Taenaris phorcas
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| Species: | T. phorcas
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| Taenaris phorcas (Westwood, 1851)
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Taenaris phorcas is a butterfly of the subfamily Morphinae in the family Nymphalidae.[1][2]
Subspecies
Subspecies include:[3]
- Taenaris phorcas phorcas (Bismarck Archipelago - Solomon Islands)
- Taenaris phorcas uranus Staudinger, 1888 (Bismarck Archipelago - Crown Island)
- Taenaris phorcas admiralitatis Rothschild, 1916 (Admiralty Islands)
Distribution
This species can be found in the Solomon Islands and Bismarck Archipelago.[3][4][5]
Description
The upperside of the wings contains large white blotches, with broad brown edges and a wide eyespot surrounded with yellow orange located in the white area of the hindwings. The underside of the hindwings shows an outer angle completely brown and a wide patch with two large black eyespots surrounded with yellow orange. The abdomen is brown.[5][6][7]
Biology
Larvae of this species feed on Dracaena species.[8]
References
- ^ Biolib
- ^ Catalogue of Life
- ^ a b Savela, Markku. "Taenaris Hübner, [1819]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 25, 2017.
- ^ Discover Life
- ^ a b Insect Life Forms
- ^ Transactions of the Entomological Society of London
- ^ Novitates Zoologicae: A Journal of Zoology in Connection with the Tring Museum
- ^ Taenaris phorcas at HOSTS
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