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Calinaga lhatso

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Calinaga lhatso
Calinaga lhatso in Seitz (59d)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Calinaga
Species:
C. lhatso
Binomial name
Calinaga lhatso

Calinaga lhatso is a butterfly found in the Palearctic that belongs to the browns family (Nymphalidae). The species was first described by Charles Oberthür in 1893. It is endemic to China (Shaanxi, Yunnan and Tibet).

Description from Seitz

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C. lhatso Oberthür (59d) is likewise yellowish; the longitudinal and transverse stripes dark brown, before the distal margin there appear diffuse lunules on the forewing and distinctly pale yellow ones on the hindwing, the latter bearing an orange-yellow spot at the anal angle. East Tibet: Tse-kou.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Oberthür, 1893 Lépidoptères d'Asie Études d'Entomologie 18: 11-45, pl. 2-6
  2. ^ Seitz, A. ed. Band 1: Abt. 1, Die Großschmetterlinge des palaearktischen Faunengebietes, Die palaearktischen Tagfalter, 1909, 379 Seiten, mit 89 kolorierten Tafeln (3470 figuren) Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.