Ideopsis juventa
Species of butterfly
Wood nymph
Underside
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Nymphalidae
Genus:
Ideopsis
Species:
I. juventa
Binomial name
Ideopsis juventa
Synonyms
Papilio juventa Cramer, [1777]
Ideopsis catella Fruhstorfer, 1912
Ideopsis chevalieri Hulstaert, 1924
Ideopsis claviger (Gmelin, 1790)
Ideopsis doreyana Joicey & Talbot, 1925
Ideopsis hadrumeta Fruhstorfer, 1911
Ideopsis homonyma Bryk, 1937
Radena kambera Doherty, 1891
Ideopsis krakatauae Moulton, 1921
Ideopsis messana Fruhstorfer, 1913
Ideopsis nicobarica Wood-Mason, 1881
Ideopsis piada Fruhstorfer, 1915
Ideopsis remota van Eecke, 1915
Ideopsis robinsoni Rothschild, 1920
Ideopsis simillima van Eecke, 1915
Ideopsis suluana Talbot, 1943
Ideopsis tipasa Fruhstorfer, 1911
Ideopsis uluana Talbot, 1943
Radena juventa
Danaus juventa
Ideopsis juventa , the wood nymph , gray glassy tiger or grey glassy tiger , is a species of nymphalid butterfly in the Danainae subfamily. It is found in Southeast Asia .[ 1]
This butterfly is dark gray or black with two rows of circular white dots along the margins of its wings and elongated white patches closer to the body. The elongated white patches appear to radiate from the thorax.
Life Cycle
Subspecies
I. j. juventa (Java, Bali)
I. j. pseudosimilis van Eecke, 1915 (Sumatra, Bangka)
I. j. scrobia van Eecke, 1915 (Belitung)
I. j. sapana Talbot, 1943 (Kangean)
I. j. longa Doherty, 1891 (Enggano)
I. j. stictica Fruhstorfer, 1899 (Sumbawa)
I. j. phana Fruhstorfer, 1904 (Lombok)
I. j. kallatia Fruhstorfer, 1904 (Kalao)
I. j. lycosura Fruhstorfer, 1910 (Bonerate)
I. j. sitah (Fruhstorfer, 1904) (Natuna Islands, Islands on east coast of Malaya)
I. j. kinitis Fruhstorfer, 1904 (northern Borneo)
I. j. ishma Butler, 1869 (Sulawesi)
I. j. garia Fruhstorfer, 1904 (Philippines: Basilan)
I. j. manillana Moore, 1883 (Philippines: Luzon)
I. j. luzonica Moore, 1883 (Philippines: Babuyanes)
I. j. satellitica Fruhstorfer, 1899 (Selajar)
I. j. sophonisbe Fruhstorfer, 1904 (Sula Mangoli)
I. j. sequana Fruhstorfer, 1910 (Tukangbesi Islands)
I. j. tontoliensis (Fruhstorfer, 1897) (north-eastern Sulawesi)
I. j. lirungensis Fruhstorfer, 1899 (Talaud Islands)
I. j. curtisi Moore, 1883 (Halmahera, Ternate, Bachan)
I. j. ellida Fruhstorfer, 1904 (Obi)
I. j. meganire (Godart, 1819) (Buru, Ambon, Serang)
I. j. bosnika (Talbot, 1943) (Biak)
I. j. sobrina (Boisduval, 1832) (West Irian)
I. j. purpurata (Butler, 1866) (Salawati, Misool, Waigeu)
I. j. tanais (Fruhstorfer, 1904) (Geelvink Bay)
I. j. kolleri (Hulstaert, 1923) (West Irian)
I. j. hollandia (Talbot, 1943) (West Irian: Humboldt Bay)
I. j. metaxa Fruhstorfer, 1910 (Finschhafe, Huon Gulf, New Guinea)
I. j. eugenia (Fruhstorfer, 1907) (north-western New Guinea, Vulcan, Dampier, Rooke Islands)
I. j. georgina Fruhstorfer, 1904 (south-eastern Papua)
I. j. sobrinoides Butler, 1882 (Admiralty Islands to New Britain to New Ireland to the Solomon Islands)
I. j. zanira Fruhsorfer, 1904 (Maleita, Savo)
References
^ Guide to the Butterflies of the Malayan Woods. Toronto:Metro Toronto Zoo.