''Stichophthalma'' is a genus of
butterflies
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 family
Nymphalidae
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called jungle queens. The members are confined to
India
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,
China
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and
Southeast Asia
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.
Species
* ''
Stichophthalma camadeva''
(Westwood, 1848) – northern jungle queen
* ''
Stichophthalma cambodia''
(Hewitson, 1862)
* ''
Stichophthalma fruhstorferi''
Röber, 1903 (northern Vietnam)
* ''
Stichophthalma godfreyi''
Rothschild, 1916
* ''
Stichophthalma howqua''
(Westwood, 1851)
* ''
Stichophthalma louisa''
Wood-Mason, 1877
* ''
Stichophthalma neumogeni''
Leech, 892
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/small> (western China, Tibet, southern Vietnam, Hainan Island)
* '' Stichophthalma nourmahal'' (Westwood, 1851) – chocolate jungle queen
* '' Stichophthalma sparta'' de Nicéville, 1894 – Manipur jungle queen
* '' Stichophthalma uemurai'' Nishimura, 1998 (Vietnam)
References
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Images representing ''Stichophthalma''at EOL
Amathusiini
Nymphalidae genera
Taxa named by Cajetan von Felder
Taxa named by Rudolf Felder
Morphinae
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