''Thaumantis noureddin'', the dark jungle glory, is a

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 family

Nymphalidae 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 ha ...

. It was described by

John Obadiah Westwood John Obadiah Westwood (22 December 1805 – 2 January 1893) was an English people , English entomologist and archaeologist noted for his artistic talents. He published several illustrated works on insects and antiquities. He was among the first ...

in 1851. It is found in the

Indomalayan realm The Indomalayan realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms. It extends across most of South and Southeast Asia and into the southern parts of East Asia. Also called the Oriental realm by biogeographers, Indomalaya spreads all over the Ind ...

. Seitz, A., 1912-1927. ''Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde'' 9

Subspecies

*''T. n. noureddin'' (Peninsular Malaya, Borneo) *''T. n. chatra'' Fruhstorfer, 1905 (Borneo) *''T. n. sultanus'' Stichel, 1906 (southern Borneo) *''T. n. sigirya'' Fruhstorfer, 1911 (Sumatra,

Bangka Island Bangka is an island lying east of Sumatra, Indonesia. It is administered under the province of the Bangka Belitung Islands, being one of its namesakes alongside the smaller island of Belitung across the Gaspar Strait. The 9th largest island in ...

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References

External links

''Thaumantis''
at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms'' Thaumantis Butterflies described in 1851 Butterflies of Malaysia Butterflies of Borneo Taxa named by John O. Westwood {{Nymphalidae-stub