''Chitoria'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
butterflies
Butterflies are winged insects from the lepidopteran superfamily Papilionoidea, characterized by large, often brightly coloured wings that often fold together when at rest, and a conspicuous, fluttering flight. The oldest butterfly fossi ...
in the family
Nymphalidae
The Nymphalidae are the largest family of butterflies, with more than 6,000 species distributed throughout most of the world. Belonging to the superfamily Papilionoidea, they are usually medium-sized to large butterflies. Most species ha ...
found in Southeast Asia.
Species
Listed alphabetically (Funet):
''Chitoria''
at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms''
* '' Chitoria chrysolora'' (Fruhstorfer, 1908)
* '' Chitoria cooperi'' (Tytler, 1926)
* '' Chitoria fasciola'' (Leech, 1890)
* '' Chitoria leei'' Lang，2009 - Hubei
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(Province, Mt. Shennongjia)
* '' Chitoria modesta'' (Oberthür, 1906)
* '' Chitoria naga'' (Tytler, 1915) Yunnan
* '' Chitoria pallas'' (Leech, 1890)
* '' Chitoria sordida'' (Moore, 866
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Events
By place
Byzantine Empire
* April 21 – Bardas, the regent of the Byzantine Empire, is murdered by Basil the Macedonian at Miletu ...
* '' Chitoria subcaerulea'' (Leech, 1891)
* '' Chitoria ulupi'' (Doherty, 1889)
* '' Chitoria vietnamica'' Nguyen, 1979
References
External links
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Apaturinae
Nymphalidae genera
Taxa named by Frederic Moore
Taxa described in 1896
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