Amathusia andamanensis explained

Amathusia andamanensis, the Andaman palmking, is an endemic butterfly found in India that belongs to the Morphinae subfamily of the brush-footed butterflies family.

The Andaman palmking was earlier considered as a subspecies of the palmking (Amathusia phidippus andamanica, Frühstorfer).

Distribution

The Andaman palmking is found in the Andaman Islands of India.

Status

In 1932, William Harry Evans reported the butterfly as rare.[1]

See also

References

. Mark Alexander Wynter-Blyth . Butterflies of the Indian Region . 1957 . Bombay, India . . 978-8170192329 .

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Evans . William Harry Evans

    . W.H. . William Harry Evans . The Identification of Indian Butterflies . 2nd . Mumbai, India . . 1932 . .