Cyrestis lutea
Encyclopedia
The Orange Straight-line Map-wing or Little Map-wing (Cyrestis lutea) is a butterfly
of the Nymphalidae
family. It is found in Indonesia
.
Thin lines run down the wings of and form evenly spaced columns. Together
with the horizontal wing veins, the lines form a grid of squares.
Butterfly
A butterfly is a mainly day-flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, which includes the butterflies and moths. Like other holometabolous insects, the butterfly's life cycle consists of four parts: egg, larva, pupa and adult. Most species are diurnal. Butterflies have large, often brightly coloured...
of the Nymphalidae
Nymphalidae
The Nymphalidae is a family of about 5,000 species of butterflies which are distributed throughout most of the world. These are usually medium sized to large butterflies. Most species have a reduced pair of forelegs and many hold their colourful wings flat when resting. They are also called...
family. It is found in Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
.
Thin lines run down the wings of and form evenly spaced columns. Together
with the horizontal wing veins, the lines form a grid of squares.
Subspecies
- Cyrestis lutea lutea (Java)
- Cyrestis lutea doliones Fruhstorfer, 1912 (Bali)