Callerebia scanda explained

Callerebia scanda, the pallid argus, is a brown (Satyrinae) butterfly that is found in the Himalayas.^{[1] [2]}

Notes and References

1. http://ftp.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/papilionoidea/nymphalidae/satyrinae/callerebia/ "Callerebia Butler, 1867"
2. Book: Evans . W.H. . William Harry Evans . The Identification of Indian Butterflies . 2nd . Mumbai, India . . 1932 . 116, ser no D11.3 .
3. Book: Haribal, Meena . The Butterflies of Sikkim Himalaya and Their Natural History . Gangtok, Sikkim, India . Sikkim Nature Conservation Foundation . 1992 . 149 .
4. LepIndex shows this taxon as Satyrus swaha.[{{LepIndex |id=145074 |name=Satyrus swaha}}] LepIndex considers the genus Aulocera Butler, 1867; Ent. mon. Mag. 4: 121, TS: Satyrus brahminus Blanchard to be a junior subjective synonym of Satyrus Latreille 1810 Cons. gén. Anim. Crust. Arach. Ins.: 355, 440, TS: Papilio actaea Linnaeus.[{{LepIndex |id=144610 |name=Satyrus}}</ref> ==Range== The butterfly is found in [[Afghanistan]], and the Himalayas from Safed Koh, Astor, Chilas, Gilgit, Chitral, Kashmir and Kulu eastwards across to Sikkim.^{[2] [3]}

   Status

   As per William Harry Evans, it is common from Chitral to Sikkim, and not rare westwards.

   See also

   • Satyrinae
   • Nymphalidae
   • List of butterflies of India (Satyrinae)

   References

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