Heteropsis narcissus is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found on Madagascar, Mauritius, Réunion and the Comoros.[2] The habitat consists of forest margins, orchids, unnatural grasslands and anthropogenic environments.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Heteropsis |
| Species: | H. narcissus
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The larvae feed on Poaceae species, including Bambusa species.
Subspecies
edit- Heteropsis narcissus narcissus (Mauritius, Reunion)
- Heteropsis narcissus fraterna (Butler, 1868) (Madagascar, Anjouan)
- Heteropsis narcissus borbonica (Oberthür, 1916) (Reunion)
- Heteropsis narcissus comorensis (Oberthür, 1916) (Anjouan and Moheli)
- Heteropsis narcissus salimi (Turlin, 1994) (Grand Comore)
- Heteropsis narcissus mayottensis (Oberthür, 1916) (Comoro Islands)
References
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- ^ "Heteropsis Westwood, 1850" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: File E – Nymphalidae - Subtribe Mycalesina