Aldania raddei explained

Aldania raddei is a butterfly found in the East Palearctic (Amur, Ussuri) that belongs to the browns family.

Description from Seitz

raddei Brem. (55d) stands entirely apart in facies; a remarkable species, which must be placed in the present genus [''Neptis''] as it agrees with the same in its morphological characters. Moore has erected for its reception a special genus, Aldania. Ground-colour white, dusted with grey-brown at the margins, the base and along the veins, the veins themselves blackish, a row of dark lunules along the margin, being especially distinct on the underside. — Amurland: Bureja Mts., Ussuri.[1]

Biology

The larva feeds on Ulmus propinqua.

Etymology

The name honours Gustav Radde.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Seitz, A. ed. Band 1: Abt. 1, Die Großschmetterlinge des palaearktischen Faunengebietes, Die palaearktischen Tagfalter, 1909, 379 Seiten, mit 89 kolorierten Tafeln (3470 Figuren)