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Taenaris myops

Taenaris myops is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae.

Subspecies

  • Taenaris myops myops - Aru
  • Taenaris myops kirschii <small>(Staudinger, 1887)</small> - SE.New Guinea, E.Papua, SE.Papua, Yule I.
  • Taenaris myops praxedes <small>Fruhstorfer, 1904</small> - Salawati
  • Taenaris myops parallelus <small>Rothschild, 1916</small> - Misool, Waigeu
  • Taenaris myops merana <small>Fruhstorfer, 1904</small> - NW.West Irian
  • Taenaris myops maneta <small>Hulstaert, 1923</small> - S.West Irian (Merauke)
  • Taenaris myops vanhaasterti <small>Hulstaert, 1925</small> - SE.West Irian
  • Taenaris myops ansuna <small>Fruhstorfer, 1904</small> - Jobi I.
  • Taenaris myops phrixus <small>Brooks, 1950</small> - West Irian (Dore Bay)
  • Taenaris myops rothschildi <small>Grose-Smith, 1894</small> - Humboldt Bay
  • Taenaris myops wahnesi <small>Heller, 1894</small> - N.New Guinea (coast)
  • Taenaris myops miscus <small>Fruhstorfer, 1905</small> - Normanby, Goodenough I.
  • Taenaris myops fergussonia <small>Fruhstorfer, 1904</small> - Fergusson, Trobriand, Woodlark I.

Description

Taenaris myops has a wingspan of about . Wings are fuliginous grey. Upperside of each hindwing has one ocellated spot, while undersides of each hinding show two large bright eyepots, of which the centre is blackish with a small white central eye, surrounded with a pale fulvous ring.

Distribution

This species can be found in New Guinea.

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