Vindula arsinoe
| Cruiser | |
|---|---|
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| Male, dorsal view | |
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| Male, ventral view | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Vindula |
| Species: | V. arsinoe |
| Subspecies: | see text |
| Binomial name | |
| Vindula arsinoe (Cramer, 1777) | |
The Cruiser (Vindula arsinoe)[1] is a day butterfly from the family Nymphalidae. It ranges from the Maluku Islands and New Guinea to the Solomon Islands and Queensland. It is sexually dimorphic.
Dorsal view of male, Cairns, Queensland
Female, Cairns, Queensland
Subspecies
- V. a. ada (Butler, 1874) – (Banks I., Cape York - Mackay)
- V. a. adina (Fruhstorfer, 1906) – (Waigeu)
- V. a. arsinoe (Cramer, [1777]) – (Ambon, Serang, Saparua)
- V. a. bosnikensis (Joicey & Noakes, 1915) – (Biak)
- V. a. catenes (Godman & Salvin, 1888) – (Solomons (Santa Anna Is.))
- V. a. clodia (Godman & Salvin, 1888) – (Solomons (Ulana Is.))
- V. a. dampierensis (Rothschild, 1915) – (Dampier Is.)
- V. a. figalea (Fruhstorfer, 1904) – (Obi)
- V. a. insularis (Godman & Salvin, 1877) – (New Britain, Duke of York group)
- V. a. lemina (Ribbe, 1898) – (New Ireland)
- V. a. meforica (Fruhstorfer, 1906) – (Noemfoor Is.)
- V. a. melena (Fruhstorfer, 1899) – (New Ireland)
- V. a. moluccana Nieuwenhuis – (N. Moluccas?)
- V. a. pisidike (Fruhstorfer, 1903) – (Fergusson, Goodenough, Normanby Is.)
- V. a. polykaste (Fruhstorfer, 1903) – (Trobriand Is.)
- V. a. rebeli (Fruhstorfer, 1906) – (West Irian - Papua)
- V. a. rookiana (Strand, 1916) – (Rook Is.)
References
- ↑ Herbison-Evans, Don. "Vindula arsinoe". University of Technology, Sydney. Archived from the original on 2008-07-28. Retrieved 2008-09-09.
- ↑ Vindula arsinoe, funet.fi
- ↑ http://anic.ento.csiro.au/entomid-png/taxon_details.asp?BiotaID=8101
External links
- Vindula arsinoe ada, Cruiser butterfly, Natural History Museum
- Vindula arsinoe ada, Australian Biological Resources Study
- Vindula arsinoe, James Cook University
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