Idea stolli
Common tree nymph | |
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I. s. logani | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Idea |
Species: | I. stolli |
Binomial name | |
Idea stolli (Moore, 1883) | |
Synonyms | |
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Idea stolli, the common tree nymph, is a species of nymphalid butterfly in the Danainae subfamily. It is found in South East Asia. There are twelve Idea species, of which five occur in West Malaysia.
The wings are white with black dots and veins. The wingspan is about 150 mm.
The larvae feed on Aganosma cymosa and Aganosma corymbosa.
Subspecies
Listed alphabetically:[1]
- I. s. alcine Fruhstorfer, 1910 (southern Borneo, Sarawak)
- I. s. bintanga van Eecke, 1915 (Riau, Lingga Island)
- I. s. hypata Fruhstorfer, 1910 (Sulu Island)
- I. s. logani (Moore, 1883) (Peninsular Malaya, Singapore, Sumatra, Batu Island)
- I. s. stolli (Moore, 1883) (Java)
- I. s. thalassica Fruhstorfer, 1910 (Natuna Island)
- I. s. virgo Fruhstorfer, 1903 (northern Borneo)
References
- ↑ "Idea Fabricius, 1807" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
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