Cyrestis nivea Zincken, 1831 is a animal in the Nymphalidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Cyrestis nivea Zincken, 1831

Cyrestis nivea Zincken, 1831

Cyrestis nivea, the straight-line map-wing, is a nymphalid butterfly found in Southeast Asian lowland forests.

Family
Genus
Cyrestis
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Cyrestis nivea Zincken, 1831

Cyrestis nivea (full scientific name: Cyrestis nivea Zincken, 1831), commonly called the straight-line map-wing, is a butterfly species belonging to the family Nymphalidae. This butterfly is found in South-East Asia. Its natural habitat includes both primary and secondary forest, at elevations ranging from sea level up to approximately 500 metres.

Photo: (c) Cheongweei Gan, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Cheongweei Gan · cc-by

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Nymphalidae Cyrestis

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