Yoma sabina (Cramer) is a animal in the Nymphalidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Yoma sabina (Cramer)

Yoma sabina (Cramer)

The Australian lurcher Yoma sabina is a 7 cm wingspan Nymphalidae butterfly found in northern Australasia and Southeast Asia.

Family
Genus
Yoma
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Yoma sabina (Cramer)

Yoma sabina (Cramer), commonly known as the Australian lurcher, is a butterfly species that belongs to the Nymphalidae family. This species can be found in the northern part of the Australasian realm, as well as in Southeast Asia. Its wingspan measures approximately 7 centimeters. The larvae of Yoma sabina feed on Dipteracanthus bracteatus and plant species from the Ruellia genus, also called wild petunias.

Photo: (c) Reiner Richter, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), uploaded by Reiner Richter · cc-by-nc-sa

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Nymphalidae Yoma

More from Nymphalidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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