Taenaris phorcas
# Taenaris phorcas

Taenaris phorcas is a butterfly of the subfamily Morphinae in the family Nymphalidae.

## Subspecies

Subspecies include:

* Taenaris phorcas phorcas (Bismarck Archipelago - Solomon Islands)
* Taenaris phorcas uranus Staudinger, 1888 (Bismarck Archipelago - Crown Island)
* Taenaris phorcas admiralitatis Rothschild, 1916 (Admiralty Islands)

## Distribution

This species can be found in the Solomon Islands and Bismarck Archipelago.

## Description

The upperside of the wings contains large white blotches, with broad brown edges and a wide eyespot surrounded with yellow orange located in the white area of the hindwings. The underside of the hindwings shows an outer angle completely brown and a wide patch with two large black eyespots surrounded with yellow orange. The abdomen is brown.

## Biology

Larvae of this species feed on Dracaena species.

