Penthema formosanum

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Penthema formosanum
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Penthema
Species:
P. formosanum
Binomial name
Penthema formosanum
Rothschild, 1898
Synonyms
  • Penthema formosana

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 .

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References

  1. "Penthema Doubleday, [1848]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms