Lethe baladeva (Moore, 1865) is a animal in the Nymphalidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Lethe baladeva (Moore, 1865)

Lethe baladeva (Moore, 1865)

Lethe baladeva is an uncommon locally resident Himalayan butterfly ranging from Uttarakhand to Sikkim in India.

Family
Genus
Lethe
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Lethe baladeva (Moore, 1865)

Lethe baladeva (Moore, 1865) reaches 50 to 77 mm in size. It is a fast flier that is quick to settle in undergrowth and on clumps of bamboo. Individuals fly between April and October, at elevations from 1500 up to 2700 metres in the Himalayas. In India, this species is found from Uttarakhand east to Sikkim. It is an uncommon butterfly, but it is locally resident in its habitats.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Nymphalidae Lethe

More from Nymphalidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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