Cirrochroa satellita
Species of insect
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Cirrochroa satellita is an Indomalayan species of heliconiine butterfly.[1][2]
| Cirrochroa satellita | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Cirrochroa |
| Species: | C. satellita |
| Binomial name | |
| Cirrochroa satellita Butler, 1869 | |
Under surface a lovely bright yellow growing darker towards the margin. Both wings are traversed by a broad white band which is bordered on either side with red, turning straw-coloured toward the costa in the forewings. The hindwings contain also a row of black spots, as is usual in Cirrochroa, but less complete. [3]
Subspecies
- C. s. satellita (Peninsular Malaya, Sumatra, Philippines)
- C. s. illergata Fruhstorfer, 1912 (Borneo, Palawan)
