Kingdom Animalia Family Nymphalidae Genus Taenaris Order Butterflies and moths | Class Insecta Phylum Arthropoda Rank Species | |
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Similar Taenaris, Taenaris myops, Taenaris horsfieldii, Taenaris urania | ||
Taenaris macrops, the silky owl, is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family.
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Description
Taenaris macrops has a wingspan of about 80–90 millimetres (3.1–3.5 in). Wings are whitish, with dark brown edges. Upperside of each hindwing has one large ocellated spot, while undersides of each hinding show two large bright eyepots, of which the centre is blackish with a small white central eye, broadly surrounded with yellowish.
Distribution
This species can be found in the northern Maluku Islands.
References
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