Idea lynceus

Updated on Dec 19, 2024

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Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Nymphalidae Rank Species		Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Idea

Similar Idea stolli, Idea, Ceylon tree nymph, Ideopsis gaura, Euploea crameri

Idea lynceus, the tree-nymph, is a species of nymphalid butterfly in the Danainae subfamily. It is found in South East Asia.

The wingspan is about 135–165 mm.

The larvae feed on Aganosma corymbosa.

Subspecies

Listed alphabetically:

I. s. fumata Fruhstorfer, 1897 (southern Borneo)

I. s. lynceus (Burma, Thailand, Peninsular Malaya, Langkawi, Sumatra)

I. s. niasica Fruhstorfer, 1903 (Nias)

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