Tanaecia amisa is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae.
Tanaecia amisa | |
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Underside, from Borneo | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Tanaecia |
Species: | T. amisa
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Binomial name | |
Tanaecia amisa Grose-Smith, 1889
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Description
editTanaecia amisa has a wingspan reaching about 80 millimetres (3.1 in). The upperside of both wings is dark velvety brown, crossed in the middle by a pure white band. The underwings show a pale brown band, edged in both sides with dark brown markings.[1]
Distribution
editReferences
edit- ^ The Annals and Magazine of Natural History: Including Zoology, Botany, and Geology
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Tanaecia amisa Grose-Smith, 1889". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 28, 2018.