Biology:Helcyra hemina
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Short description: Species of butterfly
| White emperor | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Helcyra |
| Species: | H. hemina
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| Binomial name | |
| Helcyra hemina Hewitson, 1864
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Helcyra hemina, the white emperor, is a species of brush-footed butterfly found in parts of India, in Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam and Java.[1][2][3][4]
In India this species is protected under Schedule I of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 2022.[5]
Subspecies
- Helcyra hemina hemina (Sikkim, Assam, Burma)
- Helcyra hemina masinia Fruhstorfer, 1903 (western Java)
References
- ↑ "Helcrya hemina". http://www.ifoundbutterflies.org. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
- ↑ "Helcyra Felder, 1860" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ↑ "Inayoshi, Y. 2025. Helcyra hemina hemina Hewitson, 1864. A check list of butterflies in Indo-China, chiefly from Thailand, Laos & Vietnam". https://yutaka.it-n.jp/apa/750170001.html. Retrieved 6 March 2025.
- ↑ Upadhaya, R., Sheikh, T. (2025). "The White Emperor Helcyra hemina Hewitson (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae), a new addition to the lepidopteran fauna of Northeastern India". Israel Journal of Entomology 54: 5–6. doi:10.5281/zenodo.14982560. https://ij-entomology.online/ojs/index.php/ije/article/view/283.
- ↑ Ministry of Law and Justice (2022). "The Wild Life (Protection) Amendment Act, 2022. No. 18 of 2022". The Gazette of India Extraordinary, Part II, Section I 27: 1–165. http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/wildlife%20protection%20amendment%20act%202022.pdf. Retrieved 2025-03-06.
Wikidata ☰ Q13222623 entry
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