Taenaris horsfieldii
Mounted specimen, upperside
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Taenaris
Species:
T. horsfieldii
Binomial name
Taenaris horsfieldii
(Swainson, [1820]) [1]
Synonyms
  • Drusilla horsfieldii Swainson, [1820]
  • Taenaris horsfieldi
  • Tenaris birchi Distant, 1883

Taenaris horsfieldii, the big eyed jungle lady or silky owl, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae.

Subspecies

  • Taenaris horsfieldii horsfieldi (Java)
  • Taenaris horsfieldii birchi Distant, 1883 (Peninsular Malaya: Johore)
  • Taenaris horsfieldii occulta Grose-Smith, 1889 (Borneo)
  • Taenaris horsfieldii plateni Staudinger, 1889 (Palawan)

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Illustration of Taenaris horsfieldii

Description

Taenaris horsfieldii has a wingspan of about 70 millimetres (2.8 in). Upperside of forewings is pale fuscous, while hindwings are greyish white, with a large ocellated spot, of which the centre is blackish with a pale central eye, broadly surrounded with ochraceous. Underside of the forewings is darker towards base and hindwings have a larger and brighter ocellated spot.[2]

Distribution and habitat

This species can be found on Java, Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo and the Philippines (Palawan). It is a species of both primary and secondary forest.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Taenaris at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ↑ Annals and magazine of natural history
  3. ↑ IUCN Red List


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