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Hestina

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Nymphalidae

Scientific name
  
Hestina

Higher classification
  
Nymphalidae

Order
  
Butterflies and moths

Division
  
Rhopalocera

Subfamily
  
Apaturinae

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Rank
  
Genus

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Similar
  
Butterfly, Hestina assimilis, Nymphalidae, Hestina persimilis, Butterflies and moths

hestina persimilis japonica


Hestina is a genus of butterflies in the family Nymphalidae subfamily Apaturinae. The genus is found in the East Palearctic and Southeast Asia.

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Known larval food plants are Celtis and, for one species, Trema (Ulmaceae). These include Celtis boninensis Japan, Celtis formosana Taiwan, Celtis nervosa Taiwan, Celtis jessoensis, Celtis sinensis, Trema orientalis. Hestina nama larvae feed on Oreocnide (Urticaceae).

hestina japonica


Species

In alphabetical order:

  • Hestina assimilis (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Hestina dissimilis Hall, 1935
  • Hestina divona (Hewitson, 1861) – Sulawesi sorcerer
  • Hestina japonica (C. & R. Felder, 1862)
  • Hestina jermyni Druce, 1911
  • Hestina mena Moore, 1858
  • Hestina mimetica Butler, 1874
  • Hestina nama (Doubleday, 1844) – Circe
  • Hestina namoides de Nicéville, 1900
  • Hestina nicevillei (Moore, [1895])
  • Hestina ouvradi Riley, 1939
  • Hestina persimilis (Westwood, [1850]) – Siren
  • Hestina risna
  • Hestina waterstradti Watkins, 1928

    • References

    Hestina Wikipedia
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