Butterfly : Hypolimnas anomala anomala- Malayan Egg fly from Rejang Land Sumatra

Hypolimnas Anomala Anomala from Rejang Land Sumatra

This is the Malayan Egg-fly, Hypolimnas anomala anomala, a Nymphalid butterfly found in the Rejang Land Sumatra. the range of this butterfly :

• Taiwan to the Philippines, Sulawesi ,sumatra and Sundaland to the Lesser Sunda Islands and northern Australia.

Habitat :

• fairly open forest.

Hypolimnas Anomala Anomala male Form from Rejang Land Sumatra

this butterfly have 2 form:

• Hypolimnas Anomala Anomala Form Nivas,

This form, with the white patch on the hindwing, is less often seen than the typical and more common form where the hindwings don't have this patch.

• Hypolimnas Anomala Anomala Form Anomala

Hypolimnas Anomala Anomala Form Anomala from Rejang Land Sumatra Hypolimnas Anomala Anomala Form Nivas from Rejang Land Sumatra

Scientific classification

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Subfamily:	Nymphalinae
Genus:	Hypolimnas
Species:	H. Anomala Anomala

Hypolimnas Anomala Anomala male Form from Rejang Land Sumatra

Image Location:

• Talang Rimbo Lama Village,South Curup District, Rejang Lebong Regency

References:

• http://www.sgbug.org/butterflies/spc_info.php?spc_id=78
• http://www.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/papilionoidea/nymphalidae/nymphalinae/hypolimnas/index.html
• http://www.angelfire.com/journal2/chinfahshin/nymphalini/anomala.html
• http://www.geocities.com/rainforest/vines/2382/nymphalidae/nymphalinae/meggfly.htm

May 05, 2009