Hypolimnas pandarus

Hypolimnas pandarus is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae.

Distribution

This species is present in the Indonesia.

Subspecies

Subspecies include:

Hypolimnas pandarus pandarus
Hypolimnas pandarus pandora
Hypolimnas pandarus hewitsoni Wallace, 1869

Description

Hypolimnas pandarus can reach a wingspan of about. In males, the forewings are dark brown, usually with a few white, yellow or blue spots, depending on the subspecies, while the female has a band across the upper wings either creamy white or pale rufous. The posterior margin of the hindwings is deeply scalloped and shows a broad rufous-orange band, with several brown or black oval spots. In some subspecies is also present a pink purple patch.