Palaeonympha

Palaeonympha
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Subtribe: Euptychiina
Genus:
Butler, 1871
Species:
P. opalina
Binomial name
Palaeonympha opalina
Butler, 1871

Palaeonympha is a monotypic butterfly genus of the subfamily Satyrinae in the family Nymphalidae. Its one species, Palaeonympha opalina, is found in Taiwan[1][2] and China.[3]

The larvae of subspecies macrophthalmia feed on Lophatherum gracile, Oplismenus undulatifolius (including var. microphyllus) and Miscanthus sinensis.[3]

Subspecies

  • Palaeonympha opalina opalina (China: Shaanxi, Hupei)
  • Palaeonympha opalina macrophthalmia Fruhstorfer, 1911 (Taiwan)
  • Palaeonympha opalina bailiensis Yoshino, 2001 (China: northern Yunnan)

References

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  1. ^ Palaeonympha opalina: Butler 1871. Tolweb. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
  2. ^ Palaeonympha opalina: Butler 1871 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine. Nymphalidae. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
  3. ^ a b "Palaeonympha Butler, 1871" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms


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