Idea durvillei
Appearance
Idea durvillei | |
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Idea durvillei theia | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Idea |
Species: | I. durvillei
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Binomial name | |
Idea durvillei | |
Synonyms | |
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Idea durvillei is a large butterfly that belongs to the danaid group of the family Nymphalidae. It was described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1832. It is found in the Australasian realm.[2] The name honours Jules Dumont d'Urville.[citation needed]
Subspecies
[edit]- I. d. durvillei (Misool, Gebe, Waigeu)
- I. d. theia (Fruhstorfer, 1903) (Halmahera, Ternate, Bachan, Obi)
- I. d. hemera (Fruhstorfer, 1903) (Biak)
- I. d. keyensis (Fruhstorfer, 1899) (Kai Island, Aru)
- I. d. nike (Fruhstorfer, 1903) (West Irian, Mioswar, Jobi Island)
- I. d. metris (Fruhstorfer, 1903) (Salawati)
References
[edit]- ^ Boisduval, 1832 Voyage de découvertes de l'Astrolabe exécuté par ordre du Roi, pendant les années 1826-1827-1828-1829, sous le commandément de M. J. Dumont d'Urville. Faune entomologique de l'Océan Pacifique, avec l'illustration des insectes nouveaux recueillis pendant le voyage. Lépidoptères in d'Urville, Voy. Astrolabe (Faune ent. Pacif.) 1 : 1-267, pl. 1-5
- ^ Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9
External links
[edit]- "Idea Fabricius, 1807" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms