Species Details

@Pavel Kirillov

Knight Did you see this animal?

Scientific Name : Lebadea martha
Family : Nymphalidae
Order : Lepidoptera
Class : Insecta
Phylum : Arthropoda
Habitat : Dry river bed,margin of river
 
Description : In knight butterfly,the upperside of both the wings is red colored.Both wings are crossed by a median white band with black crescent-shaped spots along it. Underside of the wings is dull brown colored but whitish inwards.Markings are same as upperside but diffuse.
 
Distribution in Bangladesh
References:
description written by:Shahtaj Islam Sakaal,Department of Zoology,University of Dhaka;information source:IUCN Red List Bangladesh-2015, indiabiodiversity.org;photo credit:Pavel Kirillov(www.inaturalist.org/people/Pavel Kirillov),photo copyright: iNaturalist. more information please contact with us.