Campylotes histrionicus

Campylotes histrionicus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Zygaenidae
Genus:	Campylotes
Species:	C. histrionicus
Binomial name
	Campylotes histrionicus; Westwood, 1839
Synonyms
	Chalcosia histrionica;

Campylotes histrionicus is a day-flying moth of the family Zygaenidae found in Asia, including northern India, Vietnam and Nepal. In India, it is found throughout the Himalayas. It is black with red and orange streaks and white spots resembling the pattern of Danaus genutia.^[1] The binomial name was given by John O. Westwood in 1839.

In Himachal Pradesh, India

References

^ Hampson, G. F. (1892). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume I. Vol. Moths - Vol. I. Taylor and Francis. pp. 274–275 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.

External links

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[Arkive-1] Hampson, G. F. (1892). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume I. Vol. Moths - Vol. I. Taylor and Francis. pp. 274–275 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.

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