''Argynnis childreni'', the large silverstripe, is a

species In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...

nymphalid The Nymphalidae are the largest family of butterflies, with more than 6,000 species distributed throughout most of the world. Belonging to the superfamily Papilionoidea, they are usually medium-sized to large butterflies. Most species have a red ...

butterfly Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the Order (biology), order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The ...

. It was first described by George Robert Gray in 1831. Also known as the Himalayan fritillary, it is found in mountainous areas, from northeastern India into China. Its wingspan is . The forewings are predominantly orange with black spots, while the hindwings are brown with a blue margin, with many white stripes.

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Argynnis Butterflies of Asia Butterflies described in 1831 Taxa named by George Robert Gray Butterflies of Indochina {{Heliconiinae-stub