''Terinos taxiles'' is a

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 ...

in the family

Nymphalidae The Nymphalidae are the largest family of butterflies, with more than 6,000 species distributed throughout most of the world. Belonging to the superfamily Papilionoidea, they are usually medium-sized to large butterflies. Most species have a red ...

. It was described by

William Chapman Hewitson William Chapman Hewitson (9 January 1806, in Newcastle upon Tyne – 28 May 1878, in Oatlands Park, Surrey) was a British naturalist. A wealthy collector, Hewitson was particularly devoted to Coleoptera (beetles) and Lepidoptera (butterflies ...

in 1862. It is found in the

Australasian realm The Australasian realm is a biogeographic realm that is coincident with, but not (by some definitions) the same as, the geographical region of Australasia. The realm includes Australia, the island of New Guinea (comprising Papua New Guinea and ...

. Seitz, A., 1912-1927. ''Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde'' 9

Subspecies

*''T. t. taxiles'' (Celebes, Bachan) *''T. t. abisares'' C. & R. Felder,

867 __NOTOC__ Year 867 (Roman numerals, DCCCLXVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place Byzantine Empire * September 23 – Emperor Michael III is murde ...

/small> (Celebes) *''T. t. poros'' Fruhstorfer, 1906 (South Sulawesi) *''T. t. helleri'' Fruhstorfer, 1906 (Waigeu) *''T. t. amplior'' Fruhstorfer, 1906 (Halmahera) *''T. t. banggaiensis'' Detani, 1983 (Banggai) *''T. t. angurium'' Tsukada, 1985 (Sula: Sanana)

Biology

The larva on feeds on ''

Rinorea ''Rinorea'' is a genus of plant in family Violaceae. Species include: * '' Rinorea abbreviata'' G. Achoundong & J.J. Bos * '' Rinorea acommanthera'' Gagnep. * '' Rinorea antioquiensis'' Smith & Fernández * '' Rinorea bicornuta'' Hekking * '' R ...

''.

References

External links

''Terinos''
at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms'' Terinos Butterflies described in 1862 {{Nymphalidae-stub