Palaeonympha Explained

Palaeonympha is a monotypic butterfly genus of the subfamily Satyrinae in the family Nymphalidae. Its one species, Palaeonympha opalina, is found in Taiwan^{[1] [2]} and China.^[3]

The larvae of subspecies macrophthalmia feed on Lophatherum gracile, Oplismenus undulatifolius (including var. microphyllus) and Miscanthus sinensis.

Subspecies

• Palaeonympha opalina opalina (China: Shaanxi, Hupei)
• Palaeonympha opalina macrophthalmia Fruhstorfer, 1911 (Taiwan)
• Palaeonympha opalina bailiensis Yoshino, 2001 (China: northern Yunnan)

Notes and References

1. http://tolweb.org/Palaeonympha_opalina/90381 Palaeonympha opalina: Butler 1871
2. http://nymphalidae.utu.fi/story.php?code=EW25-21 Palaeonympha opalina: Butler 1871
3. http://ftp.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/papilionoidea/nymphalidae/satyrinae/palaeonympha/ "Palaeonympha Butler, 1871"