Issoria gemmata

Issoria gemmata is a small brown-chequered-with-black (fritillary) butterfly found in the Palearctic realm that belongs to the family Nymphalidae. The species was first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1881.[2] It is found in the Indian state of Sikkim and in Tibet. It is very similar to Issoria eugenia.

Issoria gemmata
Issoria gemmata in Seitz (d,e)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Issoria
Species:	I. gemmata
Binomial name
Issoria gemmata (Butler, 1881)[1]
Synonyms
Argynnis gemmata Butler, 1881 Kuekenthaliella gemmata (Butler, 1881)

References

1. Butler (1881). "Descriptions of new Species of Lepidoptera in the Collection of the British Museum". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. (5) 7 (37): 31-37, pl. 4.
2. Savela, Markku. "Issoria gemmata (Butler, 1881)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 12, 2019.