Species of butterfly
Malayan batwing
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Papilionidae
Genus:
Atrophaneura
Species:
A. nox
Binomial name
Atrophaneura nox
Synonyms
Papilio nox Swainson, 1822
Papilio memercus Godart, [1824]
Papilio neesius Zinken, 1831
Papilio noctis Hewitson, 1859
Papilio erebus Wallace, 1865
Papilio noctula Westwood, 1872
Papilio strix Westwood, 1872
Papilio (Pangerana) nyx de Nicéville, 1897
Papilio noctis henricus Fruhstorfer, 1899
Papilio nox banjermasinus Fruhstorfer, 1899
Papilio noctis solokanus Fruhstorfer, 1903
Papilio nox niepeltiana Strand, 1914
Papilio erebus petronius Fruhstorfer, 1901
Papilio nox smedleyi Jordan, 1937
Atrophaneura tungensis Zin & Leow, 1982
Atrophaneura nox , the Malayan batwing , is a papilionid butterfly found in Java , northern Borneo and Peninsular Malaysia .[ 3]
The species is black with blue metallic reflections. On the forewings the veins are shaded white. There are red hairs on the thorax. The wingspan is 9–11 cm. Females are larger than males.
A. n. nox Java
A. n. noctis (Hewitson, 1859) north Borneo
A. n. erebus (Wallace, 1865) Peninsular Malaya
A. n. noctula (Westwood, 1872) north Borneo
A. n. nyx (de Nicéville, 1897) Bali
A. n. henricus (Fruhstorfer, 1899) north east Sumatra
A. n. banjermasinus (Fruhstorfer, 1899) south Borneo
A. n. solokanus (Fruhstorfer, 1903) south Sumatra
A. n. niepeltiana (Strand, 1914) Sumatra
A. n. petronius (Fruhstorfer, 1901) Nias
A. n. smedleyi (Jordan, 1937) Mentaway Island
A. n. tungensis Zin & Leow, 1982 Sumatra
A. n. mirifica Hanafusa, 1994 Batu Island
A. n. hirokoae Hirata & Miyagawa, 2006 Tuangku Island
A. n. miekoae Hirata & Miyagawa, 2006 SingkepA widespread but local species in forest localities. It is extinct in Singapore.[ 4]
Atrophaneura Byasa Losaria Pachliopta