''Idea lynceus'', the tree-nymph (''Malaysian giant tree-nymph''), is a species of

nymphalid The Nymphalidae are the largest family of butterflies, with more than 6,000 species distributed throughout most of the world. Belonging to the superfamily Papilionoidea, they are usually medium-sized to large butterflies. Most species have ...

butterfly Butterflies are winged insects from the lepidopteran superfamily Papilionoidea, characterized by large, often brightly coloured wings that often fold together when at rest, and a conspicuous, fluttering flight. The oldest butterfly fossi ...

in the

Danainae Danainae is a subfamily of the family Nymphalidae, the brush-footed butterflies. The group may be referred to as the Danaids (reflecting their previous rank as a family) or milkweed butterflies, as they often lay their eggs on various milkweed ...

subfamily. It is found in

South East Asia Southeast Asia is the geographical United Nations geoscheme for Asia#South-eastern Asia, southeastern region of Asia, consisting of the regions that are situated south of China, east of the Indian subcontinent, and northwest of the Mainland Au ...

. The wingspan is about 135–165 mm. The larvae feed on ''Aganosma corymbosa''.

Subspecies

Listed alphabetically:"''Idea'' Fabricius, 1807"
at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms'' * ''I. l. favorinus'' Fruhstorfer, 1910 * ''I. l. fumata'' Fruhstorfer, 1897 (southern Borneo) * ''I. l. lynceus'' (Malaysian giant tree-nymph)(Burma, Thailand, Peninsular Malaya, Langkawi, Sumatra) * ''I. l. niasica'' Fruhstorfer, 1903 (Nias) * ''I. l. reinwardti'' Moore, 1883 * ''I. l. thalassica'' Fruhstorfer, 1910

References

Idea (butterfly) Butterflies of Borneo Butterflies of Indochina Butterflies described in 1773 Taxa named by Dru Drury Butterflies of Malaysia Butterflies of Indonesia {{Danainae-stub