Scientific name Hestina Order Butterflies and moths | Division Rhopalocera 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:
References
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