Amathusia masina

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Amathusia masina
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Amathusia
Species:
A. masina
Binomial name
Amathusia masina

Amathusia masina, the rusty palmking, is a butterfly found in the Indomalayan realm [2] It belongs to the Morphinae, a subfamily of the brush-footed butterflies.

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Description

Described as a new species of Amathusia characterised by the oval depression of the scent organ on the upper hindwing having an oval hair tuft near the base of space seven and a hair pencil. The ground colour is rich reddish brown and there are basal white stripes [3]

Subspecies

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References

  1. Fruhstorfer, H. 1904 Dt. ent. Z. Iris 17 (1): 155 pdf
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  3. Corbet, A.S. and Pendlebury, H.M., 1993 The Butterflies of the Malay Peninsula Malaysian Nature Society; 4th edition revised by J.N. Eliot ISBN   978-9839681055