title: Stichophthalma howqua
text: # Stichophthalma howqua
  
  Stichophthalma howqua is a species of butterfly in genus Stichophthalma. It was described by John O. Westwood in 1851, and its subspecies can be found in Southeast Asia and China.
  
  ## Subspecies
  
  * Stichophthalma howqua howqua
  * Stichophthalma howqua iapetus Brooks, 1949 (southern Vietnam)
  * Stichophthalma howqua tonkiniana Fruhstorfer, 1901 (northern Vietnam)
  * Stichophthalma howqua formosana Fruhstorfer, 1908 (Taiwan)
  * Stichophthalma howqua miyana Fruhstorfer, 1913 (Canton)
  * Stichophthalma howqua suffusa Leech, 1892 (Sichuan, Fujian)
  * Stichophthalma howqua bowringi Chun, 1929 (Hainan)
  
  ### Subspecies gallery
  
  * S. h. formosana male - dorsal view - Taiwan
  * S. h. formosana female - ventral view - Taiwan
  * S. h. suffusa male - dorsal view - Ya'an, Sichuan, China
  