Perak Palm King

Amathusia perakana

"Amathusia perakana", the perak palmking, is a butterfly found in Peninsular Malaya, Sumatra, Borneo and the Natuna Islands. It belongs to the Satyrinae, a subfamily of the brush-footed butterflies.
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Appearance

Described as a variety of "Amathusia phidippus" from which it differs in the following minor respects. The upper hindwing lacks a concealed hair pencil. The brown fringe in space 1a just crosses vein 1b. The abdominal hair pencils are buff coloured. Females closely resemble females of "Amathusia phidippus". In both sexes the reddish underside median band is broad and the stripes are pale.

Status

It is rare.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyNymphalidae
GenusAmathusia
SpeciesA. perakana
Photographed in
Malaysia