Polyura hebe
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| Polyura hebe | |
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| Dorsal view of P. h. fallax from Java | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Polyura |
| Species: | P. hebe |
| Binomial name | |
| Polyura hebe (Butler, 1866) | |
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Polyura hebe, the plain nawab, is a butterfly belonging to the brush-footed butterflies family (Nymphalidae).
Subspecies
[edit]- P. h. hebe (Butler, 1866) – Sumatra
- P. h. ganymedes (Staudinger, 1886) – Borneo
- P. h. fallax (Röber, 1894) – Java
- P. h. fallacides (Fruhstorfer, 1895) – Nias
- P. h. plautus (Fruhstorfer, 1898) – Singapore
- P. h. chersonesus (Fruhstorfer, 1898) – Peninsular Malaya, Thailand, Burma
- P. h. lombokianus (Fruhstorfer, 1898) – Lombok
- P. h. arnoldi (Rothschild, 1899) – Sumba
- P. h. kangeanus (Fruhstorfer, 1903) – Kangean Island
- P. h. baweanicus (Fruhstorfer, 1906) – Bawean
- P. h. nikias (Fruhstorfer, 1914) – Bali
- P. h. clavata (van Eecke, 1918) – Simeulue
- P. h. quaesita Corbet, 1942 – Sipora Island
- P. h. takizawai Hanafusa, 1987
Description
[edit]Polyura hebe has a wingspan of about 65 millimetres (2.6 in). In these medium-sized, heavy-bodies butterflies the outer edge of the forewings is concave, with a pointed apex and the hindwings show two short tails. The upperside of the wings is greenish white. A broad dark brown apical border, wide at the apex, but decreasing in width towards the base of the costa, forms a wide internal greenish-white band. Also the hindwings show a broad dark brown border, with submarginal small white marks. The underside is brown and has a wide pale silvery-green median patch. The caterpillar is bright green and has a black four-horned head.[2][3]
Biology
[edit]Larva feeds on several plant of the family Leguminosae, sub-family Mimosoideae, mainly red saga (Adenanthera pavonina), Albizia falcata, Falcataria moluccana, and petai (Parkia speciosa).[1][3]
Distribution
[edit]This species can be found in Burma, Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore, Java, Sumatra, Bali, and Borneo.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Polyura hebe at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ Butterfly.nss.org Archived 2009-10-27 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b Butterflies of Singapore
External links
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