Taenaris horsfieldii

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Taenaris horsfieldii
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Mounted specimen, upperside
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Taenaris
Species:
T. horsfieldii
Binomial name
Taenaris horsfieldii
(Swainson, [1820]) [1]
Synonyms
  • Drusilla horsfieldiiSwainson, [1820]
  • Taenaris horsfieldi
  • Tenaris birchiDistant, 1883

Taenaris horsfieldii, the big eyed jungle lady or silky owl, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae.

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Subspecies

[1]

Illustration of Taenaris horsfieldii Zoological Illustrations Volume I Plate 11.jpg
Illustration of Taenaris horsfieldii

Description

Taenaris horsfieldii has a wingspan of about 70 millimetres (2.8 in). Upperside of forewings is pale fuscous, while hindwings are greyish white, with a large ocellated spot, of which the centre is blackish with a pale central eye, broadly surrounded with ochraceous. Underside of the forewings is darker towards base and hindwings have a larger and brighter ocellated spot. [2]

Distribution and habitat

This species can be found on Java, Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo and the Philippines (Palawan). It is a species of both primary and secondary forest. [1] [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Taenaris at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. Annals and magazine of natural history
  3. IUCN Red List