Neope yama

Neope yama
	Male
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Neope
Species:	N. yama
Binomial name
	Neope yama; (Moore, [1858])
Synonyms
	Zophoessa yama Moore, [1858]; Patala yama; Patala yamoides Moore, 1892;

Seen in Village Sarmoli, Munsiari, Uttarakhand, flying in a forest

Neope yama, the dusky labyrinth, is a species of satyrine butterfly found in Asia.^[1] In the Himalayas it is common from the eastern Himalayas to eastern Nepal and less common from western Nepal to Himachal Pradesh.^[2]

Description[]

Size 70 to 95 mm.

Habits[]

Mostly a forest species. A fast flier but often stops on moist spots, carnivore scat and rests on tree trunks and rock surfaces.

Status[]

Not a common butterfly and is classified as a Schedule II^[3] protected species as per the Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972

Subspecies[]

Neope yama yama – north-western India to Assam, Burma, Thailand
Neope yama yamoides (Moore, 1892)
Neope yama kinpingensis ( Lee, 1962) – Laos, northern Vietnam, southern China

References[]

^ Savela, Markku, ed. (March 12, 2019). "Neope yama (Moore, [1858])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
^ Sondhi, Sanjay. Butterflies of Uttarakhand : a field guide. Kunte, Krushnamegh, Titli Trust (Dehra Dūn, India), Tata Institute of Fundamental Research. National Centre for Biological Sciences. Dehradun. ISBN 978-81-211-0918-5. OCLC 1021045079.
^ "Schedule Species Database (ENVIS Centre on Wildlife & Protected Areas)".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

External links[]

Media related to Neope yama at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Neope yama at Wikispecies

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[1] Savela, Markku, ed. (March 12, 2019). "Neope yama (Moore, [1858])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 14, 2021.

[2] Sondhi, Sanjay. Butterflies of Uttarakhand : a field guide. Kunte, Krushnamegh, Titli Trust (Dehra Dūn, India), Tata Institute of Fundamental Research. National Centre for Biological Sciences. Dehradun. ISBN 978-81-211-0918-5. OCLC 1021045079.

[3] "Schedule Species Database (ENVIS Centre on Wildlife & Protected Areas)".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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