Aldania yunnana

Aldania yunnana
	Aldania yunnana in Seitz (55a)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Aldania
Species:	A. yunnana
Binomial name
	Aldania yunnana; (Oberthür, 1906)

Aldania yunnana is a butterfly found in the Palearctic where it is endemic to China that belongs to the browns family.

Description from Seitz

N. yunnana Oberth. (55a) is extremely similar to the previous forms, smaller, the position of the markings as in Aldania thisbe, their colour bright yellow-ochre, the median band of the hindwing comparatively broad, canary yellow beneath, as are also the spots of the forewing. Before the band of the hindwing a reddish brown area in which are situated several purplish spots; costal margin ochreous yellow at the base, the distal margin brownish, traversed by reddish brown curved lines. Tsekou.^[2]

References

↑ Oberthür, 1906 Observations sur les Neptis à taches jaunes de la région sino-thibétaine Étud. Lepid. Comp. 2 : 7-18, pl. 8-9
↑ Seitz, A. ed. Band 1: Abt. 1, Die Großschmetterlinge des palaearktischen Faunengebietes, Die palaearktischen Tagfalter, 1909, 379 Seiten, mit 89 kolorierten Tafeln (3470 Figuren) This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.

[1] Oberthür, 1906 Observations sur les Neptis à taches jaunes de la région sino-thibétaine Étud. Lepid. Comp. 2 : 7-18, pl. 8-9

[2] Seitz, A. ed. Band 1: Abt. 1, Die Großschmetterlinge des palaearktischen Faunengebietes, Die palaearktischen Tagfalter, 1909, 379 Seiten, mit 89 kolorierten Tafeln (3470 Figuren) This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

[1]

[2]