| Polyura hebe | |
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| Dorsal view of P. h. fallax from Java | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Polyura |
| Species: | P. hebe |
| Binomial name | |
| Polyura hebe (Butler, 1866) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Polyura hebe, the plain nawab, is a butterfly belonging to the brush-footed butterflies family (Nymphalidae).
Polyura hebe has a wingspan of about 65 millimetres (2.6 in). In these medium-sized, heavy-bodies butterflies the outer edge of the forewings is concave, with a pointed apex and the hindwings show two short tails. The upperside of the wings is greenish white. A broad dark brown apical border, wide at the apex, but decreasing in width towards the base of the costa, forms a wide internal greenish-white band. Also the hindwings show a broad dark brown border, with submarginal small white marks. The underside is brown and has a wide pale silvery-green median patch. The caterpillar is bright green and has a black four-horned head. [2] [3]
Larva feed on several plant of the family Leguminosae, sub-family Mimosoideae, mainly red saga ( Adenanthera pavonina ), Albizia falcata , Falcataria moluccana , and petai ( Parkia speciosa ). [1] [3]
This species can be found in Burma, Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore, Java, Sumatra, Bali, and Borneo. [1]
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