Idea malabarica

Malabar tree-nymph

Near Threatened  (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Idea
Species:
I. malabarica
Binomial name
Idea malabarica
Moore, 1877

Idea malabarica, the Malabar tree nymph, is a large butterfly found in peninsular India. that belongs to the danaid group of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in forest clearings and above the forest canopy.

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