Scarce Saturn

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Zeuxidia doubledayi

Scarce Saturn, a reference photo
Photo: Seitz illustrators Die exotischen Großschmetterlinge, Die indo-australischen Tagfalter taf 103 Stichophthalma howqua formosana Fruhstorfer Stichophthalma howqua tonkiniana Fruhstorfer,1901 Stichophtha · Public domain

Zeuxidia doubledayi , the Scarce Saturn, is a large butterfly that belongs to the Morphinae group of the family Nymphalidae. It was described by John Obadiah Westwood in 1851. It is found in the Indomalayan realm.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Scarce Saturn being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

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Classification

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Nymphalidae
Species
Zeuxidia doubledayi

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