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Dodona (genus)
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The Punches are a genus
of butterflies
found in Asia
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Fore wing broad, short, triangular; costa very slightly-arched ; apex subacute; termen slightly convex; tornus angulate; dorsum straight; cell comparatively broad, about half length of wing; veins 6 and 7 from upper apex of cell, therefore upper discocellular obsolete, middle and lower subequal, concave; vein 3 from a little before lower apex of cell, 4 from apex, 8 and 9 out of 7, 10 from upper apex of cell, 11 free, 12 very short, terminating opposite origin of 11. Hind wing: costa arched; apex broadly rounded; termen below apex straight to vein 4, then slightly bent inwards and slightly concave to torn us ; tornus produced and lobed, in some forms with a slender tail in addition ; dorsum slightly arched, nearly straight; cell about half length of wing; discocellulars oblique; vein 3 from just before lower apex of cell, 4 from apex ; costa at base angular. Antenna) over half length of fore wing ; club short, male reduced and clothed with soft hairs; tarsus one-jointed ; Female has the foreleg covered in scales and functional.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of butterflies
Butterfly
A butterfly is a mainly day-flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, which includes the butterflies and moths. Like other holometabolous insects, the butterfly's life cycle consists of four parts: egg, larva, pupa and adult. Most species are diurnal. Butterflies have large, often brightly coloured...
found in Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
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Description
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Fore wing broad, short, triangular; costa very slightly-arched ; apex subacute; termen slightly convex; tornus angulate; dorsum straight; cell comparatively broad, about half length of wing; veins 6 and 7 from upper apex of cell, therefore upper discocellular obsolete, middle and lower subequal, concave; vein 3 from a little before lower apex of cell, 4 from apex, 8 and 9 out of 7, 10 from upper apex of cell, 11 free, 12 very short, terminating opposite origin of 11. Hind wing: costa arched; apex broadly rounded; termen below apex straight to vein 4, then slightly bent inwards and slightly concave to torn us ; tornus produced and lobed, in some forms with a slender tail in addition ; dorsum slightly arched, nearly straight; cell about half length of wing; discocellulars oblique; vein 3 from just before lower apex of cell, 4 from apex ; costa at base angular. Antenna) over half length of fore wing ; club short, male reduced and clothed with soft hairs; tarsus one-jointed ; Female has the foreleg covered in scales and functional.