Taenaris phorcas
Species of butterfly
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Taenaris phorcas is a butterfly of the subfamily Morphinae in the family Nymphalidae.[1][2]
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| Taenaris phorcas | |
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| Upperside | |
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| Underside | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Taenaris |
| Species: | T. phorcas |
| Binomial name | |
| Taenaris phorcas (Westwood, 1858) | |
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Subspecies
Subspecies include:[3]
- Taenaris phorcas phorcas (Bismarck Archipelago - Solomon Islands)
- Taenaris phorcas uranus Staudinger, 1888 (Bismarck Archipelago - Crown Island)
- Taenaris phorcas admiralitatis Rothschild, 1916 (Admiralty Islands)
Distribution
This species can be found in the Solomon Islands and Bismarck Archipelago.[3][4][5]
Description
The upperside of the wings contains large white blotches, with broad brown edges and a wide eyespot surrounded with yellow orange located in the white area of the hindwings. The underside of the hindwings shows an outer angle completely brown and a wide patch with two large black eyespots surrounded with yellow orange. The abdomen is brown.[5][6][7]
