Dilipa morgiana
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Dilipa morgiana, the golden emperor, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in India (Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Nagaland, Sikkim, Uttaranchal), Nepal, northern Myanmar and Vietnam.
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Dilipa |
| Species: | D. morgiana |
| Binomial name | |
| Dilipa morgiana (Westwood, [1850]) | |
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The wingspan is 70–82 mm. There are three generations per year, with adults on wing in March, June and from August to October.
Adults visit over-ripe fruits like apricot, peach and mango and are attracted to Buddleia blossoms.
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