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Discolampa
Discolampa is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The genus ranges from Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ... to New Guinea. Species *'' Discolampa albula'' (Grose-Smith, 1897) West Irian (New Guinea) *'' Discolampa ethion'' (Westwood, 1851) *'' Discolampa ilissus'' (C. & R. Felder, 1859) Sulawesi External linksFunetTaxonomyImages representing ''Discolampa'' at Bold Lycaenidae genera Taxa named by Lambertus Johannes Toxopeus {{Polyommatini-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Discolampa Ethion
''Discolampa ethion'', the banded blue Pierrot, is a contrastingly marked butterfly found in South Asia that belongs to the blues or family Lycaenidae. The species was first described by John O. Westwood in 1851. Description The following description is taken from Charles Thomas Bingham ''Fauna of British India: Butterflies Volume II'' (1907). * Male. Upperside, forewings and hindwings: medially and obliquely crossed by a very broad pure white band that is broadly edged on its inner and outer margins by dark blue and does not extend on the forewing above vein 6, just above vein 3 it projects outwards for a short distance whence the inner margin of its dark blue edging is carried obliquely to vein 6; the extreme bases of the wings black; the costal margin of the fore and the terminal margins of both forewings and hindwings broadly black; on both wings a light iridescent blue suffusion from base outwards. Underside: snow-white. Forewings and hindwings: the following jet-black ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |