| Iton semamora | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Iton |
| Species: | I. semamora
|
| Binomial name | |
| Iton semamora (Moore, 1866)
| |
Iton semamora, the common wight, is a skipper butterfly which is found in South and Southeast Asia, specifically, Sikkim, Myanmar and peninsular Malaysia.[1] There is large upright hair-tuft on the forewing beneath at the hind-margin . On the hindwing beneath the whole cell is white, and also the adjoining three cells are white excepting the apex.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Page on Iton semamora on Markku Savela's website. Accessed 25 July 2009.
- ^ Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter. Theclinae, Poritiinae, Hesperiidae. Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9: 799-1107, pls. 138-175.