Gerosis phisara

Gerosis phisara, commonly known as the Dusky Yellow Breasted Flat, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae.

Dusky Yellow Breasted Flat
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Hesperiidae
Genus:
Gerosis
Species:
G. phisara
Binomial name
Gerosis phisara
(Moore, 1884)
Synonyms

Daimio phisara
Satarupa phisara[1]

Distribution

It is found India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Myanmar[2] also Burma, Thailand, Laos, Malay Peninsula, Tioman, Yunnan.

Subspecies

The subspecies of Gerosis phisara found in India are-[3]

  • Gerosis phisara phisara Moore, 1884 – Khasi Dusky Yellow-breast Flat

See also

References
  1. E Y, Watson (1891). hesperiidae indicae. Madras: vest and company. p. 104.
  2. Kehimkar, Isaac (1891). The Book of Indian Butterflies. Bombay Natural History Society. p. 73.
  3. "Gerosis phisara Moore, 1884 – Dusky Yellow-breast Flat". Retrieved 26 August 2017.
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