Libythea geoffroy, the purple beak, is a butterfly found in parts of India and Myanmar that belongs to the subfamily Libytheinae of the family Nymphalidae.
Race alompra, Moore. Male upperside is pale brown. Forewing: the cell, basal two-thirds of interspaces 1a, 1, 2 and 3, and the extreme base of interspace 4 suffused with a beautiful pale violescent blue; a curved series of three subquadrate preapical white spots. Hindwing: cell suffused with violescent blue extending faintly into interspaces 4, 5 and 6; a faintly-marked dull orange band below the lower apex of cell. Underside pale brown. If ore wing: apex grey, irrorated with minute dark spots; cell with a broad dull orange streak from base, followed by a violescent transverse spot in apex of cell; a large discal dull violescent spot in interspace 2 spreading slightly into interspace 3,. the curved series of three preapical spots as on the upperside but faintly dull violescent. Hindwing greyish brown, irrorated with dark spots and transverse dark striae and shaded with darker brown; the medial dull orange band replaced by a similar pale well-marked baud. Antennae, head and abdomen pale brown; thorax darker brown with a little greenish pubescence posteriorly; beneath, the palpi, thorax and abdomen pale greyish brown.
Female upperside: forewing with the violet area duller and confined to the immediate base of the wing; a quadrate white spot at the end of the discoidal cell; a tripartite subcostal spot; another elongated spot from the third median to the upper discoidal nervule, placed outwardly below it; a large quadrate discal spot, completely tilling the interspace between the first and third median nervules. Hindwing with no violet gloss at the base, otherwise as in the male. Underside: forewing with the cell orange but outwardly terminated by a large white spot; the other spots as on the upperside Hindwing as in the male, but all the markings mores obscure. (After Lionel de Nicéville)[3]
Subspeciesedit
L. g. geoffroy (Java, Bali, Lombok, Sumbawa, Timor, Wetar)
L. g. antipoda Boisduval, 1859 (New Caledonia, Loyalty Islands)
L. g. batchiana Wallace, 1869 (Obi, Bachan, Halmahera)
L. g. ceramensis Wallace, 1869 (Ambon, Serang)
L. g. pulchra Butler, 1882 (New Britain, Duke of York, New Ireland)
L. g. orientalis Godman & Salvin, 1888 (Guadalcanal)
L. g. philippina Staudinger, 1889 (Palawan)
L. g. celebensis Staudinger, 1889 (Sulawesi, Banggai)
L. g. nicevillei Olliff, 1891 (Cape York to Cairns)
L. g. sumbensis Pagenstecher, 1896 (Sumba)
L. g. neopommerana Pagenstecher, 1896
L. g. alompra Moore, 1901 (Burma, Borneo)
L. g. deminuta Fruhstorfer, 1909 (Dammer, Babber, Wetter)
L. g. maenia Fruhstorfer, 1909 (Waigeu, West Irina - Papua, Yule)
L. g. eugenia Fruhstorfer, 1909 (Kai Island)
L. g. genia Waterhouse, 1938 (north-western Australia)
L. g. howarthi Petersen, 1968 (Rennell Island)
L. g. eborinus Samson, 1980 (Solomons: San Cristobal)
Notesedit
^Australia, Atlas of Living. "Libythea geoffroyi : Purple Beak | Atlas of Living Australia". bie.ala.org.au. Retrieved 2017-08-28.
^Kawahara, A.Y., 2013: Systematic revision and review of the extant and fossil snout butterflies (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Libytheinae). Zootaxa3631 (1): 1–74. preview: [1].
Gaonkar, Harish (1996). Butterflies of the Western Ghats, India (including Sri Lanka) - A Biodiversity Assessment of a Threatened Mountain System. Bangalore, India: Centre for Ecological Sciences.
Gay, Thomas; Kehimkar, Isaac David; Punetha, Jagdish Chandra (1992). Common Butterflies of India. Nature Guides. Bombay, India: World Wide Fund for Nature-India by Oxford University Press. ISBN978-0195631647.
Haribal, Meena (1992). The Butterflies of Sikkim Himalaya and Their Natural History. Gangtok, Sikkim, India: Sikkim Nature Conservation Foundation.
Kunte, Krushnamegh (2000). Butterflies of Peninsular India. India, A Lifescape. Hyderabad, India: Universities Press. ISBN978-8173713545.
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Libythea geoffroy the purple beak is a butterfly found in parts of India and Myanmar that belongs to the subfamily Libytheinae of the family Nymphalidae Purple beakScientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ArthropodaClass InsectaOrder LepidopteraFamily NymphalidaeGenus LibytheaSpecies L geoffroyBinomial nameLibythea geoffroyGodart 1824 1 SynonymsLibythea geoffroyi Libythea antipoda Boisduval 1859 Libythea quadrinotata Butler 1877 Libythea batchiana Wallace 1869 Libythea ceramensis Wallace 1869 Libythea pulchra Butler 1882 Libythea orientalis Godman amp Salvin 1888 Libythea geoffroyi var philippina Staudinger 1889 Libythea nicevillei Olliff 1891 Libythea hauxwelli Moore 1901 2 Libythea genia Waterhouse 1938 Contents 1 Description 2 Subspecies 3 Notes 4 ReferencesDescription editFor a key to the terms used see Glossary of entomology terms Race alompra Moore Male upperside is pale brown Forewing the cell basal two thirds of interspaces 1a 1 2 and 3 and the extreme base of interspace 4 suffused with a beautiful pale violescent blue a curved series of three subquadrate preapical white spots Hindwing cell suffused with violescent blue extending faintly into interspaces 4 5 and 6 a faintly marked dull orange band below the lower apex of cell Underside pale brown If ore wing apex grey irrorated with minute dark spots cell with a broad dull orange streak from base followed by a violescent transverse spot in apex of cell a large discal dull violescent spot in interspace 2 spreading slightly into interspace 3 the curved series of three preapical spots as on the upperside but faintly dull violescent Hindwing greyish brown irrorated with dark spots and transverse dark striae and shaded with darker brown the medial dull orange band replaced by a similar pale well marked baud Antennae head and abdomen pale brown thorax darker brown with a little greenish pubescence posteriorly beneath the palpi thorax and abdomen pale greyish brown Female upperside forewing with the violet area duller and confined to the immediate base of the wing a quadrate white spot at the end of the discoidal cell a tripartite subcostal spot another elongated spot from the third median to the upper discoidal nervule placed outwardly below it a large quadrate discal spot completely tilling the interspace between the first and third median nervules Hindwing with no violet gloss at the base otherwise as in the male Underside forewing with the cell orange but outwardly terminated by a large white spot the other spots as on the upperside Hindwing as in the male but all the markings mores obscure After Lionel de Niceville 3 Subspecies editL g geoffroy Java Bali Lombok Sumbawa Timor Wetar L g antipoda Boisduval 1859 New Caledonia Loyalty Islands L g batchiana Wallace 1869 Obi Bachan Halmahera L g ceramensis Wallace 1869 Ambon Serang L g pulchra Butler 1882 New Britain Duke of York New Ireland L g orientalis Godman amp Salvin 1888 Guadalcanal L g philippina Staudinger 1889 Palawan L g celebensis Staudinger 1889 Sulawesi Banggai L g nicevillei Olliff 1891 Cape York to Cairns L g sumbensis Pagenstecher 1896 Sumba L g neopommerana Pagenstecher 1896 L g alompra Moore 1901 Burma Borneo L g deminuta Fruhstorfer 1909 Dammer Babber Wetter L g maenia Fruhstorfer 1909 Waigeu West Irina Papua Yule L g eugenia Fruhstorfer 1909 Kai Island L g genia Waterhouse 1938 north western Australia L g howarthi Petersen 1968 Rennell Island L g eborinus Samson 1980 Solomons San Cristobal Notes edit Australia Atlas of Living Libythea geoffroyi Purple Beak Atlas of Living Australia bie ala org au Retrieved 2017 08 28 Kawahara A Y 2013 Systematic revision and review of the extant and fossil snout butterflies Lepidoptera Nymphalidae Libytheinae Zootaxa 3631 1 1 74 preview 1 Bingham C T 1905 The Fauna of British India Including Ceylon and Burma Butterflies Vol 1 1st ed London Taylor and Francis Ltd References editEvans W H 1932 The Identification of Indian Butterflies 2nd ed Mumbai India Bombay Natural History Society Gaonkar Harish 1996 Butterflies of the Western Ghats India including Sri Lanka A Biodiversity Assessment of a Threatened Mountain System Bangalore India Centre for Ecological Sciences Gay Thomas Kehimkar Isaac David Punetha Jagdish Chandra 1992 Common Butterflies of India Nature Guides Bombay India World Wide Fund for Nature India by Oxford University Press ISBN 978 0195631647 Haribal Meena 1992 The Butterflies of Sikkim Himalaya and Their Natural History Gangtok Sikkim India Sikkim Nature Conservation Foundation Kunte Krushnamegh 2000 Butterflies of Peninsular India India A Lifescape Hyderabad India Universities Press ISBN 978 8173713545 Wynter Blyth Mark Alexander 1957 Butterflies of the Indian Region Bombay India Bombay Natural History Society ISBN 978 8170192329 nbsp This Nymphalidae related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Libythea geoffroy amp oldid 1049230870, 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