Bamboo Treebrown Did you see this animal?
Scientific Name : Lethe europa
Family : Satyridae
Order : Lepidoptera
Class : Insecta
Phylum : Arthropoda
Habitat : Bamboo thickets
Description : This butterfly species exhibits a striking appearance. The male has a rich dark brown upper wing with two obscure black spots and two prominent white spots on the forewing. The hindwing's inner third is covered in long brown hairs. On the underside, both forewing and hindwing display a series of large black ocelli bordered by silvery purple lines, along with a slender lilacine-white straight line near the base. The female closely resembles the male, but with a broader white discal band on the upper forewing and incomplete black spots on the hindwing underside. Their undersides are very dark blackish brown with intricate markings. Overall, these butterflies showcase fascinating features and distinct patterns on their wings.
Distribution in Bangladesh
Other Species from Group
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Lethe sinorix
(Tailed Red Forester) -
Junonia iphita
(Chocolate Pansy) -
Athyma ranga
(Blackvein Sergeant) -
Parthenos sylvia
(Clipper) -
Dophla evelina
(Redspot Duke) -
Neptis pseudovikasi
(False Dingy Sailer) -
Neptis jumbah
(Chestnut-Streaked Sailer) -
Ypthima baldus
(Common Five ring) -
Chersonesia risa
(Common Maplet) -
Mycalesis visala
(Long-branded Bushbrown)
References:
description written by:Zarin Tasnim,Department of Zoology,University of Dhaka;information source:IUCN Red List Bangladesh-2015, www.nic.funet.fi;photo credit:Firos AK(www.inaturalist.org/people/Firos AK),photo copyright: iNaturalist. more information please contact with us.
description written by:Zarin Tasnim,Department of Zoology,University of Dhaka;information source:IUCN Red List Bangladesh-2015, www.nic.funet.fi;photo credit:Firos AK(www.inaturalist.org/people/Firos AK),photo copyright: iNaturalist. more information please contact with us.