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butterfly found in the Himalayas.


Range

It is found in Sikkim, Bhutan, Assam, Manipur, and the southern Shan States of Myanmar.


Subspecies

*''Bassarona iva iva'' (Sikkim, Assam and possibly Bhutan) *''Bassarona iva cooperi'' Tytler (southern Shan States)


References

Bassarona Butterflies of Asia Butterflies described in 1857 Taxa named by Frederic Moore {{Limenitidinae-stub