Saturday, April 18, 2009

Melanitis Phedima

The Dark Evening Brown (Melanitis Phedima) from Rejang Land

The Dark Evening Brown (Melanitis Phedima) is a species of butterfly found flying at dusk. The flight of this species is erratic. They are found in South Asia.

The Dark Evening Brown (Melanitis Phedima) from Rejang Land

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthopoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidotera
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Satyrinae
Genus: Melanitis
Species: M. phedima

Image Location :
Talang Rimbo Lama Village, Curup Town, Rejang Lebong Regency, southern sumatra, bengkulu province. Photo by Curup Kami.

References:
  1. http://ftp.funet.fi/index/Tree_of_life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/papilionoidea/nymphalidae/satyrinae/melanitis/index.html#phedima
  2. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melanitis_phedima

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