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Vindula arsinoe

Vindula arsinoe, the cruiser, is a butterfly from the family Nymphalidae. It ranges from the Maluku Islands and New Guinea to the Solomon Islands and Queensland. It is sexually dimorphic.

Subspecies

Listed alphabetically:

  • V. a. ada <small>(Butler, 1874)</small> – (Banks Island, Cape York - Mackay)
  • V. a. adina <small>(Fruhstorfer, 1906)</small> – (Waigeu)
  • V. a. arsinoe <small>(Cramer, [1777])</small> – (Ambon, Serang, Saparua)
  • V. a. bosnikensis <small>(Joicey & Noakes, 1915)</small> – (Biak)
  • V. a. catenes <small>(Godman & Salvin, 1888)</small> – (Solomons (Santa Anna Island))
  • V. a. clodia <small>(Godman & Salvin, 1888)</small> – (Solomons (Ulana Island))
  • V. a. dampierensis <small>(Rothschild, 1915)</small> – (Dampier Island)
  • V. a. figalea <small>(Fruhstorfer, 1904)</small> – (Obi)
  • V. a. insularis <small>(Godman & Salvin, 1877)</small> – (New Britain, Duke of York group)
  • V. a. lemina <small>(Ribbe, 1898)</small> – (New Ireland)
  • V. a. meforica <small>(Fruhstorfer, 1906)</small> – (Noemfoor Island)
  • V. a. melena <small>(Fruhstorfer, 1899)</small> – (New Ireland)
  • V. a. moluccana <small>Nieuwenhuis</small> – (northern Moluccas?)
  • V. a. pisidike <small>(Fruhstorfer, 1903)</small> – (Fergusson, Goodenough, Normanby Island)
  • V. a. polykaste <small>(Fruhstorfer, 1903)</small> – (Trobriand Island)
  • V. a. rebeli <small>(Fruhstorfer, 1906)</small> – (West Irian - Papua)
  • V. a. rookiana <small>(Strand, 1916)</small> – (Rook Island)

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