Taenaris phorcas

Taenaris phorcas is a butterfly of the subfamily Morphinae in the family Nymphalidae.[1][2]

Taenaris phorcas
Upperside
Underside
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Nymphalidae
Genus:
Taenaris
Species:
T. phorcas
Binomial name
Taenaris phorcas
(Westwood, 1851)
Synonyms
  • Drusilla phorcas Westwood, 1858
  • Drusilla anableps Vollenhoven, 1860
  • Taenaris bougainvilleana Strand, 1914
  • Taenaris atesta Rebel, 1895
  • Taenaris farona Fruhstorfer, 1912
  • Tanearis phorcas umbonius Fruhstorfer, 1905
  • Tenaris anableps uranus Staudinger, 1888

Subspecies

Subspecies include:[3]

  • Taenaris phorcas phorcas (Bismarck Archipelago - Solomon Islands)
  • Taenaris phorcas uranus Staudinger, 1888 (Bismarck Archipelago - Crown Island)
  • Taenaris phorcas admiralitatis Rothschild, 1916 (Admiralty Islands)

Distribution

This species can be found in the Solomon Islands and Bismarck Archipelago.[3][4][5]

Description

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]

Biology

Larvae of this species feed on Dracaena species.[8]

References
  1. Biolib
  2. Catalogue of Life
  3. Savela, Markku. "Taenaris Hübner, [1819]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 25, 2017.
  4. Discover Life
  5. Insect Life Forms
  6. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London
  7. Novitates Zoologicae: A Journal of Zoology in Connection with the Tring Museum
  8. Taenaris phorcas at HOSTS


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