Stichophthalma howqua

Stichophthalma howqua
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Stichophthalma
Species:
S. howqua
Binomial name
Stichophthalma howqua
(Westwood, 1851)[1]
Synonyms
  • Thaumantis howqua Westwood, 1851

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

  • Stichophthalma howqua howqua
  • 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)
  • S. h. formosana male - dorsal view - Taiwan
    S. h. formosana male - dorsal view - Taiwan
  • S. h. formosana female - ventral view - Taiwan
    S. h. formosana female - ventral view - Taiwan
  • S. h. suffusa male - dorsal view - Ya'an, Sichuan, China
    S. h. suffusa male - dorsal view - Ya'an, Sichuan, China

References

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  1. ^ Stichophthalma at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ^ "Stichophthalma howqua: Westwood 1851". nymphalidae.utu.fi. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 29 October 2012.


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