Paralasa shallada
species of insect
Paralasa shallada, the mountain argus, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found from Chitral to Garhwal. It was described by Arthur Moffatt Lang in 1881.
Description
This species is very similar to Paralasa kalinda but has smaller red patches on the upperside. The sub-apical ocellus has an obscure yellow ring around it. This species is also larger than kalinda and the male is less brightly colored and is also broader-winged.
Subspecies
This species has two subspecies-
Paralasa shallada shallada (Lang, 1881) From Kashmir to Garhwal. The ocellus is small.
Paralasa shallada tarbena (Evans, 1932) Chitral. The ocellus is enlarged.
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