Taenaris myops

Taenaris myops is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae.

Subspecies

 * Taenaris myops myops - Aru
 * Taenaris myops kirschii (Staudinger, 1887) - SE.New Guinea, E.Papua, SE.Papua, Yule I.
 * Taenaris myops praxedes Fruhstorfer, 1904 - Salawati
 * Taenaris myops parallelus Rothschild, 1916 - Misool, Waigeu
 * Taenaris myops merana Fruhstorfer, 1904 - NW.West Irian
 * Taenaris myops maneta Hulstaert, 1923 - S.West Irian (Merauke)
 * Taenaris myops vanhaasterti Hulstaert, 1925 - SE.West Irian
 * Taenaris myops ansuna Fruhstorfer, 1904 - Jobi I.
 * Taenaris myops phrixus Brooks, 1950 - West Irian (Dore Bay)
 * Taenaris myops rothschildi Grose-Smith, 1894 - Humboldt Bay
 * Taenaris myops wahnesi Heller, 1894 - N.New Guinea (coast)
 * Taenaris myops miscus Fruhstorfer, 1905 - Normanby, Goodenough I.
 * Taenaris myops fergussonia Fruhstorfer, 1904 - Fergusson, Trobriand, Woodlark I.

Description
Taenaris myops has a wingspan of about 80 - 90 mm. Wings are fuliginous grey. Upperside of each hindwing has one ocellated spot, while undersides of each hinding show two large bright eyepots, of which the centre is blackish with a small white central eye, surrounded with a pale fulvous ring.

Distribution
This species can be found in New Guinea.