Cyrestis cassander
Cyrestis cassander is an Indomalayan butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is endemic to the Philippines.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Cyrestis |
| Species: | C. cassander |
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| Cyrestis cassander | |
Subspecies
- Cyrestis cassander cassander C.& R.Felder, 1863 (Batanes, Luzon, Marinduque, Mindoro)
- Cyrestis cassander dacebalus Fruhstorfer, 1912 (Balabac, Camotes, Dinagat, Guimaras, Leyte, Samar)
- Cyrestis cassander orchomenus Fruhstorfer, 1912 (Basilan, Mindanao)
- Cyrestis cassander thessa Fruhstorfer, 1889 (Balabac, Calamian group, Palawan)
Taxonomy
The species is often listed as C. p. cassander, a subspecies of Cyrestis paulinus.[1]
References
- Cyrestis at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
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