Discophora deo, the banded duffer,[1] is a butterfly found in Asia that belongs to the Morphinae subfamily of the brush-footed butterflies family.
| Discophora deo | |
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| Discophora deo fruhstorferi from Vietnam | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Discophora |
| Species: | D. deo
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| Binomial name | |
| Discophora deo de Nicéville, 1898
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Distribution
editThe banded duffer ranges from Manipur[2] in India across to the northern part of Myanmar,[3] the Shan States, northern Thailand to northern Vietnam.[1]
Status
editIn 1932, William Harry Evans reported that the butterfly was very rare in its South Asian range.[3]
See also
editCited references
edit- ^ a b "Discophora Boisduval, [1836]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ de Nicéville, 1898; Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 12 (1): 137 (Manipur)
- ^ a b Evans, W.H. (1932). The Identification of Indian Butterflies (2nd ed.). Mumbai, India: Bombay Natural History Society. p. 135, E10.2.
References
edit- de Nicéville, Lionel (1898) Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 12 (1): 137.
- Wynter-Blyth, Mark Alexander (1957). Butterflies of the Indian Region. Bombay, India: Bombay Natural History Society. ISBN 978-8170192329.
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