Malay Viscount

Tanaecia pelea

The Malay Viscount, ''Tanaecia pelea'', is a species of butterfly of the Nymphalidae family.
Tanaecia_pelea_pelea-2 This one gave me 10 minutes of sport for my shot, never landed but came to a near on standstill under a barbecue shade.
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Appearance

''Tanaecia pelea'' has a wingspan reaching about 65–70 millimetres . The basic colour of the upper wings is pale brown with pearly-bluish edges. It has dark brown marking on the basal area and a discal series of dark brown-edged hastate markings.
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Naming

*''Tanaecia pelea pelea''
⤷ ''Tanaecia pelea heliophila''
⤷ ''Tanaecia pelea irenae''

Distribution

It is found in Singapore, mainland Malaysia, Borneo, Nias and Pulau Tioman.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyNymphalidae
GenusTanaecia
SpeciesT. pelea
Photographed in
Malaysia