Tanaecia pelea

Tanaecia pelea
	T. p. pelea, Singapore
	T. p. irenae, Borneo
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Tanaecia
Species:	T. pelea
Binomial name
	Tanaecia pelea; Fabricius, 1787
Synonyms
	Papilio pelea Fabricius, 1787; Adolias pulasara Moore, 1859; Tanaecia irenae Corbet, 1937;

Tanaecia pelea, the Malay viscount, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae.

Description

Tanaecia pelea has a wingspan of about 65–70 millimetres (2.6–2.8 in). The basic colour of the upper wings is pale brown with pearly-bluish edges. It has dark brown marking on the basal area and a discal series of dark brown-edged hastate (spear-shaped) markings.

Distribution

It is found in Singapore, mainland Malaysia, Borneo, Nias and Pulau Tioman.

Subspecies

T. p. pelea (Malaya, Borneo)
T. p. heliophila (Nias)
T. p. irenae (Pulau Tioman)

Gallery

Ventral view from Indonesia
T. p. heliophila from Nias Island
T. p. pelea male from Harau, West Sumatra
T. p. pelea female from Harau, West Sumatra
T. p. pelea female (ventral side) from Harau, West Sumatra

References

"Tanaecia Butler, [1869]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
BioLib.cz
World Field Guide^{[permanent dead link]}

External links

Butterflies in Indo-China
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