Ideopsis gaura explained

Ideopsis gaura, the smaller wood nymph, is a species of nymphalid butterfly in the Danainae subfamily. It is found in Southeast Asia.

Larvae feed on Melodinus especially M. laevigatus.

Adults are mimicked by Graphium delessertii and Cyclosia pieridoides.[1]

Subspecies

Listed alphabetically:[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Down Memory Lane - Smaller Wood Nymph . Butterflies of Singapore . 4 July 2013 . 31 August 2019.
  2. http://ftp.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/papilionoidea/nymphalidae/danainae/ideopsis/ "Ideopsis Horsfield, 1857"