Stichophthalma howqua
Species of butterfly
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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]
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Stichophthalma |
| Species: | S. howqua |
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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)
Subspecies gallery
S. h. formosana male - dorsal view - Taiwan
S. h. formosana female - ventral view - Taiwan
