Marbled Map Did you see this animal?
Scientific Name : Cyrestis cocles
Family : Nymphalidae
Order : Lepidoptera
Class : Insecta
Phylum : Arthropoda
Habitat : Hilly forests
Description : The Marbled Map has dull brown colored antennae and its body is of greyish-brown color above but white beneath.Its wings on the upperside has a greyish brown base with a broad transverse median white band on both wings.Wings contain some irregular lines of black and ochreous-brown color along with a series of greyish ocelli.Underside of the wings is white with a faint pinkish tinge and the markings on upperside is faintly seen due to its transparency.
Distribution in Bangladesh
Other Species from Group
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Junonia iphita
(Chocolate Pansy) -
Cirrochroa tyche
(Common Yeoman) -
Athyma ranga
(Blackvein Sergeant) -
Hypolimnas misippus
(Danaid Eggfly) -
Mycalesis visala
(Long-branded Bushbrown) -
Athyma perius
(Common Sergeant) -
Cyrestis thyodamas
(Common Map) -
Lethe vindhya
(Black forester) -
Junonia hierta
(Yellow Pansy) -
Hypolimnas bolina
(Great Eggfly)
References:
description written by:Shahtaj Islam Sakaal,Department of Zoology,University of Dhaka;information source:IUCN Red List Bangladesh-2015, Bingham, C.T. 1905. The Fauna of British India.photo credit & copyright: Syed Abbas,Birdwing,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, Bingham, C.T. 1905. The Fauna of British India.photo credit & copyright: Syed Abbas,Birdwing,Bangladesh.more information please contact with us.