Bassarona iva, the grand duke,[1] is a species of nymphalid butterfly found in the Himalayas.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Bassarona |
| Species: | B. iva
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| Bassarona iva (Moore, 1857)
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Range
editIt is found in Sikkim, Bhutan, Assam, Manipur, and the southern Shan States of Myanmar.[1]
Subspecies
edit- Bassarona iva iva (Sikkim, Assam and possibly Bhutan)
- Bassarona iva cooperi Tytler (southern Shan States)
References
edit- ^ a b "Bassarona Moore, [1897]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
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