Araschnia oreas
| Araschnia oreas | |
|---|---|
| Araschnia doris in Seitz (64f) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Araschnia |
| Species: | A. oreas
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| Binomial name | |
| Araschnia oreas | |
Araschnia oreas is a butterfly found in the Palearctic that belongs to the browns family. It is endemic to East Tibet and West China
Description from Seitz
oreas Leech (64f) is perhaps only a seasonal form of the preceding [Araschnia davidis], with narrower bands and lines, which have partly a yellowish tint; near the edge of the hindwing a row of blue elongate spots. The underside more brightly marked, the ground colour being almost red. West China: Wa-ssu-kow, Chow-pin-sa, Pu-tsu-fong.[2]
References
- ^ Leech, [1892] Butterflies from China, Japan, and Corea
- ^ 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.