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Taenaris horsfieldii

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Nymphalidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Taenaris

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Taenaris horsfieldii is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family.

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Subspecies

  • Taenaris horsfieldii horsfieldi (Java)
  • Taenaris horsfieldii birchi Distant, 1883 (Peninsular Malaya: Johore)
  • Taenaris horsfieldii occulta Grose-Smith, 1889 (Borneo)
  • Taenaris horsfieldii plateni Staudinger, 1889 (Palawan)

    • Description

    Taenaris horsfieldii has a wingspan of about 70 millimetres (2.8 in). Upperside of forewings is pale fuscous, while hindwings are greyish white, with a large ocellated spot, of which the centre is blackish with a pale central eye, broadly surrounded with ochraceous. Underside of the forewings is darker towards base and hindwings have a larger and brighter ocellated spot.

    Distribution and habitat

    This species can be found on Java, Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo and the Philippines (Palawan). It is a species of both primary and secondary forest.

    References

    Taenaris horsfieldii Wikipedia
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