Taenaris myops
| Taenaris myops | |
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| Taenaris myops wahnesi. Mounted specimen, underside | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Taenaris |
| Species: | T. myops |
| Binomial name | |
| Taenaris myops (C. & R. Felder, 1860)[1] | |
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Taenaris myops is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family.
Subspecies
- Taenaris myops myops - Aru
- Taenaris myops kirschii (Staudinger, 1887) - SE.New Guinea, E.Papua, SE.Papua, Yule I.
- Taenaris myops praxedes Fruhstorfer, 1904 - Salawati
- Taenaris myops parallelus Rothschild, 1916 - Misool, Waigeu
- Taenaris myops merana Fruhstorfer, 1904 - NW.West Irian
- Taenaris myops maneta Hulstaert, 1923 - S.West Irian (Merauke)
- Taenaris myops vanhaasterti Hulstaert, 1925 - SE.West Irian
- Taenaris myops ansuna Fruhstorfer, 1904 - Jobi I.
- Taenaris myops phrixus Brooks, 1950 - West Irian (Dore Bay)
- Taenaris myops rothschildi Grose-Smith, 1894 - Humboldt Bay
- Taenaris myops wahnesi Heller, 1894 - N.New Guinea (coast)
- Taenaris myops miscus Fruhstorfer, 1905 - Normanby, Goodenough I.
- Taenaris myops fergussonia Fruhstorfer, 1904 - Fergusson, Trobriand, Woodlark I.
Description
Taenaris myops has a wingspan of about 80–90 millimetres (3.1–3.5 in). Wings are fuliginous grey. Upperside of each hindwing has one ocellated spot, while undersides of each hinding show two large bright eyepots, of which the centre is blackish with a small white central eye, surrounded with a pale fulvous ring.[2]
Distribution
This species can be found in New Guinea.[1]
References
- 1 2 Taenaris at funet.fi
- ↑ Novitates zoologicae
External links
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