Ideopsis
Encyclopedia
Ideopsis is a genus of nymphalid
butterflies
in the subfamily Danainae found in South-east Asia.
Nymphalidae
The Nymphalidae is a family of about 5,000 species of butterflies which are distributed throughout most of the world. These are usually medium sized to large butterflies. Most species have a reduced pair of forelegs and many hold their colourful wings flat when resting. They are also called...
butterflies
Butterfly
A butterfly is a mainly day-flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, which includes the butterflies and moths. Like other holometabolous insects, the butterfly's life cycle consists of four parts: egg, larva, pupa and adult. Most species are diurnal. Butterflies have large, often brightly coloured...
in the subfamily Danainae found in South-east Asia.
Species
Listed alphabetically.- Ideopsis gauraIdeopsis gauraThe Smaller Wood Nymph is a species of nymphalid butterfly in the Danainae subfamily. It is found in South-east Asia.Larva feed on Melodinus especially Melodinus laevigatus.-Subspecies:Listed alphabetically....
(Horsfield, [1829]) – Smaller Wood Nymph - Ideopsis hewitsonii Kirsch, 1877 – Hewitson's Small Tree-nymph
- Ideopsis klassika Martin, 1909 – Seram Small Tree-nymph
- Ideopsis juventaIdeopsis juventaThe Wood Nymph, Gray Glassy Tiger, or Grey Glassy Tiger is a species of nymphalid butterfly in the Danainae subfamily. It is found in Southeast Asia....
(Cramer, [1777]) – Wood Nymph, Gray or Grey Glassy Tiger - Ideopsis oberthuriiIdeopsis oberthuriiIdeopsis oberthurii is a species of nymphalid butterfly in the Danainae subfamily. It is endemic to Indonesia.-Source:* Lepidoptera Specialist Group 1996. . Downloaded on 31 July 2007....
(Doherty, 1891) - Ideopsis similisIdeopsis similisThe Ceylon Blue Glassy Tiger is a butterfly found in India that belongs to the subfamily Danainae , in the family Nymphalidae ....
(Linnaeus, 1758) – Ceylon Blue Glassy Tiger - Ideopsis vitreaIdeopsis vitreaBlanchard’s Wood Nymph is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found on Sulawesi, the Moluccas and New Guinea.-Subspecies:*Ideopsis vitrea vitrea *Ideopsis vitrea chloris Blanchard’s Wood Nymph (Ideopsis vitrea) is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found on Sulawesi, the...
(Blanchard, 1853) – Blanchard’s Wood Nymph - Ideopsis vulgarisIdeopsis vulgarisThe Blue Glassy Tiger is a butterfly that belongs to the Crows and Tigers, that is, the Danaid group of the Brush-footed butterflies family.-Description:...
(Butler, 1874) – Blue Glassy Tiger