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Vindula arsinoe

Vindula arsinoe

(Cramer, 1777)

Family: Nymphalidae
Order: Lepidoptera
Class: Insecta
Phylum / Division: Arthropoda
Kingdom: Animalia

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Vindula arsinoe, the Eastern cruiser or just the cruiser, is a butterfly from the family Nymphalidae. It ranges from the Maluku Islands and New Guinea to the Solomon Islands and Queensland. It is sexually dimorphic.

Subspecies: Listed alphabetically:
  • V. a. ada (Butler, 1874) – (Banks Island, Cape York - Mackay)
  • V. a. adina (Fruhstorfer, 1906) – (Waigeu)
  • V. a. arsinoe (Cramer, [1777]) – (Ambon, Serang, Saparua)
  • V. a. bosnikensis (Joicey & Noakes, 1915) – (Biak)
  • V. a. catenes (Godman & Salvin, 1888) – (Solomons (Santa Anna Island))
  • V. a. clodia (Godman & Salvin, 1888) – (Solomons (Ulana Island))
  • V. a. dampierensis (Rothschild, 1915) – (Dampier Island)
  • V. a. figalea (Fruhstorfer, 1904) – (Obi)
  • V. a. insularis (Godman & Salvin, 1877) – (New Britain, Duke of York group)
  • V. a. lemina (Ribbe, 1898) – (New Ireland)
  • V. a. meforica (Fruhstorfer, 1906) – (Noemfoor Island)
  • V. a. melena (Fruhstorfer, 1899) – (New Ireland)
  • V. a. moluccana Nieuwenhuis – (northern Moluccas?)
  • V. a. pisidike (Fruhstorfer, 1903) – (Fergusson, Goodenough, Normanby Island)
  • V. a. polykaste (Fruhstorfer, 1903) – (Trobriand Island)
  • V. a. rebeli (Fruhstorfer, 1906) – (West Irian - Papua)
  • V. a. rookiana (Strand, 1916) – (Rook Island)

Source: Wikipedia, article Vindula arsinoe. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 18/07/2026.





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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
228620623/04/2025AustraliaQueenslandCape Tribulation, Daintree National ParkHugo Caverzasi
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Vindula arsinoe – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 14/09/2026.