Darpa pteria

Darpa pteria
	In Assam, India
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hesperiidae
Genus:	Darpa
Species:	D. pteria
Binomial name
	Darpa pteria; (Hewitson, 1868)
Synonyms
	Pterygospidea pteria Hewitson, 1868;

Darpa pteria, the snowy angle, is a species of skipper butterfly found in Southeast Asia and parts of South Asia. Two subspecies are recognized. The nominate form is native to the Philippines and subspecies D. p. dealbata with an extended area of white in tornal area is distributed from Sundaland extending to Assam. The species is found mainly in the lowlands and the adult is fast flying and territorial, seeking sunny patches inside forest clearings.[1]

Male upper and underside

Subspecies

Darpa pteria pteria (Malaya to the Philippines)[2]
Darpa pteria dealbata (Distant, 1886) (Assam, Burma, Thailand, Laos, Malay Peninsula, Tioman, Borneo, Sumatra, Java, Palawan)

References

Jong, R. de & C.G. Treadaway (1993). "The Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera) of the Philippines". Zool. Verh. Leiden. 288: 1–125.
Hewitson, WC (1873). Illustrations of new species of exotic butterflies. Volume 5. London: John van Voorst.

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[1] Jong, R. de & C.G. Treadaway (1993). "The Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera) of the Philippines". Zool. Verh. Leiden. 288: 1–125.

[2] Hewitson, WC (1873). Illustrations of new species of exotic butterflies. Volume 5. London: John van Voorst.