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Dodona deodata

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Dodona deodata
Dodona deodata ohtsukai, female upperside
Dodona deodata ohtsukai, female underside
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Riodinidae
Genus: Dodona
Species:
D. deodata
Binomial name
Dodona deodata
(Hewitson, 1876)[1]

Dodona deodata or Broad-banded Punch, is a small but striking butterfly found in the Indomalayan realm that belongs to the family Riodinidae. It was first described by William Chapman Hewitson in 1876.[2]

Subspecies

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  • D. d. deodata southern Yunnan
  • D. d. anu Corbet, 1937 Peninsular Malaya
  • D. d. longicaudata de Nicéville, 1881 Assam to Myanmar
  • D. d. lecerfi Fruhstorfer, [1914] Vietnam
  • D. d. sakaii Hayashi, 1976 Palawan

References

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  1. ^ Hayashi, Hisakazu, 1984: New synonyms, new status, new combinations, new species and new subspecies of butterflies from the Philippines and Indonesia (Lepidoptera: Satyridae, Riodinidae, Lycaenidae) IWASE. 2: 9–20, 27-28.
  2. ^ "Dodona deodata - Broad-banded Punch - Butterflies of India".