Idea durvillei

Idea durvillei is a large butterfly that belongs to the danaid group of the family Nymphalidae. It was described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1832. It is found in the Australasian realm.[2] The name honours Jules Dumont d'Urville.

Idea durvillei
Idea durvillei theia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Idea
Species:
I. durvillei
Binomial name
Idea durvillei
Synonyms
  • Nectaria idea vosseleri Fruhstorfer, 1903
  • Nectaria idea aruna Fruhstorfer, 1904
  • obiana Fruhstorfer, 1910
  • Hestia d'urvillei sangira van Eecke, 1915
  • Hestia idea f. strigata van Eecke, 1915
  • Nectaria idea theia Fruhstorfer, 1903
  • Nectaria idea hemera Fruhstorfer, 1903
  • Hestia idea keyensis Fruhstorfer, 1899
  • Nectaria idea nike Fruhstorfer, 1903
  • Hestia idea metris Fruhstorfer, 1903

Subspecies
  • I. d. durvillei (Misool, Gebe, Waigeu)
  • I. d. theia (Fruhstorfer, 1903) (Halmahera, Ternate, Bachan, Obi)
  • I. d. hemera (Fruhstorfer, 1903) (Biak)
  • I. d. keyensis (Fruhstorfer, 1899) (Kai Island, Aru)
  • I. d. nike (Fruhstorfer, 1903) (West Irian, Mioswar, Jobi Island)
  • I. d. metris (Fruhstorfer, 1903) (Salawati)

References
  1. Boisduval, 1832 Voyage de découvertes de l'Astrolabe exécuté par ordre du Roi, pendant les années 1826-1827-1828-1829, sous le commandément de M. J. Dumont d'Urville. Faune entomologique de l'Océan Pacifique, avec l'illustration des insectes nouveaux recueillis pendant le voyage. Lépidoptères in d'Urville, Voy. Astrolabe (Faune ent. Pacif.) 1 : 1-267, pl. 1-5
  2. Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9


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