BUTTERFLIES FROM THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS

Parthenos sylvia

Parthenos sylvia (Cramer, [1775]) CLIPPER

Subspecies:

butlerinus Fruhstorfer, 1898 – Bazlabac, Dumaran, Palawan

jaloensis Fruhstorfer, 1898 - Jolo

philippensis Fruhstorfer, 1898 – Philippines excluding Balabac, Bongao, Dumaran, Jolo, Palawan, Sanga Sanga, Sibutu, Tawi-tawi

selene Schröder & Treadaway, 1991 – Bongao, Sanga Sanga, Sibutu, Tawi-tawi

 

Recorded hostplants: Adenia palmata (Passifloraceae), Tinospora cordifolia (Menispermaceae)

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