Biology:Jacoona anasuja
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Short description: Species of butterfly
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Jacoona |
| Species: | J. anasuja
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| Jacoona anasuja C. Felder & R. Felder, 1865[1]
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Jacoona anasuja is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Cajetan Felder and Rudolf Felder in 1865. It is found in the Indomalayan realm.[2]
The larvae feed on Scurrula ferruginea.
Description
Male with a large scent-reflection at the costa of the hindwing; the posterior portions of both the wings above metallic greenish-blue. Under surface at the margin and apex of the wings ochreous, towards the base paler; before the small tails blackish markings.[3]
Subspecies
- Jacoona anasuja anasuja (Borneo, Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore)
- Jacoona anasuja jusana Druce, 1895 (northern Borneo)
- Jacoona anasuja nigerrima Corbet, 1948 (southern Burma, Thailand, Laos)
References
- ↑ Felder, C. & Felder, R. 1865–75. Rhopalocera. In Reise der Osterreichischen Fregatte Novara um die Erde in der Jahren 1857, 1858, 1859 under den Befehlen Commadore B. von Wüllerstorf-Urbair. Zoologischer Theil. Zweiter Band: Abtheilung. Vienna, 549 pp., 140 pls.
- ↑ Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter. Theclinae, Poritiinae, Hesperiidae. Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9: 799-1107, pls. 138-175.
- ↑ Seitz , A. Band 9: Abt. 2, Die exotischen Großschmetterlinge, Die indo-australischen Tagfalter, 1927, 1197 Seiten 177 Tafeln
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
External links
- Jacoona at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
Wikidata ☰ Q13372585 entry
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