Common Map Did you see this animal?
Scientific Name : Cyrestis thyodamas
Family : Nymphalidae
Order : Lepidoptera
Class : Insecta
Phylum : Arthropoda
Habitat : Hilly forests
Description : Common map butterfly is white with thin transversal bands that go from the forewing to the hindwning. Wings also have some small orange areas close to the inner margin of the wings. The underside of the wings is same as above but fainter in color.
Distribution in Bangladesh
Other Species from Group
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Vagrans sinha
(Vagrant) -
Cyrestis cocles
(Marbled Map) -
Mycalesis malsara
(White-line Bushbrown) -
Euthalia lubentina
(Gaudy Baron) -
Hypolimnas misippus
(Danaid Eggfly) -
Stibochiona nicea
(Popinjay) -
Mycalesis mineus
(Dark-branded Bushbrown) -
Junonia orithya
(Blue Pansy) -
Elymnias hypermnestra
(Common Palmfly) -
Cethosia cyane
(Leopard Lacewing)
References:
description written by:Shahtaj Islam Sakaal,Department of Zoology,University of Dhaka;information source:IUCN Red List Bangladesh-2015, www.butterflyidentification.com;photo credit & copyright: Farhat Khandakar,Bangladesh.more information please contact with us.
description written by:Shahtaj Islam Sakaal,Department of Zoology,University of Dhaka;information source:IUCN Red List Bangladesh-2015, www.butterflyidentification.com;photo credit & copyright: Farhat Khandakar,Bangladesh.more information please contact with us.