Neope yama

Neope yama, the dusky labyrinth, is a species of satyrine butterfly found in Asia.^[1] In the Himalayas it is common from the eastern Himalayas to eastern Nepal and less common from western Nepal to Himachal Pradesh.^[2]

Neope yama
Male
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Neope
Species:	N. yama
Binomial name
Neope yama (Moore, [1858])
Synonyms
Zophoessa yama Moore, [1858] Patala yama Patala yamoides Moore, 1892

Seen in Village Sarmoli, Munsiari, Uttarakhand, flying in a forest

Description

Size 70 to 95 mm.

Habits

Mostly a forest species. A fast flier but often stops on moist spots, carnivore scat and rests on tree trunks and rock surfaces.

Status

Not a common butterfly and is classified as a Schedule II^[3] protected species as per the Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972

Subspecies

• Neope yama yama – north-western India to Assam, Burma, Thailand
• Neope yama yamoides (Moore, 1892)
• Neope yama kinpingensis ( Lee, 1962) – Laos, northern Vietnam, southern China