| Ypthima sakra | |
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| Upperside of Ypthyma sakra austeni | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Ypthima |
| Species: | Y. sakra |
| Binomial name | |
| Ypthima sakra Moore, 1857 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Ypthima sakra, the Himalayan five-ring, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae native to Asia.
The species may be divided into the following subspecies: [1]
Ypthima sakra has a wingspan of about 25 millimetres (0.98 in). The upperside of the forewings shows one ocellus, while hindwings have three ocelli. The underside is yellow, covered with short narrow dark brown striae (stripes). The underside of the forewings has one ocellus, while hindwings has two geminated (paired) anterior ocelli and three single posterior ocelli. [2] Larva feeds on Gramineae. [1]
This species can be found in Bhutan, Burma, Tibet and north-western India. [1] The habitat consists of wet grasslands and forest clearings and margins in submontane and montane areas.
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Ypthima huebneri, the common fourring, is a species of Satyrinae butterfly found in Asia.
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