Bassarona iva
Appearance
| Grand duke | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Bassarona |
| Species: | B. iva |
| Binomial name | |
| Bassarona iva (Moore, 1857) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Bassarona iva, the grand duke,[1] is a species of nymphalid butterfly found in the Himalayas.
Range
[edit]It is found in Sikkim, Bhutan, Assam, Manipur, and the southern Shan States of Myanmar.[1]
Subspecies
[edit]- Bassarona iva iva (Sikkim, Assam and possibly Bhutan)
- Bassarona iva cooperi Tytler (southern Shan States)
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Bassarona Moore, [1897]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms