''Stichophthalma'' is a genus of
butterflies
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in the family
Nymphalidae
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called jungle queens. The members are confined to
India
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,
China
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and
Southeast Asia
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.
Species
* ''
''
(Westwood, 1848) – northern jungle queen
* ''
Stichophthalma cambodia''
(Hewitson, 1862)
* ''
Stichophthalma fruhstorferi''
Röber, 1903 (northern Vietnam)
* ''
Stichophthalma godfreyi''
Rothschild, 1916
* ''
Stichophthalma howqua''
(Westwood, 1851)
* ''
Stichophthalma louisa''
Wood-Mason, 1877
* ''
Stichophthalma neumogeni''
Leech, 892
Year 892 ( DCCCXCII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place
Europe
* Summer – Poppo II, duke of Thuringia (Central Germany), is deposed by King Arnul ...
/small> (western China, Tibet, southern Vietnam, Hainan Island)
* '''' (Westwood, 1851) – chocolate jungle queen
* '''' de Nicéville, 1894 – Manipur jungle queen
* '' Stichophthalma uemurai'' Nishimura, 1998 (Vietnam)
References
External links
Images representing ''Stichophthalma''at EOL
Amathusiini
Nymphalidae genera
Taxa named by Baron Cajetan von Felder
Taxa named by Rudolf Felder
Morphinae
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