Chersonesia rahria

Chersonesia rahria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Chersonesia
Species:	C. rahria
Binomial name
	Chersonesia rahria; (Moore, [1858])
Synonyms
	Cyrestis rahriaMoore, [1858]; Cyrestis rahria ingensvan Eecke, 1918; Chersonesia tiomanaPendlebury, 1933; Chersonesia rahria var. apicustaHagen, 1898; Chersonesia rahria var. apicustaHagen, 1902; Cyrestis celebensisRothschild, 1892;

Last updated January 08, 2026

Chersonesia rahria is an Indomalayan butterfly of the family Nymphalidae (Cyrestinae). It is found from Manipur and Naga Hills to Burma then from Borneo to Celebes.^[1]

Subspecies

C. r. rahria (Peninsular Malaya, Java, Sumatra, Borneo)
C. r. tiomanaPendlebury, 1933 (Pulau Tioman)
C. r. apicustaHagen, 1898 (Mentawai Islands)
C. r. sannaFruhstorfer, 1906 (Batu Island)
C. r. celebensis(Rothschild, 1892) (Sulawesi)
C. r. mangolinaFruhstorfer, 1899 (Sula Islands)
C. r. banggainaTsukada & Nishiyama, 1985 (Banggai)

References

↑ "Chersonesia Distant, 1883" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

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[1] "Chersonesia Distant, 1883" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

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Chersonesia rahria

Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Chersonesia
Species:	C. rahria
Binomial name
*Chersonesia rahria* (Moore, [1858])
Synonyms
Cyrestis rahriaMoore, [1858] Cyrestis rahria ingensvan Eecke, 1918 Chersonesia tiomanaPendlebury, 1933 Chersonesia rahria var. apicustaHagen, 1898 Chersonesia rahria var. apicustaHagen, 1902 Cyrestis celebensisRothschild, 1892