Stichophthalma howqua

Stichophthalma howqua
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Stichophthalma
Species:	S. howqua
Binomial name
	Stichophthalma howqua; (Westwood, 1851)
Synonyms
	Thaumantis howqua Westwood, 1851;

Stichophthalma howqua is a species of butterfly in genus Stichophthalma. It was described by John O. Westwood in 1851, and its subspecies can be found in Southeast Asia and China.^[2]

Subspecies

Stichophthalma howqua howqua
Stichophthalma howqua iapetus Brooks, 1949 (southern Vietnam)
Stichophthalma howqua tonkiniana Fruhstorfer, 1901 (northern Vietnam)
Stichophthalma howqua formosana Fruhstorfer, 1908 (Taiwan)
Stichophthalma howqua miyana Fruhstorfer, 1913 (Canton)
Stichophthalma howqua suffusa Leech, 1892 (Sichuan, Fujian)
Stichophthalma howqua bowringi Chun, 1929 (Hainan)

Subspecies gallery

S. h. formosana male - dorsal view - Taiwan
S. h. formosana female - ventral view - Taiwan
S. h. suffusa male - dorsal view - Ya'an, Sichuan, China

References

^ Stichophthalma at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
^ "Stichophthalma howqua: Westwood 1851". nymphalidae.utu.fi. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 29 October 2012.

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[1] Stichophthalma at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

[2] "Stichophthalma howqua: Westwood 1851". nymphalidae.utu.fi. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 29 October 2012.

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