Chersonesia rahria explained

Chersonesia rahria is an Indomalayan butterfly of the family Nymphalidae (Cyrestinae). It is found from Manipur and Naga Hills to Burma then from Borneo to Celebes.^[1]

Subspecies

• C. r. rahria (Peninsular Malaya, Java, Sumatra, Borneo)
• C. r. tiomana Pendlebury, 1933 (Pulau Tioman)
• C. r. apicusta Hagen, 1898 (Mentawai Islands)
• C. r. sanna Fruhstorfer, 1906 (Batu Island)
• C. r. celebensis (Rothschild, 1892) (Sulawesi)
• C. r. mangolina Fruhstorfer, 1899 (Sula Islands)
• C. r. banggaina Tsukada & Nishiyama, 1985 (Banggai)

Notes and References

1. http://ftp.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/papilionoidea/nymphalidae/cyrestinae/chersonesia/ "Chersonesia Distant, 1883"