Thoressa decorata
Thoressa decorata, the decorated ace, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae. It was first described by Frederic Moore in 1881 and is endemic to Sri Lanka in the Indomalayan realm.[2]
| Decorated ace | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Thoressa |
| Species: | T. decorata |
| Binomial name | |
| Thoressa decorata | |
| Synonyms | |
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References
- Moore, [1881] The Lepidoptera of Ceylon
- Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9
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