Amathuxidia, commonly known as the koh-i-noors, is a genus of butterflies in the family Nymphalidae. They are large showy butterflies, brown with blue forewing bands and hindwing "tails". They range from Indochina to Sulawesi.
| Amathuxidia | |
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| Amathuxidia amythaon ottomana and Amathuxidia plateni suprema with related species in Seitz | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Subfamily: | Morphinae |
| Tribe: | Amathusiini |
| Genus: | Amathuxidia Staudinger, [1887][1] |
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Species
edit- Amathuxidia amythaon (Doubleday, 1847) – koh-i-noor
- Amathuxidia morishitai Chou & Gu, 1994
- Amathuxidia plateni (Staudinger, [1887]) – Platen's kohinoor
References
edit- ^ "Amathuxidia Staudinger, [1887]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
External links
edit- Images representing Amathuxidia at EOL
- Images representing Amathuxidia at BOLD
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