Biology:Hestina nama

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Circe
Open wing of Hestinalis nama Doubleday, 1844 – Circe WLB DSC 0099.jpg
dorsal view
Close wing position of Hestinalis nama Doubleday, 1844 – Circe WLB DSC 0057.jpg
ventral view
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Hestina
Species:
H. nama
Binomial name
Hestina nama
(Westwood, 1850)
Synonyms

Hestinalis nama (Westwood, 1850)[1][2]

Hestina nama, the Circe, is a species of nymphalid butterfly found in South Asia.

See also

References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Hestina Westwood, [1850 - Sirens"]. http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/papilionoidea/nymphalidae/apaturinae/hestina/. 
  2. Varshney, R.; Smetacek, P. (in en). ASynoptic Catalogue of the Butterflies of India. (2015 ed.). New Delhi: Butterfly Research Centre, Bhimtal and Indinov Publishing. p. 214. 

Wikidata ☰ Q5234236 entry