Vindula arsinoe
| Cruiser | |
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| Male, dorsal view | |
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| Male, ventral view | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Vindula |
| Species: | V. arsinoe |
| Subspecies: | see text |
| Binomial name | |
| Vindula arsinoe (Cramer, 1777) | |
The Cruiser (Vindula arsinoe)[1] is a day butterfly from the family Nymphalidae. It ranges from the Maluku Islands and New Guinea to the Solomon Islands and Queensland. It is sexually dimorphic.
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Dorsal view of male, Cairns, Queensland
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Female, Cairns, Queensland
Subspecies
- V. a. ada (Butler, 1874)
- V. a. adina (Fruhstorfer, 1906)
- V. a. arsinoe (Cramer, 1777)
- V. a. bosnikensis (Joicey & Noakes)
- V. a. catenes (Godman & Salvin)
- V. a. clodia (Godman & Salvin)
- V. a. dampierensis (Rothschild, 1915)
- V. a. erotella (Butler)
- V. a. figalea (Fruhstorfer)
- V. a. insularis (Godman & Salvin, 1877)
- V. a. lemina (Ribbe, 1898)
- V. a. meforica (Fruhstorfer, 1906)
- V. A. meridionalis (Talbot, 1932)
- V. a. moluccana (Nieuwenhuis)
- V. a. pisidike (Fruhstorfer)
- V. a. polykaste (Fruhstorfer)
- V. a. rebeli (Fruhstorfer, 1906)
- V. a. rookiana (Strand, 1916)
References
- ↑ Herbison-Evans, Don. "Vindula arsinoe". University of Technology, Sydney. Archived from the original on 2008-07-28. Retrieved 2008-09-09.
- ↑ http://ftp.funet.fi/index/Tree_of_life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/papilionoidea/nymphalidae/heliconiinae/vindula/index.html
- ↑ http://anic.ento.csiro.au/entomid-png/taxon_details.asp?BiotaID=8101
External links
- Vindula arsinoe ada, Cruiser butterfly, Natural History Museum
- Vindula arsinoe ada, Australian Biological Resources Study
- Vindula arsinoe, James Cook University