Liphyra brassolis Westwood, 1864
India, Sikkim - Assam, Burma, Moluccas, Malaya - Australia. See [maps]
Moth Butterfly
Larva on
Nauclea orientalis,
(eggs. on) (later in nests of Oecophylla smaragdina F.) [BMP]
In ant nests, feeding on ant larvae[BIR]
Larva preys on
Oecophylla smaragdina K. L. & L. E. Dunn, 1991, Review Austr. Butts. (1-4): (120-140)
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L. b. brassolis Sikkim - Burma
- Liphyra f. extensa Gaede, 1917; Mitt. zool. Mus. Berl. 8: 404
- Liphyra f. grandis Gaede, 1917; Mitt. zool. Mus. Berl. 8: 404
- Liphyra brassolis brassolis; [BOR], 545
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L. b. abbreviata Strand, 1911 Peninsular Malaya, Sumatra, Borneo
- Liphyra brassolis abbreviata; [BMP]: 217, pl. 34, f. 1; [BOR], 545
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L. b. major Rothschild, 1898 Queensland (Cape York - Mackay)
- Liphyra brassolis major; [BAUR], 300
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L. b. melania Waterhouse & Lyell, 1914 Darwin, Groote Eylandt
- Liphyra melania Waterhouse & Lyell, 1914
- Liphyra brassolis melania; [BAUR], 300 (text)
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L. b. robusta (C. & R. Felder, 1865) Moluccas, Sulawesi, New Guinea, Manam, Solomon Is.
Larva preys on
Ocecophylla Vane-Wright & de Jong, 2003, Zool. Verh. Leiden 343: 114
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L. b. novabritannica Willner, 1985 New Guinea
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L. b. justini Schröder & Treadaway, 1988 Philippines
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L. b. hermelnuydai Schröder & Treadaway, 1998 Philippines