''Atrophaneura nox'', the Malayan batwing, is a papilionid butterfly found in

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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.

References

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