Palaeonympha

Palaeonympha
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Subtribe:	Euptychiina
Genus:	Palaeonympha; Butler, 1871
Species:	P. opalina
Binomial name
	Palaeonympha opalina; Butler, 1871

Palaeonympha is a monotypic butterfly genus of the subfamily Satyrinae in the family Nymphalidae. Its one species, Palaeonympha opalina, is found in Taiwan and China.

The larvae of subspecies macrophthalmia feed on Lophatherum gracile, Oplismenus undulatifolius (including var. microphyllus) and Miscanthus sinensis.

Subspecies

Palaeonympha opalina opalina (China: Shaanxi, Hupei)
Palaeonympha opalina macrophthalmia Fruhstorfer, 1911 (Taiwan)
Palaeonympha opalina bailiensis Yoshino, 2001 (China: northern Yunnan)

References

↑ Palaeonympha opalina: Butler 1871. Tolweb. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
↑ Palaeonympha opalina: Butler 1871 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine. Nymphalidae. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
1 2 "Palaeonympha Butler, 1871" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

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[1] Palaeonympha opalina: Butler 1871. Tolweb. Retrieved 2 August 2012.

[2] Palaeonympha opalina: Butler 1871 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine. Nymphalidae. Retrieved 2 August 2012.

[Savela-3] 1 2 "Palaeonympha Butler, 1871" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms