Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Hesperiidae Scientific name Pithauria murdava | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Pithauria Rank Species | |
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Pithauria murdava is a species of skipper butterfly found in tropical Asia. It measures about 2 inches (5 cm) in wingspan.
Description
Upperside olive brown: forewing with the base grey, with six small yellow spots, two within the extremity of the cell, two near the costa, one-third from the apex, and two midway beneath; hindwing grey to beyond the middle. Underside pale yellowish-brown; disk of forewing blackish, spots as above: hindwing with indistinct submarginal and discal pale yellowish spots. Abdomen above with greyish brown segmental bands. Palpi, abdomen, and legs beneath dull yellow. Found in Darjeeling.
References
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