Helcyra hemina

Helcyra hemina, the white emperor, is a species of brush-footed butterfly found in parts of India and in Myanmar and Java.[1][2]

White emperor
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Helcyra
Species:
H. hemina
Binomial name
Helcyra hemina
Hewitson, 1864

In India this species is protected under Schedule I of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.[3][4]

Subspecies

  • Helcyra hemina hemina (Sikkim, Assam, Burma)
  • Helcyra hemina masinia Fruhstorfer, 1903 (western Java)

References

  1. "Helcrya hemina". Retrieved 13 January 2013.
  2. "Helcyra Felder, 1860" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  3. Anonymous. 2019. Helcyra hemina Hewitson, 1864 – White Emperor. Kunte, K., S. Sondhi, and P. Roy (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 2.70. Indian Foundation for Butterflies.
  4. "Helcyra hemina Hewitson, 1864 – White Emperor".


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