Seseria sambara

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Seseria sambara
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Seseria
Species:
S. sambara
Binomial name
Seseria sambara
Moore, [1866]

Seseria sambara, also known as the Sikkim white flat is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found from Sikkim in India to Vietnam. It was described by Frederic Moore in 1866. [1] [2]

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Description

The upperside is dark maroon-brown. The upperside forewing has seven semi-transparent white spots. The upperside hindwing has a broad whitish band. The underside is as the upperside, but paler. The forelegs are black, while the hindlegs are white. [3] [4]

Subspecies

There are two recognized subspecies [1] -

References

  1. 1 2 "Seseria". www.nic.funet.fi. Retrieved 2026-02-01.
  2. ↑ Nassauischer Verein für Naturkunde (1884). Jahrbücher des Nassauischen Vereins für Naturkunde. MBLWHOI Library. Wiesbaden : J.F. Bergmann.
  3. ↑ Zoological Society of London (1865). Proceedings of the general meetings for scientific business of the Zoological Society of London. London Natural History Museum Library. London : Zoological Society of London.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link)
  4. ↑ Sondhi, Sanjay; Kunte, Krushnamegh (2018). Butterflies of Uttarakhand - A Field Guide. ISBN   9788121109185.
  5. ↑ Internationaler Entomologischer Verein (1887). Entomologische Zeitschrift. American Museum of Natural History Library. Frankfurt a.M. : Internationaler Entomologischer Verein.
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