Palaeonympha opalina

Palaeonympha
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Satyrinae
Tribe: Satyrini
Subtribe: Euptychiina
Genus: Palaeonympha
Species: P. opalina
Binomial name
Palaeonympha opalina
Butler, 1871

Palaeonympha opalina is a species of satyrid butterfly. It is found in Taiwan[1][2] and China.

The larvae of subspecies macrophthalmia feed on Lophatherum gracile, Oplismenus undulatifolius (including var. microphyllus), Miscanthus sinensis.[3]

Subspecies

References

  1. Palaeonympha opalina: Butler 1871. Tolweb. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
  2. Palaeonympha opalina: Butler 1871. Nymphalidae. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
  3. "Palaeonympha". www.nic.funet.fi. Retrieved 2016-02-10.


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