Jump to content

Issoria altissima

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Issoria altissima
Issoria altissima in Seitz
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Issoria
Species:
I. altissima
Binomial name
Issoria altissima
(Elwes, 1882)[1]
Synonyms
  • Argynnis altissima Elwes, 1882
  • Kuekenthaliella altissima (Elwes, 1882)

Issoria altissima is a small brown-chequered-with-black (fritillary) butterfly found in the Palearctic realm region that belongs to the Nymphalidae family. It was first described by Henry John Elwes in 1882.[2] It is found in the Indian state of Sikkim and in Bhutan, Yarlung and Tibet.

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Elwes (1882) "On a collection of Butterflies from Sikkim". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1882 (4): 398-407, pl. 25.
  2. ^ Savela, Markku. "Issoria altissima (Elwes, 1882)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 12, 2019.