Stichophthalma howqua explained

Stichophthalma howqua is a species of butterfly in genus Stichophthalma. It was described by John O. Westwood in 1851, and its subspecies can be found in Southeast Asia and China.^[1]

Subspecies

• Stichophthalma howqua howqua
• Stichophthalma howqua iapetus Brooks, 1949 (southern Vietnam)
• Stichophthalma howqua tonkiniana Fruhstorfer, 1901 (northern Vietnam)
• Stichophthalma howqua formosana Fruhstorfer, 1908 (Taiwan)
• Stichophthalma howqua miyana Fruhstorfer, 1913 (Canton)
• Stichophthalma howqua suffusa Leech, 1892 (Sichuan, Fujian)
• Stichophthalma howqua bowringi Chun, 1929 (Hainan)

Subspecies gallery

Notes and References

1. Web site: Stichophthalma howqua: Westwood 1851. nymphalidae.utu.fi. 29 October 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140903083439/http://nymphalidae.utu.fi/story.php?code=NW97-7. 3 September 2014.