Idea stolli

Common tree nymph
I. s. logani
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Idea
Species:	I. stolli
Binomial name
Idea stolli (Moore, 1883)
Synonyms
Hestia stolliMoore, 1883 Hestia logani alcesteFruhstorfer, 1910 Hestia dianaFruhstorfer, 1906 Hestia donovaniMoore, 1883 Hestia druryiMoore, 1883 Hestia lynceus favorinusFruhstorfer, 1910 Hestia logani mevariaFruhstorfer, 1910 [?] *Idea stolli daldorffi Corbet, 1942

Idea stolli, the common tree nymph, is a species of nymphalid butterfly in the Danainae subfamily. It is found in South East Asia. There are twelve Idea species, of which five occur in West Malaysia.

The wings are white with black dots and veins. The wingspan is about 150 mm.

The larvae feed on Aganosma cymosa and Aganosma corymbosa .

Subspecies

Listed alphabetically: ^[1]

• I. s. alcine Fruhstorfer, 1910 (southern Borneo, Sarawak)
• I. s. bintangavan Eecke, 1915 (Riau, Lingga Island)
• I. s. hypataFruhstorfer, 1910 (Sulu Island)
• I. s. logani(Moore, 1883) (Peninsular Malaya, Singapore, Sumatra, Batu Island)
• I. s. stolli(Moore, 1883) (Java)
• I. s. thalassicaFruhstorfer, 1910 (Natuna Island)
• I. s. virgoFruhstorfer, 1903 (northern Borneo)

References

1. "Idea Fabricius, 1807" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms