Penthema formosanum

Penthema formosanum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Tribe: Elymniini
Genus: Penthema
Species: P. formosanum
Binomial name
Penthema formosanum
Rothschild, 1898
Synonyms
  • Penthema formosana

Penthema formosanum is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is endemic to Taiwan.

The wingspan is 70-85 mm.

The larvae have been recorded on Sinocalamus oldhami, Bambusa multiplex and Phyllostachys makinoi.


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