Cyllogenes suradeva, the branded evening brown, is a brown (Satyrinae) butterfly that is found in the Himalayas."Cyllogenes Butler, 1868" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
Range The butterfly is found in the Himalayas in Sikkim and Bhutan.
Status In 1932 William Harry Evans described it as rare.
Description
The branded evening brown is 75 to 85 mm in wingspan and broadly resembles the Melanitis evening browns, with a strong purple tinge above. The upper forewing has a narrow yellow apical band which does not reach the termen. The male has a large black brand on the upper forewing at the bases of 2 to 5 and the end cell.
Habits It is a low-elevation butterfly.
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