Issoria altissima
Species of butterfly
Issoria altissima | |
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Issoria altissima in Seitz | |
Scientific 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 | |
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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.
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