''Lasippa tiga'', the Malayan lascar, is an
Indomalayan butterfly of the family
Nymphalidae. It was
first described by
Frederic Moore
Frederic Moore FZS (13 May 1830 – 10 May 1907) was a British entomologist and illustrator. He produced six volumes of ''Lepidoptera Indica'' and a catalogue of the birds in the collection of the East India Company.
It has been said that Mo ...
in 1858. The larva feeds on ''
Cratoxylon'' species (shrubs or small to medium-sized trees).
[ d'Abrera, Bernard (1983). ''Butterflies of the Oriental Region''. Part II: Nymphalidae, Satyridae, Amathusidae. 290 pp. Hill House, Melbourne.]
Subspecies
*''L. t. tiga'' Java
*''L. t. camboja''
(Moore, 1879) Assam to Thailand, Langkawi
*''L. t. siaka''
(Moore, 1881) Peninsular Malaya, Sumatra
*''L. t. niasana''
(Fruhstorfer, 1900) Nias
*''L. t. siberuta''
(Corbet, 1942) Mentawai
References
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Limenitidinae
Butterflies described in 1858