Butterflies, moths and caterpillars

Hypolimnas bolina jacintha

Minibeast photographs and field observations.

Species notes

About Hypolimnas bolina jacintha

Hypolimnas bolina jacintha is treated by the GBIF Backbone as a synonym of Hypolimnas bolina (also recorded as Blue Moon), an accepted subspecies in the family Nymphalidae, within the order Lepidoptera. Checklist records aggregated by GBIF list it from Belgium, Flemish Region, and Walloon Region. Butterflies and moths pass through egg, larval, pupal and adult stages, and adults are characterised by wings covered in microscopic scales.

Common name: Blue Moon
Family: Nymphalidae
Order: Lepidoptera
Identification rank: Subspecies
Recorded distribution: Belgium, Flemish Region, Walloon Region

Taxonomy source: GBIF Backbone Taxonomy

Field photographs