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Amathusia masina

Amathusia masina, the rusty palmking, is a butterfly found in the Indomalayan realm It belongs to the Morphinae, a subfamily of the brush-footed butterflies.

Description

Described as a new species of Amathusia characterised by the oval depression of the scent organ on the upper hindwing having an oval hair tuft near the base of space seven and a hair pencil. The ground colour is rich reddish brown and there are basal white stripes

Subspecies

  • A. m. masina Borneo
  • A. m. malaya <small> Corbet & Pendlebury, 1936</small> Peninsular Malaya, Sumatra
  • A. m. chtonia <small> Fruhstorfer </small> Bangka Island

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