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Elymnias papua

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Elymnias papua
Elymnias papua cinereomargo in Transactions of the Entomological Society of London (figure 5)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Elymnias
Species:
E. papua
Binomial name
Elymnias papua
Synonyms
  • Elymnias viridescens Grose-Smith, 1894
  • Dyctis viridescens var. kakarona Hagen, 1897
  • Elymnias viridescens cinereomargo Joicey & Noakes, 1915

Elymnias papua is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It was described by Alfred Russel Wallace in 1869. It is endemic to New Guinea in the Australasian realm.[2]

Subspecies

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  • E. p. papua (West Irian - Southeast New Guinea)
  • E. p. lactentia Fruhstorfer, 1907 (Waigiou)
  • E. p. cinereomargo Joicey & Noakes, 1915 (Biak)
  • E. p. bivittata van Eecke, 1915 (New Guinea)

References

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  1. ^ Wallace, 1869 Notes on eastern Butterflies (3 parts) Transactions of the Entomological Society of London. 1869 (1): 77-81, (4): 277-288, 321-349
  2. ^ Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9
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