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Heteropsis narcissus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Nymphalidae

Genus
  
Heteropsis

Order
  
Butterflies and moths

Class
  
Insecta

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Rank
  
Species

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Similar
  
Heteropsis, Heteropsis drepana, Butterflies and moths, Cacyreus darius, Eurema floricola

Heteropsis narcissus is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found on Madagascar, Mauritius, Réunion and the Comoros. The habitat consists of forest margins, unnatural grasslands and anthropogenic environments.

The larvae feed on Poaceae species, including Bambusa species.

Subspecies

  • Heteropsis narcissus narcissus (Mauritius, Reunion)
  • Heteropsis narcissus fraterna (Butler, 1868) (Madagascar, Anjouan)
  • Heteropsis narcissus borbonica (Oberthür, 1916) (Reunion)
  • Heteropsis narcissus comorensis (Oberthür, 1916) (Anjouan and Moheli)
  • Heteropsis narcissus salimi (Turlin, 1994) (Grand Comore)
  • Heteropsis narcissus mayottensis (Oberthür, 1916) (Comoro Islands)

    • References

    Heteropsis narcissus Wikipedia
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