Bassarona iva

Bassarona iva, the grand duke,[1] is a species of nymphalid butterfly found in the Himalayas.

Grand duke
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Bassarona
Species:
B. iva
Binomial name
Bassarona iva
(Moore, 1857)
Synonyms
  • Adolias iva Moore, [1858]

Range

It is found in Sikkim, Bhutan, Assam, Manipur, and the southern Shan States of Myanmar.[1]

Subspecies
  • Bassarona iva iva (Sikkim, Assam and possibly Bhutan)
  • Bassarona iva cooperi Tytler (southern Shan States)
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References
  1. "Bassarona Moore, [1897]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms


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