Zemeros emesoides

Zemeros emesoides

''Zemeros emesoides'' is a small butterfly that belongs to the family Riodinidae.
Malay Punchinello - Zemeros emesoides            Butterfly,Malay Punchinello,Malaysia,Selangor,Zemeros emesoides

Appearance

''Zemeros emesoides'' is a midsized butterfly with coppery orange wings, characterized by orange and brown copper lines parallel to the margins. The underside wings have the same pattern.

Larvae feed on ''Maesa'' sp. .

Naming

* ''Zemeros emesoides emesoides'' - Peninsular Malaya
⤷  ''Zemeros emesoides zynias'' Fruhstorfer, 1914- Sumatra
⤷  ''Zemeros emesoides bangueyanus'' Fruhstorfer, 1912 - Banggi
⤷  ''Zemeros emesoides eso'' Fruhstorfer, 1904 – Borneo

Distribution

This species can be found in Sumatra, Borneo, Peninsular Malaya and Singapore.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyRiodinidae
GenusZemeros
SpeciesZ. emesoides
Photographed in
Malaysia