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Taenaris
Taenaris is a genus of butterflies in the family Nymphalidae that live in Australasia. All species have highly developed eyespots that are either blue or yellow.
27 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Silky Owl
speciesTaenaris catops
Silky Owl
speciesTaenaris horsfieldii
Schoenberg's Owl
speciesTaenaris schoenbergi
Pearl Owl
speciesTaenaris artemis
Taenaris macrops
speciesTaenaris macrops
Taenaris dioptrica
speciesTaenaris dioptrica
One-eyed Owl
speciesTaenaris myops
Taenaris onolaus
speciesTaenaris onolaus
Taenaris dimona
speciesTaenaris dimona
Taenaris bioculatus
speciesTaenaris bioculatus
Taenaris urania
speciesTaenaris urania
Taenaris cyclops
speciesTaenaris cyclops
Taenaris phorcas
speciesTaenaris phorcas
Taenaris domitilla
speciesTaenaris domitilla
Taenaris diana
speciesTaenaris diana
Taenaris honrathi
speciesTaenaris honrathi
Taenaris scylla
speciesTaenaris scylla
Taenaris selene
speciesTaenaris selene
Taenaris butleri
speciesTaenaris butleri
Taenaris gorgo
speciesTaenaris gorgo
Taenaris montana
speciesTaenaris montana
Taenaris hyperbolus
speciesTaenaris hyperbolus
Taenaris chionides
speciesTaenaris chionides
Taenaris ritsemae
speciesTaenaris ritsemae
Taenaris mailua
speciesTaenaris mailua
Taenaris arfakia
speciesTaenaris arfakia
Taenaris attina
speciesTaenaris attina
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
Searching the stacks…
Every page naming Taenaris in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 83726.