Thaumantis

Thaumantis
T. klugius lucipor
dark blue jungle glory
Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Satyrinae
Genus: Thaumantis
Hübner, [1826][1]
Synonyms
  • Nandogea Moore, 1894
  • Nandogea Moore, [1895]
  • Kringana Moore, [1895]

Thaumantis is a genus of butterflies in the family Nymphalidae. Thaumantis is a Southeast Asian genus of large, showy butterflies. The dorsal surfaces of their wings have iridescent purplish blue bands.

Species

References

  1. "Thaumantis Hübner, [1826]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms


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