Penthema formosanum | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Penthema |
Species: | P. formosanum |
Binomial name | |
Penthema formosanum Rothschild, 1898 | |
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Penthema formosanum is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is endemic to Taiwan. [1]
The wingspan is 70–85 mm.
The larvae have been recorded on Sinocalamus oldhami , Bambusa multiplex and Phyllostachys makinoi .
Penthema lisarda, the yellow kaiser, is a species of satyrine butterfly found along the Himalayas and in Indochina.
Penthema is an east Asian genus of satyrine butterflies.