Satarupa (butterfly)

Satarupa is a genus of spread-winged skippers in the family Hesperiidae.

Satarupa
Satarupa gopala
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Hesperiidae
Subfamily:
Pyrginae
Tribe:
Tagiadini
Genus:
Satarupa

Moore, 1866

Species
  • Satarupa formosibia Strand, 1927
  • Satarupa gopala Moore, 1866
  • Satarupa monbeigi Oberthür, 1921 West China
  • Satarupa nymphalis (Speyer, 1879) South China, Korea, Ussuri
  • Satarupa splendens Tytler, 1914 Naga Hills, Assam, Yunnan
  • Satarupa valentini Oberthür, 1921 West China
  • Satarupa zulla Tytler, 1915 [1]

Etymology

Satarupa comes from the Pali śatá (Sanskrit शत shata) meaning "100" and rupa (Sanskrit रूप "rūpa") meaning "form" or "beauty",[2] thus meaning "one hundred (beautiful) forms". It is the name given the wife of Manu; compare the goddess Saraswati.

References
  1. Chiba, H. & H. Tsukiyama (1989): Revisional notes on the Genus Satarupa Moore. 1. New synonyms of Satarupa monbeigi Oberthür. J. Res. Lepid. 27 (2): 135-143.
  2. Turner, Sir Ralph Lilley (1985) [London: Oxford University Press, 1962-1966.]. "A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages". Includes three supplements, published 1969-1985. Digital South Asia Library, a project of the Center for Research Libraries and the University of Chicago. Retrieved 26 Aug 2010. rūpá 10803 'form, beauty' ; śatá 12278 100

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