Idea leuconoe
| Paper kite | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Idea |
| Species: | I. leuconoe |
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| Idea leuconoe Erichson, 1834 | |
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The paper kite, rice paper, or large tree nymph[1] butterfly (Idea leuconoe) is known especially for its presence in butterfly greenhouses and live butterfly expositions. It has a wingspan of 12cm-14cm. The paper kite is of Southeast Asian origin, but can also be found in Northern Australia and Southern Taiwan.
Larvae feed on Parsonsia species, Tylophora hispida, Parsonsia helicandra, Parsonsia spiralis, and Cynanchum formosanum[2] so both the butterfly and larva are poisonous.
Description
The paper kite butterfly's forewings and hindwings are translucent silvery-white with black spots, similar to the Idea lynceus.
Subspecies
Listed alphabetically.[2]
- I. l. athesis Fruhstorfer, 1911
- I. l. caesena Fruhstorfer, 1911
- I. l. chersonesia (Fruhstorfer, 1898)
- I. l. clara (Butler, 1867)
- I. l. engania (Doherty, 1891)
- I. l. esanga Fruhstorfer, 1898
- I. l. fregela Fruhstorfer, 1911
- I. l. godmani Oberthür, 1878
- I. l. gordita Fruhstorfer, 1911
- I. l. javana Fruhstorfer, 1896
- I. l. kwashotoensis (Sonan, 1928)
- I. l. lasiaka van Eecke, 1913
- I. l. leuconoe Erichson, 1834
- I. l. moira Fruhstorfer, 1910
- I. l. natunensis Snellen, 1895
- I. l. nigriana Grose-Smith, 1895
- I. l. obscura Staudinger, 1889
- I. l. princesa Staudinger, 1889
- I. l. samara Fruhstorfer, 1910
- I. l. siamensis (Godfrey, 1916)
- I. l. solyma Fruhstorfer, 1910
- I. l. vedana Fruhstorfer, 1906
- I. l. vicetia Fruhstorfer, 1911
Gallery
Larva (catrpillar).jpg)
Pupa
Dorsal view
Ventral view
References
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