title: Taenaris horsfieldii
text: # Taenaris horsfieldii
  
  Taenaris horsfieldii, the big eyed jungle lady or silky owl, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae.
  
  ## Subspecies
  
  * Taenaris horsfieldii horsfieldi (Java)
  * Taenaris horsfieldii birchi Distant, 1883 (Peninsular Malaya: Johore)
  * Taenaris horsfieldii occulta Grose-Smith, 1889 (Borneo)
  * Taenaris horsfieldii plateni Staudinger, 1889 (Palawan)
  
  ## Description
  
  Taenaris horsfieldii has a wingspan of about 70 millimetres (2.8 in). Upperside of forewings is pale fuscous, while hindwings are greyish white, with a large ocellated spot, of which the centre is blackish with a pale central eye, broadly surrounded with ochraceous. Underside of the forewings is darker towards base and hindwings have a larger and brighter ocellated spot.
  
  ## Distribution and habitat
  
  This species can be found on Java, Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo and the Philippines (Palawan). It is a species of both primary and secondary forest.
  
  