This butterfly has a 2.5 to 2.6 inches (6.4 to 6.6 cm) wingspan. The male is a deep indigo blue on the upperside with the margins being paler. The females are darker brown with yellow subapical marks. Males have a tuft of black hairs on the second vein where it meets the median vein.[1]
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^ abMarshall, GFL; de Niceville, Lionel (1882). The Butterflies of India Burmah and Ceylon. Calcutta: Calcutta Central Press. p. 139.
^Elwes, HJ (1888). "A catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Sikkim". Transactions of the Entomological Society of London: 269–465.
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lethe, scanda, blue, forester, species, satyrine, butterfly, found, parts, asia, known, from, sikkim, bhutan, blue, forester, upperside, male, above, female, scientific, classification, domain, eukaryota, kingdom, animalia, phylum, arthropoda, class, insecta, . Lethe scanda the blue forester is a species of satyrine butterfly found in parts of Asia It is known from Sikkim and Bhutan 1 2 Blue forester Upperside of male above and female Scientific classification Domain Eukaryota Kingdom Animalia Phylum Arthropoda Class Insecta Order Lepidoptera Family Nymphalidae Genus Lethe Species L scanda Binomial name Lethe scanda Moore 1857 Synonyms Zophoessa dirphia Debis nada Underside This butterfly has a 2 5 to 2 6 inches 6 4 to 6 6 cm wingspan The male is a deep indigo blue on the upperside with the margins being paler The females are darker brown with yellow subapical marks Males have a tuft of black hairs on the second vein where it meets the median vein 1 References edit a b Marshall GFL de Niceville Lionel 1882 The Butterflies of India Burmah and Ceylon Calcutta Calcutta Central Press p 139 Elwes HJ 1888 A catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Sikkim Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 269 465 nbsp This Nymphalidae related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lethe scanda amp oldid 1223238916, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
