''Idea durvillei'' is a large

butterfly Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the Order (biology), order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The ...

that belongs to the danaid group of the family Nymphalidae. It was described by

Jean Baptiste Boisduval Jean Baptiste Alphonse Déchauffour de Boisduval (24 June 1799 – 30 December 1879) was a French lepidopterist, botanist, and physician. He was one of the most celebrated lepidopterists of France, and was the co-founder of the Société entomol ...

in 1832. It is found in the Australasian realm. Seitz, A., 1912-1927. ''Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde'' 9 The name honours

Jules Dumont d'Urville Jules Sébastien César Dumont d'Urville (; 23 May 1790 – 8 May 1842) was a French explorer and naval officer who explored the south and western Pacific, Australia, New Zealand, and Antarctica. As a botanist and cartographer, he gave his nam ...

Subspecies

*''I. d. durvillei'' (Misool, Gebe, Waigeu) *''I. d. theia'' (Fruhstorfer, 1903) (Halmahera, Ternate, Bachan, Obi) *''I. d. hemera'' (Fruhstorfer, 1903) (Biak) *''I. d. keyensis'' (Fruhstorfer, 1899) (Kai Island, Aru) *''I. d. nike'' (Fruhstorfer, 1903) (West Irian, Mioswar, Jobi Island) *''I. d. metris'' (Fruhstorfer, 1903) (Salawati)

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"''Idea'' Fabricius, 1807"
at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms'' Butterflies described in 1832 Idea (butterfly) {{Danainae-stub