Drina donina

Brown Yamfly
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Drina
Species: D. donina
Binomial name
Drina donina
(Hewitson, 1863)

The Brown Yamfly Drina donina[1][2] is a species of blue butterfly found in Asia.

Range

The butterfly occurs in India in the Lushai hills (Mizoram) and across to Dawnas in Myanmar. The range extends eastwards to Indo China and southern Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Langkawi.[1][3]

Status

Not rare.[3]

See also

Cited references

  1. 1 2 Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera Page on Drina genus.
  2. Card for Drina donina in LepIndex. Accessed 14 Jun 2007.
  3. 1 2 Evans, W.H. (1932). The Identification of Indian Butterflies (2nd ed.). Mumbai, India: Bombay Natural History Society. p. 275, ser no H55.1.

References


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