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Palaeonympha opalina

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Nymphalidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Subfamily
  
Satyrinae

Palaeonympha opalina

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Palaeonympha opalina is a species of satyrid butterfly. It is found in Taiwan and China.

The larvae of subspecies macrophthalmia feed on Lophatherum gracile, Oplismenus undulatifolius (including var. microphyllus), Miscanthus sinensis.

Subspecies

  • Palaeonympha opalina opalina (China: Shaanxi, Hupei)
  • Palaeonympha opalina macrophthalmia Fruhstorfer, 1911 (Taiwan)
  • Palaeonympha opalina bailiensis Yoshino, 2001 (China: northern Yunnan)

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    Palaeonympha opalina Wikipedia
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