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Discophora sondaica zal​.jpg

Discophora sondaica zal​​​  Westwood, 1851

Common Duffer

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Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Papilionoidea
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Morphinae
​Genus: Discophora
Species: sondaica
Subspecies: ​zal​


  • Common name: Common Duffer
  • Thai name: ผีเสื้อไผ่ลายธรรมดา
  • Distribution: Sikkim to Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, S. Vietnam.
  • Image locations: Chaiyaphum (Phu Laen Kha N.P.), Chiang Mai (Doi Suthep-Pui N.P.)
  • Additional notes: 
Discophora sondaica zal image location map.jpg
Image locations

Images of Discophora sondaica zal from Thailand.
Common Duffer, Discophora sondaica zal.jpg
Discophora sondaica zal (Westwood, 1851) Phu Laen Kha N.P. Chaiyaphum September
Discophora sondaica zal Doi Suthep Pui NP Chiang Mai Sep 2018.jpg
Discophora sondaica zal, Doi Suthep-Pui N.P. Chiang Mai, Sep 2018

References: 
​A Check List of Butterflies in Indo-China, Chiefly from THAILAND, LAOS & VIETNAM - Y.Inayoshi.
​Thai Butterflies
Please note that individual species identifications do not necessarily represent the opinion of all contributors.

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