Idea leuconoe

Paper kite
	Dorsal view
	Ventral view
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Idea
Species:	I. leuconoe
Binomial name
	Idea leuconoe; Erichson, 1834

Idea leuconoe, also known as the paper kite butterfly, rice paper butterfly, large tree nymph,^[1] or in Australia the white nymph butterfly,^[2] is a butterfly known especially for its presence in butterfly houses and live butterfly expositions. It has a wingspan of 12 to 14 cm. The paper kite is of Southeast Asian origin, but can also be found in Northern Australia and Southern Taiwan.

Larvae feed on Parsonsia species, , , , and ^[3] so both the butterfly and larva are poisonous.

Description[]

The paper kite butterfly's forewings and hindwings are translucent silvery white with black spots, similar to the Idea lynceus.

Subspecies[]

Listed alphabetically:^[3]

I. l. athesis Fruhstorfer, 1911
I. l. caesena Fruhstorfer, 1911
I. l. chersonesia (Fruhstorfer, 1898)
I. l. clara (Butler, 1867)
I. l. engania (Doherty, 1891)
I. l. esanga Fruhstorfer, 1898
I. l. fregela Fruhstorfer, 1911
I. l. godmani Oberthür, 1878
I. l. gordita Fruhstorfer, 1911
I. l. javana Fruhstorfer, 1896
I. l. kwashotoensis (Sonan, 1928)
I. l. lasiaka van Eecke, 1913
I. l. leuconoe Erichson, 1834
I. l. moira Fruhstorfer, 1910
I. l. natunensis Snellen, 1895
I. l. nigriana Grose-Smith, 1895
I. l. obscura Staudinger, 1889
I. l. princesa Staudinger, 1889
I. l. samara Fruhstorfer, 1910
I. l. siamensis (Godfrey, 1916)
I. l. solyma Fruhstorfer, 1910
I. l. vedana Fruhstorfer, 1906
I. l. vicetia Fruhstorfer, 1911

Gallery[]

Larva (caterpillar)
Pupa
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Feeding

References[]

^ Cutler, David (2002). Butterflies and Moths (Second American ed.). London: Dorling Kindersley. ISBN 0-7894-8983-X.
^ Chew, W.-L.; Kodela, P.G. "Dendrocnide moroides". Flora of Australia. Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment: Canberra. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Idea Fabricius, 1807" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

External links[]

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[1] Cutler, David (2002). Butterflies and Moths (Second American ed.). London: Dorling Kindersley. ISBN 0-7894-8983-X.

[FOA-2] Chew, W.-L.; Kodela, P.G. "Dendrocnide moroides". Flora of Australia. Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment: Canberra. Retrieved 12 June 2021.

[funet-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Idea Fabricius, 1807" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

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