Zographetus dzonguensis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Hesperiidae |
Genus: | Zographetus |
Species: | Z. dzonguensis |
Binomial name | |
Zographetus dzonguensis Kunte, Karmakar & Lepcha, 2021 | |
Zographetus dzonguensis, the chocolate-bordered flitter, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae. Z. dzonguensis was named after the area it was found in (Dzongu). [1]
Species was described from Upper Dzongu, North Sikkim District, Sikkim, India. [1]
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