Palaeonympha

Palaeonympha
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Subtribe:	Euptychiina
Genus:	Palaeonympha ; Butler, 1871
Species:	P. opalina
Binomial name
	Palaeonympha opalina; Butler, 1871

Last updated July 26, 2025

Palaeonympha is a monotypic butterfly genus of the subfamily Satyrinae in the family Nymphalidae. Its one species, Palaeonympha opalina, is found in Taiwan ^[1]^[2] and China.^[3]

The larvae of subspecies macrophthalmia feed on Lophatherum gracile , Oplismenus undulatifolius (including var. microphyllus) and Miscanthus sinensis .^[3]

Subspecies

Palaeonympha opalina opalina (China: Shaanxi, Hupei)
Palaeonympha opalina macrophthalmiaFruhstorfer, 1911 (Taiwan)
Palaeonympha opalina bailiensisYoshino, 2001 (China: northern Yunnan)

References

↑ Palaeonympha opalina: Butler 1871. Tolweb. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
↑ Palaeonympha opalina: Butler 1871 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine . Nymphalidae. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
1 2 "Palaeonympha Butler, 1871" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

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[1] Palaeonympha opalina: Butler 1871. Tolweb. Retrieved 2 August 2012.

[2] Palaeonympha opalina: Butler 1871 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine . Nymphalidae. Retrieved 2 August 2012.

[Savela-3] 1 2 "Palaeonympha Butler, 1871" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

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