Penthema formosanum
| Penthema formosanum | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Tribe: | Elymniini |
| Genus: | Penthema |
| Species: | P. formosanum |
| Binomial name | |
| Penthema formosanum Rothschild, 1898 | |
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Penthema formosanum is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is endemic to Taiwan.
The wingspan is 70-85 mm.
The larvae have been recorded on Sinocalamus oldhami, Bambusa multiplex and Phyllostachys makinoi.
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