Satarupa (butterfly)

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

Species

Satarupa formosibia Strand, 1927Satarupa gopala Moore, 1866Satarupa monbeigi Oberthür, 1921 West ChinaSatarupa nymphalis South China, Korea, UssuriSatarupa splendens Tytler, 1914 Naga Hills, Assam, YunnanSatarupa valentini Oberthür, 1921 West ChinaSatarupa zulla Tytler, 1915

Etymology

Satarupa comes from the Pali śatá meaning "100" and rupa meaning "form" or "beauty", thus meaning "one hundred forms". It is the name given the wife of Manu; compare the goddess Saraswati.