Lethe baladeva

Lethe baladeva, the treble silverstripe, is a species of Satyrinae butterfly found in the Indomalayan realm [Uttarakhand and East to Sikkim, Bhutan, Assam.).[2][3][4]

Treble silverstripe
Lethe baladeva in Lepidoptera Indica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Nymphalidae
Genus:
Lethe
Species:
L.  baladeva
Binomial name
Lethe baladeva

Description

Size

50-77 mm in size.

Habits

A fast flier. Quick to settle in the undergrowth and on clumps of bamboo. Flies between April and October from an elevation of 1500 up to 2700 metres in the Himalaya.[4]

Range and Status

India

Found from Uttarakhand east to Sikkim. An uncommon butterfly but is locally resident in habitats.

Conservation Status

Lethe baladeva is classified as a Schedule II[5] species as per the Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972

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References
  1. Moore, F., [1866] On the Lepidopterous Insects of Bengal Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1865 (3) : 755-823, pl. 41-43
  2. "Lethe Hübner, [1819]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  3. Weymer, G. 1910-1911. 4. Familie: Satyridae. In: Seitz, A. (Ed.), Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde. Stuttgart, A. Kernen. 5: 185-225.
  4. Sondhi, Sanjay,. Butterflies of Uttarakhand : a field guide. Kunte, Krushnamegh,, Titli Trust (Dehra Dūn, India),, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research. National Centre for Biological Sciences,. Dehradun. ISBN 978-81-211-0918-5. OCLC 1021045079.CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. "Schedule Species Database (ENVIS Centre on Wildlife & Protected Areas)".
Lethe baladeva at 2200 metres elevation in Sarmoli Village, Uttarakhand


Lethe baladeva butterfly basking on a fern on the edge of a farm at 2200 metres elevation in the Indian Himalaya, in Village Sarmoli, Uttarakhand
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