Species of butterfly
Elymnias papua is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It was described by Alfred Russel Wallace in 1869. It is endemic to New Guinea in the Australasian realm.[2]
Subspecies
- E. p. papua (West Irian - Southeast New Guinea)
- E. p. lactentia Fruhstorfer, 1907 (Waigiou)
- E. p. cinereomargo Joicey & Noakes, 1915 (Biak)
- E. p. bivittata van Eecke, 1915 (New Guinea)
References
- ^ Wallace, 1869 Notes on eastern Butterflies (3 parts) Transactions of the Entomological Society of London. 1869 (1): 77-81, (4): 277-288, 321-349
- ^ Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9
External links
Data related to Elymnias papua at Wikispecies