Polygonia undina is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae first described by Grigory Grum-Grshimailo in 1890. It is found from Ghissar-Darvaz to the Pamirs-Alai and Tian-Shan in north-western China and the Himalayas.[1]

Polygonia undina
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Polygonia
Species:
P. undina
Binomial name
Polygonia undina
Synonyms
  • Vanessa egea undina Grum-Grshimailo, 1890
  • Nymphalis undina

Taxonomy

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It was treated as a subspecies of Polygonia egea, but DNA analysis concluded it deserves species status.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Nymphalis Kluk, 1780". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
  2. ^ Phylogenetic perspective on host plant use, colonization and speciation in butterflies

Further reading

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  • Adalbert Seitz, ed. (1909), "Die palaearktischen Tagfalter", Die Großschmetterlinge der Erde (in German), vol. Band 1, Stuttgart: Alfred Kernen, p. 209
  • V. K. Tuzov; P. V. Bogdanov; S. V. Churkin; A. V. Dantchenko; A. L. Devyatkin; V. S. Murzin; G. D. Samodurov; A. B. Zhdanko (2000), Guide to the Butterflies of Russia and adjacent territories : Libytheidae, Danaidae, Nymphalidae, Riodinidae, Lycaenidae (in German), vol. 2, Sofia: Pensoft, p. 27, ISBN 954-642-095-6