Biology:Ideopsis similis

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Ceylon blue glassy tiger
Ceylon Blue Glassy Tiger Ideopsis similis 琉球浅葱斑(リュウキュウアサギマダラ).jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Ideopsis
Species:
I. similis
Binomial name
Ideopsis similis

Ideopsis similis, the Ceylon blue glassy tiger, is a butterfly found in Asia, including Sri Lanka, India and Taiwan, that belongs to the subfamily Danainae (crows and tigers), in the family Nymphalidae (brush-footed butterflies). The genus Ideopsis (Horsfield, 1829) found in India. Out of these two species Ideopsis similis is the only species reported from India or North East India specifically Arunachal (Thombre & Kehimkar, 2015) & Assam (Thapa & Bhuyan, 2023). The other species I. juventa nicobarica is found in the Nicobar Island only.

See also

Wikidata ☰ Q3703432 entry