Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Nymphalidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Taygetis | |
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Taygetis drogoni is a species of butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in south-eastern Brazil (Minas Gerais and São Paulo) at altitudes ranging from 800 to 1,500 meters.
The wingspan is 34.5–37 mm. Both the fore- and hindwings are brown, darker along the outer margin.
Etymology
The species name refers to Drogon, one of the three dragons of Daenerys Targaryen, a fictional character from the George R. R. Martin’s novel A Song of Ice and Fire.
References
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