Kingdom Animalia Genus Abrota Phylum Arthropod Rank Species | Family Nymphalidae Scientific name Abrota ganga Higher classification Abrota Order Butterflies and moths | |
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Similar Abrota, Athyma opalina, Parasarpa, Butterflies and moths, Neptis soma | ||
The Sergeant-major Abrota ganga is a species of nymphalid butterfly found in the Himalayas. It is "Not Rare".
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Range
Sikkim. Bhutan, Abor Hills, Naga Hills, Burma, West China (Sichuan, Yunnan), Taiwan, Guangdong, Shanxi.
The Sergeant-major is 70 to 90 mm in wingspan.
The male Sergeant-major is tawny with dark bands.The upper hindwing has four bands, of which the central two are well-separated in the WSF and nearly united in the DSF.
The female is dark-brown with dusky tawny bands. The upper forewing has a streak in the cell with a spot beyond while the upper hindwing has two tawny bands.
Subspecies
References
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