Danis danis explained

Danis danis, the large green-banded blue, is a species of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. This species can be found in the Australia and New Guinea. Larvae feed on Alphitonia excelsa.^[1]

Subspecies

• D. d. danis - Ambon
• D. d. serapis Miskin, 1891 - Australia: Cairns to Tully
• D. d. syrius Miskin, 1890 - Australia: Cape York
• D. d. apollonius (C. & R. Felder, 1865) - New Guinea
• D. d. supous (Druce & Bethune-Baker, 1893) - Aru
• D. d. triopus (de Nicéville, 1898) - Kai
• D. d. hermes (Grose-Smith, 1894) - West Irian
• D. d. zuleika (Grose-Smith, 1898) - Louisiades Archipelago
• D. d. regina (Kirby, 1889) - D'Entrecasteaux Archipelago
• D. d. lampros (Druce, 1897) - Trobriand Islands
• D. d. karpaia (Druce & Bethune-Baker, 1893) - Serang
• D. d. philocrates (Fruhstorfer, 1915) - Obi
• D. d. panatius (Fruhstorfer, 1915) - Salawatti
• D. d. sophron (Fruhstorfer, 1915) - Buru
• D. d. herophilus (Fruhstorfer, 1915) - Waigeu
• D. d. anaximenes (Fruhstorfer, 1915) - Kumusi
• D. d. proedrus (Fruhstorfer, 1915) - Owgarra
• D. d. philostratus (C. & R. Felder, 1865) - Bachan, Halmahera, Moratai, Ternate, Waigeu
• D. d. dispar (Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1895) - Bismarck Archipelago
• D. d. latifascia (Rothschild, 1915) - Admiralty Islands

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Notes and References

1. http://ftp.funet.fi/index/Tree_of_life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/papilionoidea/lycaenidae/polyommatinae/danis/index.html Funet