Zographetus dzonguensis

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Zographetus dzonguensis
Close wing moisture sucking position of Zographetus dzonguensis Kunte, Karmakar & Lepcha, 2021 - Chocolate-bordered Flitter on bird dropping.jpg
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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]

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Description

Male: The upperside forewings are dark brown and are covered in ochreous scales, while the hindwings are unmarked. The underside forewings are dark brown while the hindwings are bright yellow. [1]

Distribution

Species was described from Upper Dzongu, North Sikkim District, Sikkim, India. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 KARMAKAR, TARUN, SONAM WANGCHUK LEPCHA, DIPENDRA NATH BASU, and KRUSHNAMEGH KUNTE. 2021. “A New Species of Zographetus Watson, 1893 (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae) from Sikkim, Eastern Himalaya, India”. Zootaxa 5072 (4). Auckland, New Zealand:373-79. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5072.4.4.


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