Polyura pyrrhus

Charaxes (Polyura) pyrrhus is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It was described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae. It is found in the Australasian realm including New Guinea, Australia, Timor, Moluccas.[2]

Polyura pyrrhus
Polyura pyrrhus pyrrhus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Nymphalidae
Genus:
Charaxes
Species:
C. pyrrhus
Binomial name
Charaxes pyrrhus
Synonyms
  • Papilio pyrrhus Linnaeus, 1758
  • Polyura pyrrhus
  • Papilio canomaculatus Goeze, 1779
  • Papilio sempronius Fabricius, 1793
  • Jasia australis Swainson, 1833
  • Charaxes tyrtaeus C. & R. Felder, 1859
  • Charaxes galaxia Butler, [1866]
  • Eulepis pyrrhus pyrrhulus Fruhstorfer, 1903
  • Charaxes jovis Staudinger, 1895
  • Eulepis pyrrhus bandanus Rothschild, 1898
  • Eulepis pyrrhus lettianus Rothschild, 1898
  • Eulepis pyrrhus aloranus Rothschild, 1898
  • Eulepis pyrrhus kalaonicus Rothschild, 1898
  • Eulepis pyrrhus scipio Rothschild, 1898
  • Eulepis pyrrhus babbericus Fruhstorfer, 1903
  • Eulepis pyrrhus antigonus Fruhstorfer, 1904
  • Eulepis pyrrhus romanus Fruhstorfer, 1904
  • Eulepis pyrrhus tiberius Waterhouse, 1920

Subspecies
  • C. p. pyrrhus (Buru, Ambon, Seram, Saraparua, Batjan)
  • C. p. sempronius (Fabricius, 1793) (Australia)
  • C. p. galaxia (Butler, [1866]) (Timor, Wetar)
  • C. p. jovis (Staudinger, 1895) (Sumbawa)
  • C. p. bandanus (Rothschild, 1898) (Banda Island)
  • C. p. lettianus (Rothschild, 1898) (Letti)
  • C. p. aloranus (Rothschild, 1898) (Alor)
  • C. p. kalaonicus (Rothschild, 1898) (Kalao, Flores)
  • C. p. scipio (Rothschild, 1898) (Sumba)
  • C. p. babbericus (Fruhstorfer, 1903) (Babar)
  • C. p. antigonus(Fruhstorfer, 1904) (Sermata, Damar)
  • C. p. romanus (Fruhstorfer, 1904) (Romang)
  • C. p. tiberius (Waterhouse, 1920) (Lord Howe Island)

Biology

The larva feeds on species in the genera Acacia, Albizia, Robinia, Cassia, Celtis and Ponsiana.

References
  1. Linnaeus, 1758 Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Clases, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Symonymis, Locis. Tomis I. 10th Edition
  2. Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9
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