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| Species: | R. crisilda |
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| Ragadia crisilda Hewitson, 1862 | |
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Ragadia crisilda, the striped ringlet, is a species of brush-footed butterflies (family Nymphalidae).
Subspecies
- Ragadia crisilda crisilda - Assam, Burma, Thailand, Indochina
- Ragadia crisilda critolina Evans, 1923 - Peninsular Malaya
- Ragadia crisilda crisildina Joicey & Talbot, 1921 - Hainan
- Ragadia crisilda latifasciata Leech, 1891 - western China
- Ragadia crisilda critolaus de Nicéville, 1893 - southern Burma (Tenasserim), Thailand, Laos, Vietnam[1]
Description
Wingspan can reach 35–45 millimetres (1.4–1.8 in). In both males and females, the upperside of the wings is basically dusky black, with both forewings and hindwings crossed by a white discal band. Hindwings show also a curved narrow postdiscal white band. The underside of the forewings and hindwings is crossed by five white bands. Across the discal and post discal bands is present a row of black, yellow ringed ocelli, with silvery-blue centres. Forewings bear eight ocelli, while hindwings show seven ocelli.[2][3]
References
- ↑ "Ragadia Westwood, [1851]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ↑ Chas. B. Antram Butterflies of India
- ↑ Indian Biodiversity
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