Ideopsis juventa

Wood nymph
Underside
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Ideopsis
Species:	I. juventa
Binomial name
Ideopsis juventa (Cramer, [1777])
Synonyms
Papilio juventaCramer, [1777] Ideopsis catellaFruhstorfer, 1912 Ideopsis chevalieriHulstaert, 1924 Ideopsis claviger(Gmelin, 1790) Ideopsis doreyanaJoicey & Talbot, 1925 Ideopsis hadrumetaFruhstorfer, 1911 Ideopsis homonymaBryk, 1937 Radena kamberaDoherty, 1891 Ideopsis krakatauaeMoulton, 1921 Ideopsis messanaFruhstorfer, 1913 Ideopsis nicobaricaWood-Mason, 1881 Ideopsis piadaFruhstorfer, 1915 Ideopsis remotavan Eecke, 1915 Ideopsis robinsoniRothschild, 1920 Ideopsis simillimavan Eecke, 1915 Ideopsis suluanaTalbot, 1943 Ideopsis tipasaFruhstorfer, 1911 Ideopsis uluanaTalbot, 1943 Radena juventa Danaus juventa

Ideopsis juventa, the wood nymph, gray glassy tiger or grey glassy tiger, is a species of nymphalid butterfly in the Danainae subfamily. It is found in Southeast Asia. ^[1]

This butterfly is dark gray or black with two rows of circular white dots along the margins of its wings and elongated white patches closer to the body. The elongated white patches appear to radiate from the thorax.

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  Ideopsis juventa(middle) along with Danaus ismare(right) and Euploea algea(left)

Life cycle

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  Adult
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  Larva
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  Pupa

Subspecies

• I. j. juventa (Java, Bali)
• I. j. pseudosimilisvan Eecke, 1915 (Sumatra, Bangka)
• I. j. scrobiavan Eecke, 1915 (Belitung)
• I. j. sapanaTalbot, 1943 (Kangean)
• I. j. longaDoherty, 1891 (Enggano)
• I. j. sticticaFruhstorfer, 1899 (Sumbawa)
• I. j. phanaFruhstorfer, 1904 (Lombok)
• I. j. kallatiaFruhstorfer, 1904 (Kalao)
• I. j. lycosuraFruhstorfer, 1910 (Bonerate)
• I. j. sitah(Fruhstorfer, 1904) (Natuna Islands, Islands on east coast of Malaya)
• I. j. kinitisFruhstorfer, 1904 (northern Borneo)
• I. j. ishmaButler, 1869 (Sulawesi)
• I. j. gariaFruhstorfer, 1904 (Philippines: Basilan)
• I. j. manillanaMoore, 1883 (Philippines: Luzon)
• I. j. luzonicaMoore, 1883 (Philippines: Babuyanes)
• I. j. satelliticaFruhstorfer, 1899 (Selajar)
• I. j. sophonisbeFruhstorfer, 1904 (Sula Mangoli)
• I. j. sequanaFruhstorfer, 1910 (Tukangbesi Islands)
• I. j. tontoliensis(Fruhstorfer, 1897) (north-eastern Sulawesi)
• I. j. lirungensisFruhstorfer, 1899 (Talaud Islands)
• I. j. curtisiMoore, 1883 (Halmahera, Ternate, Bachan)
• I. j. ellidaFruhstorfer, 1904 (Obi)
• I. j. meganire(Godart, 1819) (Buru, Ambon, Serang)
• I. j. bosnika(Talbot, 1943) (Biak)
• I. j. sobrina(Boisduval, 1832) (West Irian)
• I. j. purpurata(Butler, 1866) (Salawati, Misool, Waigeu)
• I. j. tanais(Fruhstorfer, 1904) (Geelvink Bay)
• I. j. kolleri(Hulstaert, 1923) (West Irian)
• I. j. hollandia(Talbot, 1943) (West Irian: Humboldt Bay)
• I. j. metaxaFruhstorfer, 1910 (Finschhafe, Huon Gulf, New Guinea)
• I. j. eugenia(Fruhstorfer, 1907) (north-western New Guinea, Vulcan, Dampier, Rooke Islands)
• I. j. georginaFruhstorfer, 1904 (south-eastern Papua)
• I. j. sobrinoidesButler, 1882 (Admiralty Islands to New Britain to New Ireland to the Solomon Islands)
• I. j. zaniraFruhsorfer, 1904 (Maleita, Savo)

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  I. j. tontoliensis, male
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  Ideopsis juventa at Warembungan, Minahasa Regency, North Sulawesi

References

1. Guide to the Butterflies of the Malayan Woods. Toronto:Metro Toronto Zoo.