Cyrestis nivea

Straight-line map-wing
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Cyrestis
Species:	C. nivea
Binomial name
	Cyrestis nivea; (Zinken, 1831)
Synonyms
	Amathusia niveaZinken, 1831 ; Cyrestis nivalisC. & R. Felder, [1867] ;

Last updated February 14, 2025

Cyrestis nivea, the straight-line map-wing, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in South-East Asia. The habitat consists of primary and secondary forest at elevations between sea level and about 500 metres.^[2]

Subspecies

Cyrestis nivea nivea (Java)
Cyrestis nivea nivalisC. & R. Felder, [1867] (southern Thailand, Peninsular Malaya, Pulau Tioma, Sumatra, Borneo)
Cyrestis nivea pigmentosaOkubo, 1983
Cyrestis nivea superbusStaudinger (Palawan)
Cyrestis nivea fadorensisKheil (Nias)
Cyrestis nivea tonkinianaFruhstorfer, 1901 (northern Indo-China)
Cyrestis nivea baliensisMartin (Bali)
Cyrestis nivea fruhstorferiRöber (Kangean Island)
Cyrestis nivea sumbawanaMartin (Sumbawa)

References

↑ "Cyrestis Boisduval, 1832" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
↑ Learn about Butterflies ^[usurped]

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[1] "Cyrestis Boisduval, 1832" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

[2] Learn about Butterflies ^[usurped]

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