| Taenaris gorgo | |
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| Taenaris gorgo gorgophone in Seitz | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Taenaris |
| Species: | T. gorgo |
| Binomial name | |
| Taenaris gorgo (Kirsch, 1877) | |
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Taenaris gorgo is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It was described by Theodor Franz Wilhelm Kirsch in 1877. It is endemic to New Guinea in the Australasian realm
Subspecies
- T. g. gorgo (New Guinea, Salawati Island, Sorong)
- T. g. gorgophone Fruhstorfer, 1904 New Guinea (Humboldt Bay, Finschhafef)
- T. g. danalis Fruhstorfer, 1904 (Waigeu)
- T. g. mera Fruhstorfer, 1905 (New Guinea: Afrak, Wangaar River)
- T. g. ucina Brooks, 1944 (New Guinea: Snow Mountains, Eilanden River)
- T. g. yulei Bakker, 1942 (Papua: Aroa River)
- T. g. gorgias Brooks, 1950 (New Guinea)
References
- Kirsch, 1877 Beitrag zur Kenntniss der Lepidopteren Fauna von Neu Guinea Mitt. zool. Mus. Dresden (2) : 103-134, pl. 5-7
- Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9
External links
- Taenaris at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
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