Ideopsis

<i>Ideopsis</i>

Ideopsis

Genus of brush-footed butterflies

Ideopsis is a genus of nymphalid butterflies in the subfamily Danainae found in South-east Asia.

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Large, slender, black and light blue or white butterflies. The body appears strikingly small and thin compared to the large wings. The genus resembles the genus of wood nymphs ( Idea spp.), but these butterflies are smaller than the wood nymphs.The clubbed antennae and particularly the genitalia distinguish it from Hestia, as also its generally very striking sexual dimorphism[1]

Species

Listed alphabetically:[2]

References

  1. [1]
    Seitz, A. 1912–1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter. The Macrolepidoptera of the World 9: 1–766;pdf 767–1201,pdf pls 1–175.pdfPublic Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. [2]
    "Ideopsis Horsfield, 1857" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  3. [3]
    Butterflies of the Lantana bushes, Wisdom of Wildlife


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