Idea agamarschana

Andaman tree-nymph
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Idea
Species: I. agamarschana
Binomial name
Idea agamarschana
(C.& R. Felder, 1865)[1]
Synonyms
  • Hestia agamarschana C. & R. Felder, [1865]
  • Hestia jasonia margherita Fruhstorfer, 1903
  • Hestina hadeni Wood-Mason & de Nicéville, 1880

The Andaman tree-nymph, Andaman tree nymph or Burma tree nymph (Idea agamarschana) is a large butterfly that belongs to the danaid group of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Burma, Bangladesh, India and on the Andaman Islands. The habitat consists of forest clearings and it is also found above the forest canopy.

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