Stichophthalma

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Stichophthalma
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Morphinae
Tribe: Amathusiini
Genus: Stichophthalma
C. & R. Felder, 1862 [1]

Stichophthalma is a genus of butterflies in the family Nymphalidae called jungle queens. The members are confined to India, China and Southeast Asia.

Stichophthalma howqua formosana
Stichophthalma howqua tonkiniana
Stichophthalma fruhstorferi and
Stichophthalma camadeva camadevoides with related species in Adalbert Seitz Seitz9FaunaIndoAustralicaPlate103.jpg
Stichophthalma howqua formosana
Stichophthalma howqua tonkiniana
Stichophthalma fruhstorferi and
Stichophthalma camadeva camadevoides with related species in Adalbert Seitz

Species

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References

  1. "Stichophthalma C. & R. Felder, 1862" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms