Taenaris horsfieldii
| Taenaris horsfieldii | |
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| Taenaris horsfieldii. Mounted specimen, upperside | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Taenaris |
| Species: | T. horsfieldii |
| Binomial name | |
| Taenaris horsfieldii (Swainson, [1820]) [1] | |
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Taenaris horsfieldii is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family.
Subspecies
- Taenaris horsfieldii horsfieldi (Java)
- Taenaris horsfieldii birchi Distant, 1883 (Peninsular Malaya: Johore)
- Taenaris horsfieldii occulta Grose-Smith, 1889 (Borneo)
- Taenaris horsfieldii plateni Staudinger, 1889 (Palawan)
Illustration of Taenaris horsfieldii
Description
Taenaris horsfieldii has a wingspan of about 70 millimetres (2.8 in). Upperside of forewings is pale fuscous, while hindwings are greyish white, with a large ocellated spot, of which the centre is blackish with a pale central eye, broadly surrounded with ochraceous. Underside of the forewings is darker towards base and hindwings have a larger and brighter ocellated spot.[2]
Distribution and habitat
This species can be found on Java, Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo and the Philippines (Palawan). It is a species of both primary and secondary forest.[1][3]
References
- 1 2 3 Taenaris at funet.fi
- ↑ Annals and magazine of natural history
- ↑ IUCN Red List
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