Atrophaneura nox
Atrophaneura nox, the Malayan batwing, is a papilionid butterfly found in Java, northern Borneo and Peninsular Malaysia.Description
The species is black with blue metallic reflections. On the forewings the veins are shaded white. There are red hairs on the thorax. The wingspan is 9–11 cm. Females are larger than males.Subspecies
- A. n. nox Java
- A. n. noctis north Borneo
- A. n. erebus Peninsular Malaya
- A. n. noctula north Borneo
- A. n. nyx Bali
- A. n. henricus north east Sumatra
- A. n. banjermasinus south Borneo
- A. n. solokanus south Sumatra
- A. n. niepeltiana Sumatra
- A. n. petronius Nias
- A. n. smedleyi Mentaway Island
- A. n. tungensis Zin & Leow, 1982 Sumatra
- A. n. mirifica Hanafusa, 1994 Batu Island
- A. n. hirokoae Hirata & Miyagawa, 2006 Tuangku Island
- A. n. miekoae Hirata & Miyagawa, 2006 Singkep
Status
A widespread but local species in forest localities. It is extinct in Singapore.
