Tanaecia pelea | |
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T. p. pelea, Singapore | |
T. p. irenae, Borneo | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Tanaecia |
Species: | T. pelea
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Binomial name | |
Tanaecia pelea
Fabricius, 1787
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Synonyms | |
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Tanaecia pelea, the Malay viscount, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae.
Tanaecia pelea has a wingspan of about 65–70 millimetres (2.6–2.8 in). The basic colour of the upper wings is pale brown with pearly-bluish edges. It has dark brown marking on the basal area and a discal series of dark brown-edged hastate (spear-shaped) markings.
It is found in Singapore, mainland Malaysia, Borneo, Nias and Pulau Tioman.
Tanaecia pelea | |
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T. p. pelea, Singapore | |
T. p. irenae, Borneo | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Tanaecia |
Species: | T. pelea
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Binomial name | |
Tanaecia pelea
Fabricius, 1787
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Synonyms | |
|
Tanaecia pelea, the Malay viscount, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae.
Tanaecia pelea has a wingspan of about 65–70 millimetres (2.6–2.8 in). The basic colour of the upper wings is pale brown with pearly-bluish edges. It has dark brown marking on the basal area and a discal series of dark brown-edged hastate (spear-shaped) markings.
It is found in Singapore, mainland Malaysia, Borneo, Nias and Pulau Tioman.