Biology:Polyura posidonius

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Polyura posidonius
Butterflies from China, Japan, and Corea (1892) (20322682728).jpg
Polyura posidonius in Leech Butterflies from China, Japan, and Corea (figure 4, male)
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Charaxinae
Tribe: Charaxini
Genus: Polyura
Species:
P. posidonius
Binomial name
Polyura posidonius
Leech, 1891[1]
Synonyms
  • Charaxes posidonius Leech, 1891
  • Charaxes (Polyura) posidonius
  • Charaxes clitiphon Oberthür, 1891

Polyura posidonius is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae.[2] It was described by Leech in 1891. It is found in Tibet and western China .

References

  1. Leech, 1894 Butterflies from China, Japan, and Corea (1): 1-296, pl. 1-28 (1892-1894), (2): 297-681, pl. 29-43 (1893-1894)
  2. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). "Polyura posidonius". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=165824. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q3395870 entry