Ideopsis juventa

Wood Nymph
Underside
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Ideopsis
Species: I. juventa
Binomial name
Ideopsis juventa
(Cramer, [1777])
Synonyms
  • Papilio juventa Cramer, [1777]
  • Ideopsis catella Fruhstorfer, 1912
  • Ideopsis chevalieri Hulstaert, 1924
  • Ideopsis claviger (Gmelin, 1790)
  • Ideopsis doreyana Joicey & Talbot, 1925
  • Ideopsis hadrumeta Fruhstorfer, 1911
  • Ideopsis homonyma Bryk, 1937
  • Radena kambera Doherty, 1891
  • Ideopsis krakatauae Moulton, 1921
  • Ideopsis messana Fruhstorfer, 1913
  • Ideopsis nicobarica Wood-Mason, 1881
  • Ideopsis piada Fruhstorfer, 1915
  • Ideopsis remota van Eecke, 1915
  • Ideopsis robinsoni Rothschild, 1920
  • Ideopsis simillima van Eecke, 1915
  • Ideopsis suluana Talbot, 1943
  • Ideopsis tipasa Fruhstorfer, 1911
  • Ideopsis uluana Talbot, 1943
  • Radena juventa
  • Danaus juventa

The Wood Nymph, Gray Glassy Tiger, or Grey Glassy Tiger (Ideopsis juventa) is a species of nymphalid butterfly in the Danainae subfamily. It is found in Southeast Asia.[1]

This butterfly is dark gray or black with two rows of circular white dots along the margins of its wings and any elongated white patchs closer to the body. The elongated white patches appear to radiate from the thorax.

Subspecies

References

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  1. Guide to the Butterflies of the Malayan Woods. Toronto:Metro Toronto Zoo.
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