in Bhutan, Sikkim, Assam to Burma and Thailand
Lethe naga, the Naga treebrown, is a species of Satyrinae butterfly found in the Indomalayan realm where it occurs from Assam to Myanmar, Thailand and Laos It is named for the Naga hills.
Lethe insana, the common forester, is a species of Satyrinae butterfly found in the Indomalayan realm The larva feeds on Arundinaria falcata
Lethe serbonis , the brown forester, is a species of Satyrinae butterfly found in the Indomalayan realm
Lethe kansa, the bamboo forester, is a species of Satyrinae butterfly found in the Indomalayan realm
Lethe sinorix, the tailed red forester, is a species of Satyrinae butterfly found in the Indomalayan realm
Lethe latiaris , the pale forester, is a species of Satyrinae butterfly found in the Indomalayan realm
Lethe gulnihal , the dull forester, is a species of Satyrinae butterfly found in the Indomalayan realm
Lethe verma , the straight-banded treebrown, is a species of Satyrinae butterfly found in the Indomalayan realm
Lethe nicetella, the small woodbrown, is a species of Satyrinae butterfly found in the Indomalayan realm.
Lethe maitrya, the barred woodbrown, is a species of Satyrinae butterfly found in the Indomalayan realm.
Lethe goalpara , the large goldenfork, is a species of Satyrinae butterfly found in the Indomalayan realm.
Lethe baladeva, the treble silverstripe, is a Satyrinae butterfly found in the Indomalayan realm. The species was first described by Frederic Moore in 1866.
Lethe ramadeva, the single silverstripe, is a species of Satyrinae butterfly found in the Indomalayan realm.
Lethe dura, the scarce lilacfork, is a species of Satyrinae butterfly found in the Indomalayan realm.
Lethe ocellata, the dismal mystic, is a species of Satyrinae butterfly found in the Indomalayan realm [Sichuan, Tibet, Sikkim, Manipur and, as subspecies L. o. mon Yoshino, 2008 Vietnam)