Indonesian Specimens 

Amathusiine Butterfly

What: Taenaris catops

Sex: Probably Male

City: Unknown

Country: Indonesia - Papua New Guinea

How: Obtained through an exchange

When: Unknown

Who: Donna Spinks

Comments: Additional Photography to come - these are the lateral views as they were in the envelopes - before relaxation and pinning. This butterfly has such translucent wings that the eyes on the ventral side show through on the dorsal side.

Identification assistance by Les Day
Dorsal View
Ventral View
Lateral View
Dorsal Hndwing Enlargement
Ventral Hindwing Enlargement
Dorsal Wing Enlargement

This page last modified on 10/22/2001 - Copyright Robert J. Nuelle - 2001. All Rights reserved.