Tanaecia amisa

Tanaecia amisa
Tanaecia amisa from Borneo, Mounted specimen, underside
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Tanaecia
Species: T. amisa
Binomial name
Tanaecia amisa
Grose-Smith, 1889

Tanaecia amisa is a species of butterfly of the Nymphalidae family.

Description

Tanaecia amisa has a wingspan reaching about 80 millimetres (3.1 in). Upperside of both wings is dark velvety brown, crossed in the middle by a pure white band. Underwings show a pale brown band, edged in both sides with dark brown markings. [1]

Distribution

This species can be found in Borneo. [2]

References

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