Idea leuconoe Erichson, 1834 is a animal in the Nymphalidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Idea leuconoe Erichson, 1834

Idea leuconoe Erichson, 1834

Idea leuconoe, the paper kite butterfly, has translucent silvery white wings spotted with black, resembling Idea lynceus.

Family
Genus
Idea
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Idea leuconoe Erichson, 1834

Scientific name: Idea leuconoe Erichson, 1834

Description: The forewings and hindwings of the paper kite butterfly are translucent silvery white and marked with black spots. This pattern is similar to that of Idea lynceus.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Nymphalidae Idea

More from Nymphalidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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