Zeuxidia masoni

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Zeuxidia masoni
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Zeuxidia
Species:
Z. masoni
Binomial name
Zeuxidia masoni
Moore, [1879]

Zeuxidia masoni is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Burma, the Mergui Archipelago (Kadun Kyung) and Thailand. [1]

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References

  1. "Zeuxidia Hübner, [1826]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms