Idea idea explained

Idea idea, or Linnaeus' idea, is a large butterfly that belongs to the danaid group of the family Nymphalidae. It was described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1763 Centuria Insectorum. It is found in the Australasian realm.^[1]

Subspecies

• I. i. idea (Ambon, Serang)
• I. i. aza (Boisduval, 1832) (Buru)
• I. i. sula (de Nicéville, 1900) (Sula Islands)

External links

• "Idea Fabricius, 1807" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

Notes and References

1. [Adalbert Seitz|Seitz, A.]