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

Ragadia crisilda
Upperside
Underside
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Ragadia
Species:
R. crisilda
Binomial name
Ragadia crisilda
Hewitson, 1862
Synonyms
  • Ragadia latifasciata Leech, 1891
  • Ragadia critolaus de Nicéville, [1893]

Subspecies

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Description

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Wingspan can reach 35–45 millimetres (1.4–1.8 in). 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]

References

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  1. ^ "Ragadia Westwood, [1851]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ^ Chas. B. Antram Butterflies of India
  3. ^ Indian Biodiversity
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