Idea stolli, the common tree nymph, is a species of nymphalid butterfly in the Danainae subfamily. It is found in South East Asia. There are twelve Idea species, of which five occur in West Malaysia.
| Common tree nymph | |
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| I. s. logani | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Idea |
| Species: | I. stolli
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| Binomial name | |
| Idea stolli (Moore, 1883)
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The wings are white with black dots and veins. The wingspan is about 150 mm.
The larvae feed on Aganosma cymosa and Aganosma corymbosa.
Subspecies
editListed alphabetically:[1]
- I. s. alcine Fruhstorfer, 1910 (southern Borneo, Sarawak)
- I. s. bintanga van Eecke, 1915 (Riau, Lingga Island)
- I. s. hypata Fruhstorfer, 1910 (Sulu Island)
- I. s. logani (Moore, 1883) (Peninsular Malaya, Singapore, Sumatra, Batu Island)
- I. s. stolli (Moore, 1883) (Java)
- I. s. thalassica Fruhstorfer, 1910 (Natuna Island)
- I. s. virgo Fruhstorfer, 1903 (northern Borneo)
References
edit- ^ "Idea Fabricius, 1807" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
