Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Nymphalidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Ypthima | |
 | ||
Similar Ypthima avanta, Ypthima ceylonica, Ypthima huebneri, Ypthima asterope | ||
Ypthima sakra, commonly known as the Himalayan five-ring, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae native to Asia.
Contents
Subspecies
The species may be divided into the following subspecies:
Description
Ypthima sakra has a wingspan of about 25 millimetres (0.98 in). The upperside of the forewings shows one ocellus, while hindwings have three ocelli. The underside is yellow, covered with short narrow dark brown striae. The underside of forewings has one ocellus, while hindwings has two geminated anterior ocelli and three single posterior ocelli. Larva feed on Gramineae.
Distribution and habitat
This species can be found in Bhutan, Burma, Tibet and NW India. The habitat consists of wet grasslands and forest clearings and margins in submontane and montane areas.
References
Ypthima sakra Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA