| Tanaecia pelea | |
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| 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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The Malay Viscount, Tanaecia pelea, is a species of butterfly of the Nymphalidae family.
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Tanaecia pelea has a wingspan reaching 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 markings.
It is found in Malaya, Borneo, Nias and Pulau Tioman.