Polyura narcaeus explained
Polyura narcaeus, the China nawab, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It was described by William Chapman Hewitson in 1854. It is found in the Palearctic and Indomalayan realms.[1]
Subspecies
- P. n. narcaeus (China, Naga Hills, Abor Valley, North Burma)
- P. n. menedemus (Oberthür, 1891) (China: Ta-tsien-lou, Moenia, Yunnan)
- P. n. meghaduta (Fruhstorfer, 1908) (Taiwan)
- P. n. aborica (Evans, 1924) (south-eastern Tibet, northern Assam)
- P. n. thawgawa (Tytler, 1940) (central Burma to Vietnam, Yunnan)
- P. n. lissainei (Tytler, 1914) (Assam: Naga Hills to Thailand)
Biology
The larva feeds on Trema orientalis, Celtis formosana, Pithecellobium lucidum, Prunus phaeosticta.
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Notes and References
- [Adalbert Seitz|Seitz, A.]
