Cyrestis acilia

Cyrestis acilia is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Sulawesi the Australasian realm including Sulawesi mainland, Buton island, Kabaena island and Wowoni island. See subspecies.

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Cyrestis acilia
Cyrestis acilia strigata at Manado, North Sulawesi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Cyrestis
Species:	C. acilia
Binomial name
Cyrestis acilia (Godart, 1819)
Synonyms
Nymphalis acilia Godart, 1819 Cyrestis acilia tervisia Fruhstorfer, 1912 Cyrestis acilia gades Fruhstorfer, 1915 Cyrestis strigata C. & R. Felder, 1862 Cyrestis strigata Cyrestis biaka Grose-Smith, 1894 Cyrestis laelia C. & R. Felder, 1860 Cyrestis parthenia Röber, 1887 Cyrestis acilia ribbei Martin, 1903 Cyrestis acilia bassara Fruhstorfer, 1912 Cyrestis solomonis Mathew, 1887 Cyrestis nitida Mathew, 1887 Cyrestis fratercula Salvin & Godman, 1877 Cyrestis eximia Oberthür, 1879 Cyrestis acilia bassara Fruhstorfer, 1912

Description

acilia is at a glance recognized by the very broad white median band tapering both towards the costa of the forewing and the anal margin of the hindwing, and by the uncommonly vivid and extensive orange colouring of the anal area on the hindwing. It is the only Cyrestis species, in which the row of ocelli in the submarginal band on the forewing, which is but very faintly bordered with yellow, becomes obsolete in the middle, having of the six ocelli usually found in this group only 3—4 that are distinctly developed. At the apex of the hindwing moreover, the line which accompanies the inner border of the row of ocelli is, proximally to the uppermost ocellus, yellow instead of black-brown. On the hindwing. the second and third ocelli (counting from the anal angle) are distinctly elongate and reniform, particularly on the under surface. The anal ocellus is round, reversed ocellus distinct, anal projection quite insignificant. The females which are not at all scarce, are somewhat larger, of lighter and more faded colour, especially in the anal area of the hindwing, where the orange colour appears quite faded and irrorated with brownish.^[1]

Subspecies

• Cyrestis acilia acilia
• Cyrestis acilia abisa Fruhstorfer, 1904 (Obi)
• Cyrestis acilia aruana Martin, 1903 (Aru)
• Cyrestis acilia bettina Fruhstorfer, 1899 (Sula Islands)
• Cyrestis acilia biaka Grose-Smith, 1894 (Biak)
• Cyrestis acilia ceramensis Martin, 1903 (Ambon, Serang)
• Cyrestis acilia dola Fruhstorfer, 1904 (Fergusson Island, Kiriwina)
• Cyrestis acilia eximia Oberthür, 1879 (Sanghie Islands)
• Cyrestis acilia fratercula Salvin & Godman, 1877 (New Britain, Duke of York, New Ireland, New Hanover)
• Cyrestis acilia haterti Martin, 1903 (Halmahera)
• Cyrestis acilia jordani Martin, 1903 (Morotai)
• Cyrestis acilia kumambana van Mastrigt, 2010 (Papua New Guinea)
• Cyrestis acilia laelia (C. & R. Felder, 1860) (Batchian)
• Cyrestis acilia latifascia Martin, 1903 (Ternate)
• Cyrestis acilia maforensis Martin, 1903 (Mafor Island)
• Cyrestis acilia misolensis Martin, 1903 (Misol)
• Cyrestis acilia moorensis van Mastrigt, 2010 (Papua New Guinea)
• Cyrestis acilia nitida Mathew, 1887 (Solomon Islands)
• Cyrestis acilia parthenia Röber, 1887 (Banggai)
• Cyrestis acilia russellensis Tennent, 2001 (Solomon Islands)
• Cyrestis acilia sicca Fruhstorfer, 1904 (Buru)
• Cyrestis acilia solomonis Mathew, 1887 (Solomon Islands)
• Cyrestis acilia strigata C. & R. Felder, 1862 (Sulawesi, Togian, Kabaena, Wowoni, Butung)
• Cyrestis acilia ulawana Martin, 1903 (Ulawa Island)