Ragadia crisilda explained

Ragadia crisilda, the striped ringlet, is a species of brush-footed butterflies (family Nymphalidae).

Subspecies

• • Ragadia crisilda crisilda - Assam, Burma, Thailand, Indochina Ragadia crisilda critolina Evans, 1923 - Peninsular Malaya
    • Ragadia crisilda crisildina Joicey & Talbot, 1921 - Hainan Ragadia crisilda latifasciata Leech, 1891 - western China Ragadia crisilda critolaus de Nicéville, 1893 - southern Burma (Tenasserim), Thailand, Laos, Vietnam^[1]

Description

Wingspan can reach 35-. In both males and females, the upperside of the wings is basically dusky black, with both forewings and hindwings crossed by a white discal band. Hindwings show also a curved narrow postdiscal white band. The underside of the forewings and hindwings is crossed by five white bands. Across the discal and post discal bands is present a row of black, yellow ringed ocelli, with silvery-blue centres. Forewings bear eight ocelli, while hindwings show seven ocelli.^{[2] [3]}

External links

• Butterflies of India

Notes and References

1. http://ftp.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/papilionoidea/nymphalidae/satyrinae/ragadia/ "Ragadia Westwood, [1851]"] at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
2. Chas. B. Antram Butterflies of India
3. http://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/235542 Indian Biodiversity