Tanaecia pelea
Tanaecia pelea, the Malay viscount, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae.
Tanaecia pelea | |
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T. p. pelea, Singapore | |
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T. p. irenae, Borneo | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Tanaecia |
Species: | T. pelea |
Binomial name | |
Tanaecia pelea Fabricius, 1787 | |
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Description
Tanaecia pelea has a wingspan of about 65–70 millimetres (2.6–2.8 in). The basic colour of the upper wings is pale brown with pearly-bluish edges. It has dark brown marking on the basal area and a discal series of dark brown-edged hastate (spear-shaped) markings.
Subspecies
- T. p. pelea (Malaya, Borneo)
- T. p. heliophila (Nias)
- T. p. irenae (Pulau Tioman)
Gallery
- Ventral view from Indonesia
- T. p. heliophila from Nias Island
- T. p. pelea male from Harau, West Sumatra
- T. p. pelea female from Harau, West Sumatra
- T. p. pelea female (ventral side) from Harau, West Sumatra
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References
- "Tanaecia Butler, [1869]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- BioLib.cz
- World Field Guide
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