Biology:Polyura jupiter

Short description: Species of butterfly

Polyura jupiter
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Polyura
Species:	P. jupiter
Binomial name
Polyura jupiter (Butler, 1869)
Synonyms
Charaxes jupiter Butler, 1869 Charaxes chlorus Fruhstorfer, 1914 Eulepis pyrrhus admiralitatis Rothschild, 1915 Charaxes attila Grose-Smith, 1889 Charaxes pyrrhus keianus Rothschild & Jordan, 1897 Charaxes pyrrhus seitzi Rothschild, 1897 Eulepis pyrrhus watubela Rothschild, 1903

Polyura jupiter is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Indonesia and surrounding islands.

The larvae feed on Albizia stipulata.

Subspecies

• Polyura jupiter jupiter (western Papua)
• Polyura jupiter kronos (Honrath, 1888) (Bismarck Archipelago)
• Polyura jupiter admiralitatis (Rothschild, 1915) (Admiralty Islands)
• Polyura jupiter attila (Grose-Smith, 1889) (Guadalcanal)
• Polyura jupiter keianus (Rothschild & Jordan, 1897) (Key)
• Polyura jupiter seitzi (Rothschild, 1897) (Tanimbar)
• Polyura jupiter watubela (Rothschild, 1903) (Watubela)

References

Wikidata ☰ Q3395873 entry