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Taenaris catops

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Species of butterfly "Silky owl" redirects here. For the other butterfly with this common name, see Taenaris macrops.

Taenaris catops
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Taenaris
Species: T. catops
Binomial name
Taenaris catops
Westwood, 1851

Taenaris catops, the silky owl, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in New Guinea and surrounding islands.

The wingspan is 75–95 mm.

The larvae feed on Cordyline terminalis, Musa species, Areca catechu, and Caryota rumphiana.

Life cycle

It takes the Taenaris catops 130 days to complete its life cycle.

Habitat

The habitat of the Teanaris catops is freshwater swamps, secondary coastal lowlands, and forests

References

  1. Markku Savela (August 5, 2008). "Genus Taenaris". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 2009-03-23.

2. swamp%20forest%2Fsago%20swamp%20forest. Project Noah

Taxon identifiers
Taenaris catops


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