Palaeonympha
Genus of butterflies
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Palaeonympha is a monotypic butterfly genus of the subfamily Satyrinae in the family Nymphalidae. Its one species, Palaeonympha opalina, is found in Taiwan[1][2] and China.[3]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Subtribe: | Euptychiina |
| Genus: | Palaeonympha Butler, 1871 |
| Species: | P. opalina |
| Binomial name | |
| Palaeonympha opalina Butler, 1871 | |
The larvae of subspecies macrophthalmia feed on Lophatherum gracile, Oplismenus undulatifolius (including var. microphyllus) and Miscanthus sinensis.[3]
Subspecies
- Palaeonympha opalina opalina (China: Shaanxi, Hupei)
- Palaeonympha opalina macrophthalmia Fruhstorfer, 1911 (Taiwan)
- Palaeonympha opalina bailiensis Yoshino, 2001 (China: northern Yunnan)
