Atrophaneura nox

Malayan batwing
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Papilionidae
Genus:	Atrophaneura
Species:	A. nox
Binomial name
	Atrophaneura nox; Swainson, 1822
Synonyms
	Papilio nox Swainson, 1822; Papilio memercus Godart, [1824]; Papilio neesius Zinken, 1831; Papilio noctis Hewitson, 1859; Papilio erebus Wallace, 1865; Papilio noctula Westwood, 1872; Papilio strix Westwood, 1872; Papilio (Pangerana) nyx de Nicéville, 1897; Papilio noctis henricus Fruhstorfer, 1899; Papilio nox banjermasinus Fruhstorfer, 1899; Papilio noctis solokanus Fruhstorfer, 1903; Papilio nox niepeltiana Strand, 1914; Papilio erebus petronius Fruhstorfer, 1901; Papilio nox smedleyi Jordan, 1937; Atrophaneura tungensis Zin & Leow, 1982;

Atrophaneura nox, the Malayan batwing, is a papilionid butterfly found in Java, northern Borneo and Peninsular Malaysia.^[3]

Description

The species is black with blue metallic reflections. On the forewings the veins are shaded white. There are red hairs on the thorax. The wingspan is 9–11 cm. Females are larger than males.

Subspecies

A. n. nox Java
A. n. noctis (Hewitson, 1859) north Borneo
A. n. erebus (Wallace, 1865) Peninsular Malaya
A. n. noctula (Westwood, 1872) north Borneo
A. n. nyx (de Nicéville, 1897) Bali
A. n. henricus (Fruhstorfer, 1899) north east Sumatra
A. n. banjermasinus (Fruhstorfer, 1899) south Borneo
A. n. solokanus (Fruhstorfer, 1903) south Sumatra
A. n. niepeltiana (Strand, 1914) Sumatra
A. n. petronius (Fruhstorfer, 1901) Nias
A. n. smedleyi (Jordan, 1937) Mentaway Island
A. n. tungensis Zin & Leow, 1982 Sumatra
A. n. mirifica Hanafusa, 1994 Batu Island
A. n. hirokoae Hirata & Miyagawa, 2006 Tuangku Island
A. n. miekoae Hirata & Miyagawa, 2006 Singkep

Status

A widespread but local species in forest localities. It is extinct in Singapore.^[4]

References

^ Atrophaneura nox, funet.fi
^ Swainson, 1822 Zool. Illustr. (1) 2 (20): pl. 102
^ Akinori Nakanishi, Mohd. Fairus Jalil and Nordin Wahid. Catalogue of Swallowtail Butterflies (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae) at BORNEENSIS pdf Archived 2012-08-07 at the Wayback Machine
^ Collins, N. Mark; Morris, Michael G. (1985). Threatened Swallowtail Butterflies of the World: The IUCN Red Data Book. Gland & Cambridge: IUCN. ISBN 978-2-88032-603-6 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.

External links

Media related to Atrophaneura nox at Wikimedia Commons
Butterflycorner Images from Naturhistorisches Museum Wien
Global Butterfly Information System text and images including holotypes of niepeltiana Strand, 1914, rokanus Niepelt, 1926 and solokanus Fruhstorfer, 1903

This Papilionidae-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

[1] Atrophaneura nox, funet.fi

[2] Swainson, 1822 Zool. Illustr. (1) 2 (20): pl. 102

[3] Akinori Nakanishi, Mohd. Fairus Jalil and Nordin Wahid. Catalogue of Swallowtail Butterflies (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae) at BORNEENSIS pdf Archived 2012-08-07 at the Wayback Machine

[4] Collins, N. Mark; Morris, Michael G. (1985). Threatened Swallowtail Butterflies of the World: The IUCN Red Data Book. Gland & Cambridge: IUCN. ISBN 978-2-88032-603-6 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.

[3]

[1]

[2]

[4]

Malayan batwing

Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Papilionidae
Genus:	Atrophaneura
Species:	A. nox
Binomial name
*Atrophaneura nox* Swainson, 1822^[1]^[2]
Synonyms
Papilio nox Swainson, 1822 Papilio memercus Godart, [1824] Papilio neesius Zinken, 1831 Papilio noctis Hewitson, 1859 Papilio erebus Wallace, 1865 Papilio noctula Westwood, 1872 Papilio strix Westwood, 1872 Papilio (Pangerana) nyx de Nicéville, 1897 Papilio noctis henricus Fruhstorfer, 1899 Papilio nox banjermasinus Fruhstorfer, 1899 Papilio noctis solokanus Fruhstorfer, 1903 Papilio nox niepeltiana Strand, 1914 Papilio erebus petronius Fruhstorfer, 1901 Papilio nox smedleyi Jordan, 1937 Atrophaneura tungensis Zin & Leow, 1982