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Common tree nymph
I. s. logani
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Idea
Species:	I. stolli
Binomial name
Idea stolli (Moore, 1883)
Synonyms
Hestia stolli Moore, 1883 Hestia alceste Fruhstorfer, 1910 Hestia daldorffi Corbet, 1942 Hestia diana Fruhstorfer, 1906 Hestia donovani Moore, 1883 Hestia druryi Moore, 1883 Hestia favorinus Fruhstorfer, 1910 Hestia mevaria Fruhstorfer, 1910

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.

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

Listed alphabetically:

• 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

1. "Idea Fabricius, 1807" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

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