Thaumantis klugius

Thaumantis klugius is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It was described by Johann Zincken in 1831. It is found in the Indomalayan realm.[2]

Thaumantis klugius
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Thaumantis
Species:
T. klugius
Binomial name
Thaumantis klugius
(Zinken, 1831)[1]
Synonyms
  • Morpho klugius Zinken, 1831
  • Thaumantis lucipor Westwood, 1851
  • Thaumantis lucipor candika Fruhstorfer, 1905

Subspecies
  • T. k. klugius (Borneo, Java)
  • T. k. lucipor Westwood, 1851 (Peninsular Malaya, Singapore)
  • T. k. candika (Fruhstorfer, 1905) (Sumatra)

Etymology

The name honours Johann Christoph Friedrich Klug.

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References
  1. Zinken, 1831 Beitrag zur Insecten-Fauna von Java Nova Acta physico-med. [Leop. Carol.] 15 (1): 129-194, pl. 14-16
  2. Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9
  • Thaumantis at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms


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