Darpa pteria
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| Darpa pteria | |
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| In Assam, India | |
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| Species: | D. pteria
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| Darpa pteria (Hewitson, 1868)
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Darpa pteria, the snowy angle, is a species of skipper butterfly found in Southeast Asia and parts of South Asia. Two subspecies are recognized. The nominate form is native to the Philippines and subspecies D. p. dealbata with an extended area of white in tornal area is distributed from Sundaland extending to Assam. The species is found mainly in the lowlands and the adult is fast flying and territorial, seeking sunny patches inside forest clearings.[1]
Subspecies
- Darpa pteria pteria (Malaya to the Philippines)[2]
- Darpa pteria dealbata (Distant, 1886) (Assam, Burma, Thailand, Laos, Malay Peninsula, Tioman, Borneo, Sumatra, Java, Palawan)
References
- ^ Jong, R. de & C.G. Treadaway (1993). "The Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera) of the Philippines". Zool. Verh. Leiden. 288: 1–125.
- ^ Hewitson, WC (1873). Illustrations of new species of exotic butterflies. Volume 5. London: John van Voorst.
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