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Dilipa morgiana

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Dilipa morgiana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Dilipa
Species:
D. morgiana
Binomial name
Dilipa morgiana
(Westwood, [1850])
Synonyms
  • Apatura morgiana Westwood, [1850]

Dilipa morgiana, the golden emperor, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in India (Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Nagaland, Sikkim, Uttaranchal), Nepal, northern Myanmar and Vietnam.

The wingspan is 70–82 mm. There are three generations per year, with adults on wing in March, June and from August to October.

Adults visit over-ripe fruits like apricot, peach and mango and are attracted to Buddleia blossoms.

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