Taenaris dimona

Taenaris dimona

"Taenaris dimona" is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It was first described by William Chapman Hewitson in 1862. It is found in the Australasian realm.
Taenaris dimona, Malayauw, Papua Happy New Year everyone, and thank you kindly for all the wonderful contributions to JungleDragon in 2023!

This photo opens the (small) set for the 2nd location of our Papua 2023 tour. The location is Malayauw, a tiny village in the West of the Vogelkop peninsula. Australia (continent),Geotagged,Indonesia,Malayauw,New Guinea,Papua,Papua 2023,Spring,Taenaris dimona,Vogelkop,West Papua,Western New Guinea

Naming

*"T. d. dimona"
⤷ "T. d. dinora" Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1896
⤷ "T. d. sorronga" Fruhstorfer, 1905
⤷ "T. d. offaka" Fruhstorfer, 1905
⤷ "T. d. dimonata" Stichel, 1906
⤷ "T. d. didorus" Brooks, 1944
⤷ "T. d. aruensis" Brooks, 1944
⤷ "T. d. anna" Fruhstorfer, 1915
⤷ "T. d. kapaura" Fruhstorfer, 1904
⤷ "T. d. zaitha" Fruhstorfer, 1914
⤷ "T. d. microps" Grose-Smith, 1894
⤷ "T. d. areia" Fruhstorfer, 1904
⤷ "T. d. thaema" Fruhstorfer, 1915
⤷ "T. d. sophaineta" Fruhstorfer, 1914

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyNymphalidae
GenusTaenaris
SpeciesT. dimona
Photographed in
Indonesia