Pantoporia venilia, the Cape York aeroplane or black-eyed plane, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Australia (Queensland), Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and surrounding islands.

Pantoporia venilia
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Pantoporia
Species:
P. venilia
Binomial name
Pantoporia venilia
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
  • Papilio venilia Linnaeus, 1758
  • Acca venilia (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Neptis venilia (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Hamadryas moorei Macleay, 1866
  • Neptis mortifacies Butler, 1875
  • Neptis ganina Grose-Smith, 1894
  • Acca obiana Swinhoe, 1904
  • Neptis anceps Grose-Smith, 1894
  • Neptis cyanifera Butler, 1878

The wingspan is about 40 mm.

Larvae have been found on Lepidopetalum subdichotomum.

Subspecies

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  • Pantoporia venilia venilia (Ambon, Serang, Geser, Banda Islands)
  • Pantoporia venilia evanescens (Staudinger, 1888) (Bachan, Halmahera, Morotai, Ternate)
  • Pantoporia venilia godelewa (Fruhstorfer, 1908) (Buru)
  • Pantoporia venilia tadema (Fruhstorfer, 1908) (Waigeu, Misool, Gebe Islands)
  • Pantoporia venilia holargyrea (Fruhstorfer, 1908) (Aru, Kai, Tanimbar)
  • Pantoporia venilia pseudovenilia (Fruhstorfer, 1908) (Roon Island, north-west West Irian)
  • Pantoporia venilia anceps (Grose-Smith, 1894) (Jobi Island, West Irian)
  • Pantoporia venilia cyanifera (Butler, 1878) (Papua, Yule Island)
  • Pantoporia venilia glyceria (Fruhstorfer, 1908) (D'Entrecasteaux Archipelago, Trobriand, Woodlark Island)
  • Pantoporia venilia louisa Eliot, 1969 (Louisiade Archipelago)
  • Pantoporia venilia dampierensis (Rothschild, 1915) (Karkar Island)
  • Pantoporia venilia albopunctata (Joicey & Noakes, 1915) (Biak, Noemfoor Island)
  • Pantoporia venilia moorei (Macleay, 1866) (Cape York to Cairns)
  • Pantoporia venilia novohannoverana (Pagenstecher, 1899) (Bismarck Archipelago)
  • Pantoporia venilia mysolensis (Rothschild, 1915) (Misol)
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