Thaumantis

Thaumantis
	T. klugius lucipor; dark blue jungle glory; Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Subfamily:	Satyrinae
Genus:	Thaumantis; Hübner, [1826]
Synonyms
	Nandogea Moore, 1894; Nandogea Moore, [1895]; Kringana Moore, [1895];

Thaumantis is a Southeast Asian genus of butterflies in the family Nymphalidae. Its consists of large, showy butterflies with iridescent purplish blue bands on the dorsal wing surfaces.

Species

Thaumantis diores Doubleday, 1845 – jungle glory
Thaumantis klugius (Zinken, 1831) – dark blue jungle glory
Thaumantis noureddin Westwood, 1851
Thaumantis odana (Godart, [1824])

References

↑ "Thaumantis Hübner, [1826]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

External links

Images representing Thaumantis at EOL
Images representing Thaumantis at BOLD

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[1] "Thaumantis Hübner, [1826]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

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