my-server
← Wiki

Atrophaneura nox

Atrophaneura nox, the Malayan batwing, is a papilionid butterfly found in Java, northern Borneo and Peninsular Malaysia.

Description

The species is black with blue metallic reflections. On the forewings the veins are shaded white. There are red hairs on the thorax. The wingspan is 9–11 cm. Females are larger than males.

Subspecies

  • A. n. nox Java
  • A. n. noctis <small>(Hewitson, 1859)</small> north Borneo
  • A. n. erebus <small>(Wallace, 1865)</small> Peninsular Malaya
  • A. n. noctula <small>(Westwood, 1872)</small> north Borneo
  • A. n. nyx <small>(de Nicéville, 1897)</small> Bali
  • A. n. henricus <small>(Fruhstorfer, 1899)</small> north east Sumatra
  • A. n. banjermasinus <small>(Fruhstorfer, 1899)</small> south Borneo
  • A. n. solokanus <small>(Fruhstorfer, 1903)</small> south Sumatra
  • A. n. niepeltiana <small>(Strand, 1914)</small> Sumatra
  • A. n. petronius <small>(Fruhstorfer, 1901)</small> Nias
  • A. n. smedleyi <small>(Jordan, 1937)</small> Mentaway Island
  • A. n. tungensis <small>Zin & Leow, 1982</small> Sumatra
  • A. n. mirifica <small>Hanafusa, 1994</small> Batu Island
  • A. n. hirokoae <small>Hirata & Miyagawa, 2006</small> Tuangku Island
  • A. n. miekoae <small>Hirata & Miyagawa, 2006</small> Singkep

Status

A widespread but local species in forest localities. It is extinct in Singapore.

References

External links