Lasippa tiga (Moore, 1858) is a animal in the Nymphalidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Lasippa tiga (Moore, 1858) (Lasippa tiga (Moore, 1858))
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Lasippa tiga (Moore, 1858)

Lasippa tiga (Moore, 1858)

Lasippa tiga, the Malayan lascar, is an Indomalayan nymphalid butterfly first described by Moore in 1858, with larvae feeding on Cratoxylon.

Family
Genus
Lasippa
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Lasippa tiga (Moore, 1858)

Lasippa tiga, commonly known as the Malayan lascar, is a butterfly species native to the Indomalayan realm. It belongs to the Nymphalidae family, and was first formally described by Frederic Moore in 1858. The caterpillar larvae of this butterfly feed on plant species from the genus Cratoxylon, which are shrubs or small to medium-sized trees.

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Taxonomy

Animalia โ€บ Arthropoda โ€บ Insecta โ€บ Lepidoptera โ€บ Nymphalidae โ€บ Lasippa

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