Dodona deodata
| Dodona deodata | |
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| Dodona deodata ohtsukai, female upperside | |
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| Dodona deodata ohtsukai, female underside | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Riodinidae |
| Genus: | Dodona |
| Species: | D. deodata
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| Binomial name | |
| Dodona deodata | |
Dodona deodata or Broad-banded Punch, is a small but striking butterfly found in the Indomalayan realm that belongs to the family Riodinidae. It was first described by William Chapman Hewitson in 1876.[2]
Subspecies[edit]
- 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, [1914] Vietnam
- D. d. sakaii Hayashi, 1976 Palawan
References[edit]
- ^ Hayashi, Hisakazu, 1984: New synonyms, new status, new combinations, new species and new subspecies of butterflies from the Philippines and Indonesia (Lepidoptera: Satyridae, Riodinidae, Lycaenidae) IWASE. 2: 9–20, 27-28.
- ^ "Dodona deodata - Broad-banded Punch - Butterflies of India".