Cirrochroa surya
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| Cirrochroa surya | |
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| Cirrochroa surya siamensis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Cirrochroa |
| Species: | C. surya |
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| Cirrochroa surya | |
Cirrochroa surya is an Indomalayan species of heliconiine butterfly described by Frederic Moore in 1879.[2][3] It may be distinguished from C. tyche by its brighter orange ground colour, especially in males, with more defined silvery spots on the hindwing underside and broader dark margins.
