Satarupa (butterfly) explained

Satarupa is a genus of spread-winged skippers in the family Hesperiidae.

Species

• Satarupa formosibia Strand, 1927
• Satarupa gopala Moore, 1866
• Satarupa monbeigi Oberthür, 1921 West China
• Satarupa nymphalis (Speyer, 1879) South China, Korea, Ussuri
• Satarupa splendens Tytler, 1914 Naga Hills, Assam, Yunnan
• Satarupa valentini Oberthür, 1921 West China
• Satarupa zulla Tytler, 1915 ^[1]

Etymology

Satarupa comes from the Pali śatá (Sanskrit शत shata) meaning "100" and rupa (Sanskrit रूप "rūpa") meaning "form" or "beauty",^[2] thus meaning "one hundred (beautiful) forms". It is the name given the wife of Manu; compare the goddess Saraswati.

Citations

• Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database

External links

• Funet Taxonomy, distribution
• Images representing Satarupa at Consortium for the Barcode of Life

Notes and References

1. Chiba, H. & H. Tsukiyama (1989): Revisional notes on the Genus Satarupa Moore. 1. New synonyms of Satarupa monbeigi Oberthür. J. Res. Lepid. 27 (2): 135-143.
2. Web site: A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages. 26 Aug 2010 . Turner. Sir Ralph Lilley. Ralph Lilley Turner. 1985 . London: Oxford University Press, 1962-1966. . Includes three supplements, published 1969-1985. . Digital South Asia Library, a project of the Center for Research Libraries and the University of Chicago . rūpá 10803 'form, beauty' ; śatá 12278 100.