Satarupa

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Satarupa
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Satarupa gopala
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Subfamily: Pyrginae
Tribe: Tagiadini
Genus:Satarupa
Moore, 1866

Satarupa is a genus of spread-winged skippers in the family Hesperiidae.

Spread-winged skipper subfamily of insects

Pyrginae, commonly known as spread-winged skippers, are a subfamily of the skipper butterfly family (Hesperiidae). The subfamily was established by Hermann Burmeister in 1878. Their delimitation and internal systematics has changed considerably in recent years, but as of 2009 the uncertainties surrounding the evolutionary relationships of many genera in this subfamily are widely resolved.

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Species

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<i>Satarupa gopala</i> species of insect

Satarupa gopala, the large white flat, is a species of skipper butterfly found in parts of the Indomalayan region , including India, Malaya, Thailand, Laos, China and Vietnam. It is the type species for the genus Satarupa.

<i>Satarupa nymphalis</i> species of insect

Satarupa nymphalis is a small butterfly found in the East Palearctic that belongs to the skippers family.

Etymology

Satarupa comes from the Pali śatá (Sanskrit शत shata) meaning "100" and rupa (Sanskrit रूप "rūpa") meaning "form" or "beauty", [2] thus meaning "one hundred (beautiful) forms". It is the name given the wife of Manu; compare the goddess Saraswati.

Pali middle Indo-Aryan language

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Sanskrit ancient Indian language

Sanskrit is a language of ancient India with a history going back about 3,500 years. It is the primary liturgical language of Hinduism and the predominant language of most works of Hindu philosophy as well as some of the principal texts of Buddhism and Jainism. Sanskrit, in its variants and numerous dialects, was the lingua franca of ancient and medieval India. In the early 1st millennium CE, along with Buddhism and Hinduism, Sanskrit migrated to Southeast Asia, parts of East Asia and Central Asia, emerging as a language of high culture and of local ruling elites in these regions.

100 or one hundred is the natural number following 99 and preceding 101.

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References

  1. Chiba, H. & H. Tsukiyama (1989): Revisional notes on the Genus Satarupa Moore. 1. New synonyms of Satarupa monbeigi Oberthür. J. Res. Lepid. 27 (2): 135-143.
  2. Turner, Sir Ralph Lilley (1985) [London: Oxford University Press, 1962-1966.]. "A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages". Includes three supplements, published 1969-1985. Digital South Asia Library, a project of the Center for Research Libraries and the University of Chicago. Retrieved 26 Aug 2010. rūpá 10803 'form, beauty' ; śatá 12278 100

Citations

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