| Taenaris phorcas | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Taenaris |
| Species: | T. phorcas |
| Binomial name | |
| Taenaris phorcas (Westwood, 1858) | |
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Taenaris phorcas is a butterfly of the subfamily Morphinae in the family Nymphalidae. [1] [2]
Subspecies include: [3]
This species can be found in the Solomon Islands and Bismarck Archipelago. [3] [4] [5]
The upperside of the wings contains large white blotches, with broad brown edges and a wide eyespot surrounded with yellow orange located in the white area of the hindwings. The underside of the hindwings shows an outer angle completely brown and a wide patch with two large black eyespots surrounded with yellow orange. The abdomen is brown. [5] [6] [7]
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