Tanaecia cocytus (Fabricius, 1787) is a animal in the Nymphalidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Tanaecia cocytus (Fabricius, 1787)

Tanaecia cocytus (Fabricius, 1787)

The lavender count (Tanaecia cocytus) is a nymphalid butterfly species native to South and Southeast Asia.

Family
Genus
Tanaecia
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Tanaecia cocytus (Fabricius, 1787)

Scientific name: Tanaecia cocytus (Fabricius, 1787)

Tanaecia cocytus, commonly known as the lavender count, is a species of nymphalid butterfly. This butterfly is found in South and Southeast Asia.

Photo: (c) Les Day, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Les Day · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Nymphalidae Tanaecia

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

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