Taenaris macrops

Taenaris macrops
Taenaris macrops. Mounted specimen, underside
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Taenaris
Species: T. horsfieldii
Binomial name
Taenaris macrops
(C. & R. Felder, 1860)[1]
Synonyms
  • Drusilla macrops C. & R. Felder, 1860

Taenaris macrops, common name Silky Owl, is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family.

Subspecies

Description

Taenaris macrops has a wingspan of about 80–90 millimetres (3.1–3.5 in). Wings are whitish, with dark brown edges. Upperside of each hindwing has one large ocellated spot, while undersides of each hinding show two large bright eyepots, of which the centre is blackish with a small white central eye, broadly surrounded with yellowish.

Distribution

This species can be found in Northern Maluku Islands.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Taenaris at funet.fi


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