Vindula arsinoe
Cruiser | |
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Male, dorsal view | |
Male, ventral view | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Vindula |
Species: | V. arsinoe |
Subspecies: | see text |
Binomial name | |
Vindula arsinoe (Cramer, 1777) | |
The Cruiser (Vindula arsinoe)[1] is a day butterfly from the family Nymphalidae. It ranges from the Maluku Islands and New Guinea to the Solomon Islands and Queensland. It is sexually dimorphic.
- Dorsal view of male, Cairns, Queensland
- Female, Cairns, Queensland
Subspecies
- V. a. ada (Butler, 1874) – (Banks I., Cape York - Mackay)
- V. a. adina (Fruhstorfer, 1906) – (Waigeu)
- V. a. arsinoe (Cramer, [1777]) – (Ambon, Serang, Saparua)
- V. a. bosnikensis (Joicey & Noakes, 1915) – (Biak)
- V. a. catenes (Godman & Salvin, 1888) – (Solomons (Santa Anna Is.))
- V. a. clodia (Godman & Salvin, 1888) – (Solomons (Ulana Is.))
- V. a. dampierensis (Rothschild, 1915) – (Dampier Is.)
- V. a. figalea (Fruhstorfer, 1904) – (Obi)
- V. a. insularis (Godman & Salvin, 1877) – (New Britain, Duke of York group)
- V. a. lemina (Ribbe, 1898) – (New Ireland)
- V. a. meforica (Fruhstorfer, 1906) – (Noemfoor Is.)
- V. a. melena (Fruhstorfer, 1899) – (New Ireland)
- V. a. moluccana Nieuwenhuis – (N. Moluccas?)
- V. a. pisidike (Fruhstorfer, 1903) – (Fergusson, Goodenough, Normanby Is.)
- V. a. polykaste (Fruhstorfer, 1903) – (Trobriand Is.)
- V. a. rebeli (Fruhstorfer, 1906) – (West Irian - Papua)
- V. a. rookiana (Strand, 1916) – (Rook Is.)
References
- ↑ Herbison-Evans, Don. "Vindula arsinoe". University of Technology, Sydney. Archived from the original on 2008-07-28. Retrieved 2008-09-09.
- ↑ Vindula arsinoe, funet.fi
- ↑ http://anic.ento.csiro.au/entomid-png/taxon_details.asp?BiotaID=8101
External links
- Vindula arsinoe ada, Cruiser butterfly, Natural History Museum
- Vindula arsinoe ada, Australian Biological Resources Study
- Vindula arsinoe, James Cook University
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