Stichophthalma howqua
Appearance
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Stichophthalma |
Species: | S. howqua
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Binomial name | |
Stichophthalma howqua | |
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Stichophthalma howqua is a species of butterfly in genus Stichophthalma. It was described by John O. Westwood in 1851, and its subspecies can be found in Southeast Asia and China.[2]
Subspecies
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- Stichophthalma howqua iapetus Brooks, 1949 (southern Vietnam)
- Stichophthalma howqua tonkiniana Fruhstorfer, 1901 (northern Vietnam)
- Stichophthalma howqua formosana Fruhstorfer, 1908 (Taiwan)
- Stichophthalma howqua miyana Fruhstorfer, 1913 (Canton)
- Stichophthalma howqua suffusa Leech, 1892 (Sichuan, Fujian)
- Stichophthalma howqua bowringi Chun, 1929 (Hainan)
Subspecies gallery
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S. h. formosana male - dorsal view - Taiwan
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S. h. formosana female - ventral view - Taiwan
References
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Wikispecies has information related to Stichophthalma howqua.
- ^ Stichophthalma at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ "Stichophthalma howqua: Westwood 1851". nymphalidae.utu.fi. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 29 October 2012.