Idea lynceus

Tree-nymph
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Idea
Species:	I. lynceus
Binomial name
	Idea lynceus; (Drury, 1773)
Synonyms
	Papilio lynceus Drury, [1773]; Hestia reinwardti Moore, 1883;

Idea lynceus, the tree-nymph (Malaysian giant tree-nymph),^[1] is a species of nymphalid butterfly in the Danainae subfamily. It is found in South East Asia.

The wingspan is about 135–165 mm.

The larvae feed on Aganosma corymbosa.

Subspecies

Listed alphabetically:^[2]

I. l. favorinus Fruhstorfer, 1910
I. l. fumata Fruhstorfer, 1897 (southern Borneo)
I. l. lynceus (Malaysian giant tree-nymph)^[1](Burma, Thailand, Peninsular Malaya, Langkawi, Sumatra)
I. l. niasica Fruhstorfer, 1903 (Nias)
I. l. reinwardti Moore, 1883
I. l. thalassica Fruhstorfer, 1910^[3]

^ ^a ^b "THE JOURNEY OF MALAYSIA TREE NYMPH BUTTERFLY". butterflyreptile.com. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
^ "Idea Fabricius, 1807" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
^ "Idea lynceus taxonomy". Insecta.pro. Retrieved 7 September 2020.

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