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Penthema formosanum

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Penthema formosanum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Penthema
Species:
P. formosanum
Binomial name
Penthema formosanum
Synonyms
  • Penthema formosana

Penthema formosanum is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is endemic to Taiwan.[1]

The wingspan is 70–85 mm.

The larvae have been recorded on Sinocalamus oldhami, Bambusa multiplex and Phyllostachys makinoi.

References

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  1. ^ "Penthema Doubleday, [1848]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms