Tanaecia pelea
{{Short description|Species of butterfly}}
{{Speciesbox
| image = Malay viscount (Tanaecia pelea pelea) S.jpg
| image_caption = T. p. pelea, Singapore
| image2 = Malay viscount (Tanaecia pelea irenae) B.jpg
| image2_caption = T. p. irenae, Borneo
| status =
| status_system =
| taxon = Tanaecia pelea
| authority = Fabricius, 1787
| synonyms =
- Papilio pelea Fabricius, 1787
- Adolias pulasara Moore, 1859
- Tanaecia irenae Corbet, 1937
}}
Tanaecia pelea, the Malay viscount, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae.
Description
Tanaecia pelea has a wingspan of about {{convert|65|-|70|mm}}. The basic colour of the upper wings is pale brown with pearly-bluish edges. It has dark brown marking on the basal area and a discal series of dark brown-edged hastate (spear-shaped) markings.
Distribution
It is found in Singapore, mainland Malaysia, Borneo, Nias and Pulau Tioman.
Subspecies
- T. p. pelea (Malaya, Borneo)
- T. p. heliophila (Nias)
- T. p. irenae (Pulau Tioman)
Gallery
File:Tanaecia pelea 060329 yk.jpg|Ventral view from Indonesia
File:Nymphalidae - Tanaecia pelea heliophila.JPG |T. p. heliophila from Nias Island
File:Tanaecia pelea pelea male.jpg|T. p. pelea male from Harau, West Sumatra
File:Tanaecia pelea pelea female dorsal.jpg|T. p. pelea female from Harau, West Sumatra
File: Tanaecia pelea pelea femelle veso.jpg|T. p. pelea female (ventral side) from Harau, West Sumatra
References
- [http://ftp.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/papilionoidea/nymphalidae/limenitidinae/tanaecia/ "Tanaecia Butler, [1869]"] at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- [https://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id641971/ BioLib.cz]
- [http://www.worldfieldguide.com/wfg-species-detail.php?taxno=7900 World Field Guide]{{Dead link|date=June 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
External links
- [http://yutaka.it-n.jp/lim2/720960001.html Butterflies in Indo-China]
- [http://www.natureloveyou.sg/Minibeast-Butterfly/Butterfly_Tanaecia%20pelea%20pelea/Main.html Nature love you]
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Category:Butterflies of Singapore
Category:Butterflies of Borneo
Category:Butterflies described in 1787
Category:Butterflies of Malaysia
Category:Taxa named by Johan Christian Fabricius
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