''Arnetta atkinsoni'' is a species of
skipper 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 ...
found in
South Asia
South Asia is the southern subregion of Asia, which is defined in both geographical and ethno-cultural terms. The region consists of the countries of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.;;;;;;;; ...
(Sikkim to Assam, Burma, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Yunnan).
Description
It is found in
Darjeeling
Darjeeling (, , ) is a town and municipality in the northernmost region of the Indian state of West Bengal. Located in the Eastern Himalayas, it has an average elevation of . To the west of Darjeeling lies the easternmost province of Nepal, ...
, India. Wing expanse of .
Gallery
Image:Close wing position of Arnetta atkinsoni Moore, 1878 – Black-tufted Bob WLB 1E7A1639.jpg
References
Arnetta
Butterflies of Asia
Butterflies described in 1878
Taxa named by Frederic Moore
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