Straight Line Mapwing (Cyrestis nivea)

Photo by Lanzz

Published on Project Noah

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Field Notes

Description:

This is the Straight Line Mapwing that i found on the stone near the river. The wingspan of this butterfly is about 60 mm.
 
This is a medium sized butterflies with white base color, attractive patterns of fine black lines, orange patches, and tailed hindwings. The male and female are similar, although the female is a little paler and has slightly more rounded wings.

Habitat:

- Spotted on the stone near the river. Usually it can be found in in primary and secondary forest.

Notes:

- This butterfly is from the Nymphalidae family. Thanks to Viv Braznell for the ID. * Kingdom: Animalia * Phylum: Arthropoda * Class: Insecta * Order: Lepidoptera * Family: Nymphalidae * Subfamily: Cyrestinae * Tribe: Cyrestini * Genus: Cyrestis * Species: C. nivea

Reference Links:

Straight Line Mapwing (Cyrestis nivea) - Information on Straight Line Mapwing, Cyrestis nivea, Butterflies of Malaysia - Cyrestis nivea

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