Amnosia decora
Amnosia decora, the Ninja, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae (Pseudergolinae). It is found in the Indomalayan realm.[2] It is the sole member of the monotypic genus Amnosia.
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Amnosia decora feeding on exuding sap in company of a snail | |
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Genus: | Amnosia |
Species: | A. decora |
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Subspecies
- A. d. decora
- A. d. baluana Fruhstorfer, 1894 Borneo
- A. d. petronia Fruhstorfer, 1908 Borneo
- A. d. martini Honrath, 1892 Borneo
- A. d. endamia Grose-Smith Sumatra
- A. d. decorina Fruhstorfer, 1894 Nias
- A. d. perakana Fruhstorfer, 1908 Peninsular Malaya
Biology
A. decora is found in lowland rain forest.
References
- Doubleday, H. [1849] The genera of diurnal Lepidoptera, comprising their generic characters, a notice of their habitats and transformations, and a catalogue of the species of each genus; illustrated with 86 plates by W. C. Hewitson London
- Funet
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