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Darpa pteria

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Hesperiidae

Genus
  
Darpa

Order
  
Butterflies and moths

Class
  
Insecta

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Rank
  
Species

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Similar
  
Tagiades parra, Gerosis, Celaenorrhinus putra, Butterflies and moths, Arhopala silhetensis

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 if found mainly in the lowlands and the adult is fast flying and territorial, seeking sunny patches inside forest clearings.

Subspecies

  • Darpa pteria pteria (Malaya to the Philippines)
  • Darpa pteria dealbata (Distant, 1886) (Assam, Burma, Thailand, Laos, Malay Peninsula, Tioman, Borneo, Sumatra, Java, Palawan)

    • References

    Darpa pteria Wikipedia
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