Paralasa shallada

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Paralasa shallada
Upperside
Underside
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Paralasa
Species:
P. shallada
Binomial name
Paralasa shallada
(Lang, 1881)
Synonyms
  • Erebia shallada
  • Callerebia shallada

Paralasa shallada, the mountain argus, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found from Chitral to Garhwal. It was described by Arthur Moffatt Lang in 1881.[1]

Description

This species is very similar to Paralasa kalinda but has smaller red patches on the upperside. The sub-apical ocellus has an obscure yellow ring around it.[2] This species is also larger than kalinda and the male is less brightly colored and is also broader-winged.[1]

Subspecies

This species has two subspecies-

  • Paralasa shallada shallada (Lang, 1881) From Kashmir to Garhwal. The ocellus is small.
  • Paralasa shallada tarbena (Evans, 1932) Chitral. The ocellus is enlarged.[3]

References

  1. Asiatic Society of Bengal (1880). Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. London Natural History Museum Library.
  2. Sondhi, Sanjay; Kunte, Krushnamegh (2018). Butterflies of Uttarakhand: a field guide. Titli Trust (Dehra Dūn, India), Tata Institute of Fundamental Research. Dehradun: Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh. ISBN 978-81-211-0918-5.
  3. W H Evans (1932). The Identification Of Indian Butterflies.