| Taxon | Cyrestis nivea |
|---|---|
| Authority | (Zinken, 1831)[1] |
Cyrestis nivea, the straight-line map-wing, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in South-East Asia. The habitat consists of primary and secondary forest at elevations between sea level and about 500 metres.[2]
Subspecies
- Cyrestis nivea nivea (Java)
- Cyrestis nivea nivalis C. & R. Felder, [1867] (southern Thailand, Peninsular Malaya, Pulau Tioma, Sumatra, Borneo)
- Cyrestis nivea pigmentosa Okubo, 1983
- Cyrestis nivea superbus Staudinger (Palawan)
- Cyrestis nivea fadorensis Kheil (Nias)
- Cyrestis nivea tonkiniana Fruhstorfer, 1901 (northern Indo-China)
- Cyrestis nivea baliensis Martin (Bali)
- Cyrestis nivea fruhstorferi Röber (Kangean Island)
- Cyrestis nivea sumbawana Martin (Sumbawa)
References
- ^ "Cyrestis Boisduval, 1832" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ Learn about Butterflies