Reference photo of a pinned Idea idea specimen, upper side

Reference photo

Photo: Naturalis Biodiversity Center · Naturalis Biodiversity Center (via GBIF) · CC0 1.0 (cropped and resized). Not the specimen in Lucy’s drawer.

Tray 8 of 39

Idea idea

(Linnaeus, 1763)

Order by November 30 for delivery by Christmas.

Your framed specimen is a different individual of the same species, chosen and mounted by Lucy.

  • Nymphalidae
  • Butterfly
Catalog label
Family
Nymphalidae
Subfamily
Danainae
Tribe
Danaini
Where it lives
Moluccas.

From the catalog of Lucy Garcia Salik, PhD. A mounted specimen from a licensed supplier.

Research notes

From published sources, not from Lucy’s catalog. Each note lists where it came from.

Where it lives

Sources place this butterfly within the Australasian realm. A taxonomic checklist lists the nominate (typical) subspecies from the islands of Ambon and Seram (spelled 'Serang' in that listing).

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