Vindula erota (Fabricius, 1793) is a animal in the Nymphalidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Vindula erota (Fabricius, 1793)

Vindula erota (Fabricius, 1793)

Vindula erota, the common cruiser, is a nymphalid butterfly found in forested tropical South and Southeast Asia.

Family
Genus
Vindula
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Vindula erota (Fabricius, 1793)

Vindula erota, commonly known as the common cruiser, is a species of nymphalid butterfly. It occurs in forested habitats across tropical South Asia and Southeast Asia. Its documented distribution includes the Western Ghats of India, areas from Northern India to Myanmar, and the countries/regions of Bangladesh, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, and southern China.

Photo: (c) Cheongweei Gan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Cheongweei Gan · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Nymphalidae Vindula

More from Nymphalidae

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

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