Biology:Amathuxidia
From HandWiki
Short description: Genus of brush-footed butterflies
| Amathuxidia | |
|---|---|
| |
| Amathuxidia amythaon ottomana and Amathuxidia plateni suprema with related species in Seitz | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | |
| Phylum: | |
| Class: | |
| Order: | |
| Family: | |
| Genus: | Amathuxidia Staudinger, [1887][1]
|
| Synonyms | |
| |
Amathuxidia, commonly known as the koh-i-noors, is a genus of butterflies in the family Nymphalidae. They are large showy butterflies, brown with blue forewing bands and hindwing "tails". They range from Indochina to Sulawesi.
Species
- Amathuxidia amythaon (Doubleday, 1847) – koh-i-noor
- Amathuxidia morishitai Chou & Gu, 1994
- Amathuxidia plateni (Staudinger, [1887]) – Platen's kohinoor
References
- ↑ "Amathuxidia Staudinger, [1887]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
External links
- Images representing Amathuxidia at EOL
- Images representing Amathuxidia at BOLD
Wikidata ☰ Q4740607 entry
 |  |
