Neope yama

Neope yama
	Male
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Neope
Species:	N. yama
Binomial name
	Neope yama; (Moore, [1858])
Synonyms
	Zophoessa yama Moore, [1858]; Patala yama; Patala yamoides Moore, 1892;

Neope yama, the dusky labyrinth, is a species of satyrine butterfly found in Asia. In the Himalayas it is common from the eastern Himalayas to eastern Nepal and less common from western Nepal to Himachal Pradesh.

Description

Size 70 to 95 mm.

Habits

Mostly a forest species. A fast flier but often stops on moist spots, carnivore scat and rests on tree trunks and rock surfaces.

Status

Not a common butterfly and is classified as a Schedule II protected species as per the Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972

Subspecies

Neope yama yama – north-western India to Assam, Burma, Thailand
Neope yama yamoides (Moore, 1892)
Neope yama kinpingensis ( Lee, 1962) – Laos, northern Vietnam, southern China

References

↑ Savela, Markku, ed. (March 12, 2019). "Neope yama (Moore, [1858])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
↑ Sondhi, Sanjay (2018). Butterflies of Uttarakhand : a field guide. Kunte, Krushnamegh, Titli Trust (Dehra Dūn, India), Tata Institute of Fundamental Research. National Centre for Biological Sciences. Dehradun. ISBN 978-81-211-0918-5. OCLC 1021045079.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
↑ "Schedule Species Database (ENVIS Centre on Wildlife & Protected Areas)".

External links

Media related to Neope yama at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Neope yama at Wikispecies

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[1] Savela, Markku, ed. (March 12, 2019). "Neope yama (Moore, [1858])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 14, 2021.

[2] Sondhi, Sanjay (2018). Butterflies of Uttarakhand : a field guide. Kunte, Krushnamegh, Titli Trust (Dehra Dūn, India), Tata Institute of Fundamental Research. National Centre for Biological Sciences. Dehradun. ISBN 978-81-211-0918-5. OCLC 1021045079.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

[3] "Schedule Species Database (ENVIS Centre on Wildlife & Protected Areas)".