Tanaecia pelea

Tanaecia pelea
Tanaecia pelea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Tanaecia
Species: T. pelea
Binomial name
Tanaecia pelea
Fabricius, 1787

The Malay Viscount, Tanaecia pelea, is a species of butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Malaya, Borneo, Nias and Pulau Tioman.

Subspecies

  • Tanaecia pelea pelea (Malaya, Borneo)
  • Tanaecia pelea heliophila (Nias)
  • Tanaecia pelea irenae (Pulau Tioman)