Elymnias cottonis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Elymnias |
Species: | E. cottonis |
Binomial name | |
Elymnias cottonis (Hewitson, 1874) | |
Synonyms | |
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Elymnias cottonis is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It was described by William Chapman Hewitson in 1874. It is endemic to the Andaman islands in the Indomalayan realm.
Subspecies
- E. c. cottonis
- E. c. jennifferae Suzuki, 2006 (Little Andaman Island, Butler Bay)
References
- Hewitson, 1874 A List of Butterflies, with Descriptions of new Species, from the Andaman Islands Annals and Magazine of Natural History (4) 14 (83): 356-358
- Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9
External links
- "Elymnias Hübner, 1818" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
Taxon identifiers | |
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Elymnias cottonis |
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