Aldania raddei

Aldania raddei
Aldania raddei in Seitz 55d
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Aldania
Species: A. raddei
Binomial name
Aldania raddei
(Bremer, 1861) [1]
Synonyms
  • Diadema raddei Bremer, 1861

Aldania raddei is a butterfly found in the East Palearctic (Amur, Ussuri) that belongs to the browns family.

Description from Seitz

raddei Brem. (55d) stands entirely apart in facies; a remarkable species, which must be placed in the present genus [Neptis] as it agrees with the same in its morphological characters. Moore has erected for its reception a special genus, Aldania. Ground-colour white, dusted with grey-brown at the margins, the base and along the veins, the veins themselves blackish, a row of dark lunules along the margin, being especially distinct on the underside. — Amurland: Bureja Mts., Ussuri.[2]

Biology

The larva feeds on Ulmus propinqua.

Etymology

The name honours Gustav Radde.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Bremer, 1861 Neue Lepidopteren aus Ost-Sibirien und dem Amur-Lande gesammelt von Radde und Maack, bescrieben von Otto Bremer Bull. Acad. Imp. Sci. St. Petersb. 3 : 461-496, Mélanges biol. St.-Pétersb. 3 (5-6): 538-589
  2. ↑ Seitz, A. ed. Band 1: Abt. 1, Die Großschmetterlinge des palaearktischen Faunengebietes, Die palaearktischen Tagfalter, 1909, 379 Seiten, mit 89 kolorierten Tafeln (3470 Figuren) This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


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