''Lethe kansa'', the bamboo forester, is a species of

Satyrinae The Satyrinae, the satyrines or satyrids, commonly known as the browns, are a subfamily of the Nymphalidae (brush-footed butterflies). They were formerly considered a distinct family, Satyridae. This group contains nearly half of the known divers ...

butterfly found in the

Indomalayan realm The Indomalayan realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms. It extends across most of South and Southeast Asia and into the southern parts of East Asia. Also called the Oriental realm by biogeographers, Indomalaya spreads all over the Indi ...

Weymer, G. 1910-1911. 4. Familie: Satyridae. In: Seitz, A. (Ed.), ''Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde''. Stuttgart, A. Kernen. 5: 185-225.

Subspecies

*''L. k. kansa'' Sikkim, Kumaon to Assam, Burma *''L. k. zeugitana'' Fruhstorfer, 1911 Assam, Manipur *''L. k. vaga'' Fruhstorfer, 1911 Burma, Thailand, Yunnan

References

kansa Butterflies of Asia Butterflies of Indochina {{Elymniini-stub