Lepidoptera > Papilionoidea > Nymphalidae > Satyrinae > Melanitini > Cyllogenes
Cyllogenes janetae de Nicéville, 1887 – Scarce Evening Brown
Subspecies in India:
(1) Cyllogenes janetae janetae de Nicéville, 1887 – Himalayan Scarce Evening Brown
(2) Cyllogenes janetae fascialata Smiles, 1973 – Naga Scarce Evening Brown
Recently, Cyllogenes janetae loba Lang & Huang, 2012 – Tibetan Scarce Evening Brown has been reported from Dibang Valley, Arunachal Pradesh, presumably co-occurring with the nominotypical subspecies (Singh and Das 2016). This needs to be verified (Das, Singh and Chandra 2020).
This species is legally protected in India under Schedule I of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.
Recently, Cyllogenes janetae loba Lang & Huang, 2012 – Tibetan Scarce Evening Brown has been reported from Dibang Valley, Arunachal Pradesh, presumably co-occurring with the nominotypical subspecies (Singh and Das 2016). This needs to be verified (Das, Singh and Chandra 2020).
This species is legally protected in India under Schedule I of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.- Photo Gallery
- Early stages
- Distribution
- Identification
- Status, Habitat and Habits
- Larval Host Plants
- References
Cyllogenes janetae fascialata – Naga Scarce Evening Brown
Cyllogenes janetae janetae – Himalayan Scarce Evening Brown
Early Stages:
Indian and global distribution:
records (based on images):
Larval Host Plants:
Identification:
Sexual, seasonal & individual variation:
Status, Habitat and Habits:
This species is legally protected in India under Schedule I of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.
This species is legally protected in India under Schedule I of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.References:
Das GN, Singh N, Chandra K. 2020. Notes on the genus Cyllogenes Butler, 1868 (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Satyrinae) from India. Trop. Lepid. Res., 30:115–25.
Singh AP, Das DJ. 2016. Butterfly Atlas of Arunachal Pradesh, India. Dehra Dun: Forest Research Institute. pp. 463.
Lepidoptera > Papilionoidea > Nymphalidae > Satyrinae > Melanitini > Cyllogenes
Cite this page along with its URL as:
Kunte, K. 2021. Cyllogenes janetae de Nicéville, 1887 – Scarce Evening Brown. Kunte, K., S. Sondhi, and P. Roy (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 3.15. Indian Foundation for Butterflies.
http://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/sp/3177/Cyllogenes-janetae
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