Name : Idea hypermnestra linteata
Common Name : Malayan Tree Nymph
Family : Nymphalidae
Subfamily : Danainae
Larva host plant : Parsonia helicandra (Apocynaceae)
Male
Female
Description
I. hypermnestra as compared to I. stolli has more rounded wings and whiter base color. The species is confined to heavy forest at moderate elevation.
The larva is black and white banded with red patches on 2nd and 7th abdominal segments. It has been bred in Malaysia on Parsonia helicandra (Apocynaceae)
Life History Record : Apr 2009
Date : Apr 2009
Location : Raub, Pahang, Malaysia
Larva host plant : (To be id)
Unidentified vine : 
Underside of the leaf 
An older vine
Female flying towards host plant
A late instar larva feeding on the host plant
Close-up of the larva
1 comment:
Hostplant is myriopteron extensum. Check with illustration at Flora of China.
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