Idea durvillei

Idea durvillei

''Idea durvillei'' is a large butterfly that belongs to the danaid group of the family Nymphalidae. It was described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1832. It is found in the Australasian realm. The name honours Jules Dumont d'Urville.
Paper Butterfly - Idea durvillei With wings closed. It was a beautiful common sight in the mangrove areas of Weda in Halmahera. Fall,Geotagged,Idea durvillei,Indonesia

Naming

*''I. d. durvillei''
⤷ ''I. d. theia''
⤷ ''I. d. hemera''
⤷ ''I. d. keyensis''
⤷ ''I. d. nike''
⤷ ''I. d. metris''

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyNymphalidae
GenusIdea
SpeciesI. durvillei
Photographed in
Indonesia