''Dodona deodata ''or Broad-banded Punch, is a small but striking butterfly found in the
Indomalayan realm that belongs to the family
Riodinidae
Riodinidae is the family of metalmark butterflies. The common name "metalmarks" refers to the small, metallic-looking spots commonly found on their wings. The 1532 species are placed in 146 genera. Although mostly Neotropical in distribution, t ...
. It was first described by
William Chapman Hewitson
William Chapman Hewitson (9 January 1806, in Newcastle upon Tyne – 28 May 1878, in Oatlands Park, Surrey) was a British natural history, naturalist. A wealthy collector, Hewitson was particularly devoted to Coleoptera (beetles) and Lepidopter ...
in 1876.
Subspecies
*'' D. d. deodata'' southern Yunnan
*'' D. d. anu''
Corbet, 1937 Peninsular Malaya
*'' D. d. longicaudata''
de Nicéville, 1881 Assam to Myanmar
*'' D. d. lecerfi''
Fruhstorfer, 914
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Year 914 ( CMXIV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place
Byzantine Empire
* Spring – Empress Zoe Karbonopsina leads a palace coup at Constantin ...
/small> Vietnam
*'' D. d. sakaii'' Hayashi, 1976 Palawan
References
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Dodona (butterfly)
Butterflies described in 1876