Polyura
Nawabs
Andrew V. Z. Brower- Polyura andrewsi
- Polyura arja
- Polyura athamas
- Polyura caphontis
- Polyura clitarchus
- Polyura cognata
- Polyura dehanii
- Polyura delphis
- Polyura dolon
- Polyura epigenes
- Polyura eudamippus
- Polyura gamma
- Polyura hebe
- Polyura jalysus
- Polyura jupiter
- Polyura nepenthes
- Polyura moorei
- Polyura narcaeus
- Polyura posidonius
- Polyura pyrrhus
- Polyura schreiber
- Polyura alphius
- Polyura galaxia
- Polyura inopinatus
Introduction
This genus of fast-flying, fruit-feeding nymphalids is widespread from India to Australia.References
Corbet AS, Pendlebury HM, and Eliot JN. 1992. The butterflies of the Malay Peninsula. Malayan Nature Society, Kuala Lumpur.
Parsons M. 1999. The butterflies of Papua New Guinea: their systematics and biology. Academic Press, San Diego.
Vane-Wright RI, and de Jong R. 2003. The butterflies of Sulawesi: annotated checklist for a critical island fauna. Zoologische Verhandelingen 343: 1-267.
Title Illustrations

Scientific Name | Polyura eudamippus |
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Location | Taiwan |
Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
Source | IMG_8517al1 |
Source Collection | Flickr |
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Scientific Name | Polyura hebe |
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Location | Singapore |
Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
Source | Polyura hebe plautus (Plain Nawab) |
Source Collection | Flickr |
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Copyright | © 2006 AK |
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