Ideopsis gaura
| Smaller wood nymph | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Ideopsis gaura perakana | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Ideopsis |
| Species: | I. gaura |
| Binomial name | |
| Ideopsis gaura (Horsfield, [1829]) | |
| Subspecies | |
|
many, see text | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Idea diardi Vollenhoven, 1860 | |
The smaller wood nymph (Ideopsis gaura) is a species of nymphalid butterfly in the Danainae subfamily. It is found in Southeast Asia.
Larva feed on Melodinus especially Melodinus laevigatus.
Adults are mimicked by Graphium delessertii.
Subspecies
Listed alphabetically.[1]
- I. g. anapina Semper, 1892
- I. g. anapis (C. & R. Felder, 1861)
- I. g. bracara Fruhstofer, 1910
- I. g. canlaonii Jumalon, 1971
- I. g. costalis (Moore, 1883)
- I. g. daos (Boisduval, [1836])
- I. g. eudora (Gray, 1846)
- I. g. gaura (Horsfield, [1829])
- I. g. glaphyra Moore, 1883
- I. g. kajangensis Okubo, 1983
- I. g. lingana Fruhstorfer, 1910
- I. g. natunensis Fruhstorfer, 1910
- I. g. nigrocostalis Hagen, 1902
- I. g. messala Fruhstorfer, 1910
- I. g. palawana Fruhstorfer, 1910
- I. g. perakana Fruhstorfer, 1899
- I. g. pseudocostalis van Eecke, 1914
References
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