Idea hypermnestra

{{Short description|Species of butterfly}}

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| taxon = Idea hypermnestra

| authority = (Westwood, 1848)Westwood, 1848 The Cabinet of Oriental Entomology 1-88, pl. 1-42

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  • Hestia hypermnestra Westwood, 1848
  • Hestia belia belina Fruhstorfer, 1898
  • Hestia belia vollenhoveni Fruhstorfer, 1898
  • arbela Fruhstorfer, 1910
  • Hestia belia Westwood, 1848
  • Hestia linteata Butler, 1879
  • Hestia hypermnestra hera Fruhstorfer, 1903

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Idea hypermnestra is a large butterfly that belongs to the danaid group of the family Nymphalidae. It was described by John Obadiah Westwood in 1848. It is found in the Indomalayan realm.Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9 It is found in Thailand and Malaysia.

Subspecies

  • I. h. hypermnestra (Borneo)
  • I. h. belia (Westwood, 1848) (Java)
  • I. h. linteata (Butler, 1879) (Burma to Peninsular Malaysia, Langkawi)
  • I. h. hera (Fruhstorfer, 1903) (Sumatra)

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