Taenaris phorcas

Taenaris phorcas

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae

Taenaris phorcas is a butterfly of the subfamily Morphinae in the family Nymphalidae. Subspecies Subspecies include: 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. 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…

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Taenaris phorcas

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