Idea lynceus

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Tree-nymph
File:Idea lynceus.jpg
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Idea
Species:
I. lynceus
Binomial name
Idea lynceus
(Drury, 1773)
Synonyms
  • Papilio lynceus Drury, [1773]
  • Hestia reinwardti Moore, 1883

Idea lynceus, the tree-nymph (Malaysian giant tree-nymph),[1] is a species of nymphalid butterfly in the Danainae subfamily. It is found in South East Asia.

The wingspan is about 135–165 mm.

The larvae feed on Aganosma corymbosa.

Subspecies

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Listed alphabetically:[2]

  • I. l. favorinus Fruhstorfer, 1910
  • I. l. fumata Fruhstorfer, 1897 (southern Borneo)
  • I. l. lynceus (Malaysian giant tree-nymph)[1](Burma, Thailand, Peninsular Malaya, Langkawi, Sumatra)
  • I. l. niasica Fruhstorfer, 1903 (Nias)
  • I. l. reinwardti Moore, 1883
  • I. l. thalassica Fruhstorfer, 1910[3]

References

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