Discophora timora

Discophora timora
Great Duffer
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Discophora
Species: D. timora
Binomial name
Discophora timora
Westwood, 1850

The Great Duffer Discophora timora Westwood, 1850[1] is a butterfly found in South Asia that belongs to the Morphinae sub family of the Brush-footed butterflies family.

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Distribution

The Great Duffer ranges from Sikkim and Assam in India to Myanmar, Thailand, peninsular Malaysia, Singapore and Indo-China.[1]

A subspecies of the butterfly is found as a Rare endemic in the Andaman islands. It was recorded as Discophora continentalis andamanensis, Staudinger by Evans.[2]

Cited references

  1. ^ a b Marrku Savela's Website on Lepidoptera Page on Discophora genus.
  2. ^ Evans, W.H. (1932) The Identification of Indian Butterflies, E10.4. (pg 135).

References

  • Evans, W.H. (1932) The Identification of Indian Butterflies. (2nd Ed). Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai, India.
  • Haribal, Meena (1992) Butterflies of Sikkim Himalaya and their Natural History. Sikkim Nature Conservation Foundation. Gangtok, Sikkim.
  • Markku Savela's Website on Lepidoptera [1].
  • Wynter-Blyth, M.A. (1957) Butterflies of the Indian Region. Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai, India.

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