Idea lynceus

Idea lynceus, the tree-nymph, is a species of nymphalid butterfly in the Danainae subfamily. It is found in South East Asia.

Tree-nymph
Scientific 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

The wingspan is about 135–165 mm.

The larvae feed on Aganosma corymbosa.

Subspecies

Listed alphabetically:[1]

  • I. s. fumata Fruhstorfer, 1897 (southern Borneo)
  • I. s. lynceus (Burma, Thailand, Peninsular Malaya, Langkawi, Sumatra)
  • I. s. niasica Fruhstorfer, 1903 (Nias)
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References

  1. "Idea Fabricius, 1807" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms


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