Tematica Insetti

Polyura pyrrhus Linnaeus, 1758

Phylum: Arthropoda von Siebold, 1848

Classe: Insecta Linnaeus, 1758

Ordine: Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758

Famiglia: Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815

Genere: Polyura Billberg, 1820

Specie e sottospecie

Charaxes pyrrhus ssp. sempronius Fabricius, 1793 (Australia) - Charaxes pyrrhus ssp. galaxia Butler, 1866 (Timor, Wetar) - Charaxes pyrrhus ssp. jovis Staudinger, 1895 (Sumbawa) - Charaxes pyrrhus ssp. bandanus Rothschild, 1898 (Isola di Banda) - Charaxes pyrrhus ssp. lettianus Rothschild, 1898 (Letti) - Charaxes pyrrhus ssp. aloranus Rothschild, 1898 (Alor) - Charaxes pyrrhus ssp. kalaonicus Rothschild, 1898 (Kalao, Flores) - Charaxes pyrrhus ssp. scipio Rothschild, 1898 (Sumba) - Charaxes pyrrhus ssp. babbericus Fruhstorfer, 1903 (Babar) - Charaxes pyrrhus ssp. antigono Fruhstorfer, 1904 (Sermata, Damar) - Charaxes pyrrhus ssp. romanus Fruhstorfer, 1904 (Romang) - Charaxes pyrrhus ssp. tiberius Waterhouse, 1920 (Lord Howe Island).

Descrizione

La larva si nutre di specie nei generi Acacia, Albizia, Robinia, Cassia, Celtis e Ponsiana.

Diffusione

Si trova nel regno Australasiano tra cui Nuova Guinea, Australia, Timor, Molucche.

Sinonimi

= Charaxes galaxia Butler, 1866 = Charaxes jovis Staudinger, 1895 = Charaxes tyrtaeus C. & R. Felder, 1859 = Eulepis pyrrhus ssp. aloranus Rothschild, 1898 = Eulepis pyrrhus ssp. antigonus Fruhstorfer, 1904 = Eulepis pyrrhus ssp. babbericus Fruhstorfer, 1903 = Eulepis pyrrhus ssp. bandanus Rothschild, 1898 = Eulepis pyrrhus ssp. kalaonicus Rothschild, 1898 = Eulepis pyrrhus ssp. lettianus Rothschild, 1898 = Eulepis pyrrhus ssp. pyrrhulus Fruhstorfer, 1903 = Eulepis pyrrhus ssp. romanus Fruhstorfer, 1904 = Eulepis pyrrhus ssp. scipio Rothschild, 1898 = Eulepis pyrrhus ssp. tiberius Waterhouse, 1920 = Jasia australis Swainson, 1833 = Papilio canomaculatus Goeze, 1779 = Papilio pyrrhus Linnaeus, 1758 = Papilio sempronio Fabrizio, 1793 = Polyura pyrrhus.

	Data: 01/05/2000 Emissione: Farfalle di Tuvalu e del Sud Pacifico Stato: Tuvalu Nota: Emesso in un un foglietto di 6 v. diversi