Ideopsis juventa

Ideopsis juventa, the wood nymph, gray glassy tiger or grey glassy tiger, is a species of nymphalid butterfly in the Danainae subfamily. It is found in Southeast Asia.

Wood nymph
Underside
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Ideopsis
Species:	I. juventa
Binomial name
Ideopsis juventa (Cramer, [1777])
Synonyms
Papilio juventa Cramer, [1777] Ideopsis catella Fruhstorfer, 1912 Ideopsis chevalieri Hulstaert, 1924 Ideopsis claviger (Gmelin, 1790) Ideopsis doreyana Joicey & Talbot, 1925 Ideopsis hadrumeta Fruhstorfer, 1911 Ideopsis homonyma Bryk, 1937 Radena kambera Doherty, 1891 Ideopsis krakatauae Moulton, 1921 Ideopsis messana Fruhstorfer, 1913 Ideopsis nicobarica Wood-Mason, 1881 Ideopsis piada Fruhstorfer, 1915 Ideopsis remota van Eecke, 1915 Ideopsis robinsoni Rothschild, 1920 Ideopsis simillima van Eecke, 1915 Ideopsis suluana Talbot, 1943 Ideopsis tipasa Fruhstorfer, 1911 Ideopsis uluana Talbot, 1943 Radena juventa Danaus juventa

This butterfly is dark gray or black with two rows of circular white dots along the margins of its wings and elongated white patches closer to the body. The elongated white patches appear to radiate from the thorax.

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  Ideopsis juventa(middle) along with Danaus ismare(right) and Euploea algea(left)

Life Cycle

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  Adult
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  Larva
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  Pupa

Subspecies

• I. j. juventa (Java, Bali)
• I. j. pseudosimilis van Eecke, 1915 (Sumatra, Bangka)
• I. j. scrobia van Eecke, 1915 (Belitung)
• I. j. sapana Talbot, 1943 (Kangean)
• I. j. longa Doherty, 1891 (Enggano)
• I. j. stictica Fruhstorfer, 1899 (Sumbawa)
• I. j. phana Fruhstorfer, 1904 (Lombok)
• I. j. kallatia Fruhstorfer, 1904 (Kalao)
• I. j. lycosura Fruhstorfer, 1910 (Bonerate)
• I. j. sitah (Fruhstorfer, 1904) (Natuna Islands, Islands on east coast of Malaya)
• I. j. kinitis Fruhstorfer, 1904 (northern Borneo)
• I. j. ishma Butler, 1869 (Sulawesi)
• I. j. garia Fruhstorfer, 1904 (Philippines: Basilan)
• I. j. manillana Moore, 1883 (Philippines: Luzon)
• I. j. luzonica Moore, 1883 (Philippines: Babuyanes)
• I. j. satellitica Fruhstorfer, 1899 (Selajar)
• I. j. sophonisbe Fruhstorfer, 1904 (Sula Mangoli)
• I. j. sequana Fruhstorfer, 1910 (Tukangbesi Islands)
• I. j. tontoliensis (Fruhstorfer, 1897) (north-eastern Sulawesi)
• I. j. lirungensis Fruhstorfer, 1899 (Talaud Islands)
• I. j. curtisi Moore, 1883 (Halmahera, Ternate, Bachan)
• I. j. ellida Fruhstorfer, 1904 (Obi)
• I. j. meganire (Godart, 1819) (Buru, Ambon, Serang)
• I. j. bosnika (Talbot, 1943) (Biak)
• I. j. sobrina (Boisduval, 1832) (West Irian)
• I. j. purpurata (Butler, 1866) (Salawati, Misool, Waigeu)
• I. j. tanais (Fruhstorfer, 1904) (Geelvink Bay)
• I. j. kolleri (Hulstaert, 1923) (West Irian)
• I. j. hollandia (Talbot, 1943) (West Irian: Humboldt Bay)
• I. j. metaxa Fruhstorfer, 1910 (Finschhafe, Huon Gulf, New Guinea)
• I. j. eugenia (Fruhstorfer, 1907) (north-western New Guinea, Vulcan, Dampier, Rooke Islands)
• I. j. georgina Fruhstorfer, 1904 (south-eastern Papua)
• I. j. sobrinoides Butler, 1882 (Admiralty Islands to New Britain to New Ireland to the Solomon Islands)
• I. j. zanira Fruhsorfer, 1904 (Maleita, Savo)

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  I. j. tontoliensis, male
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  Ideopsis juventa at Warembungan, Minahasa Regency, North Sulawesi