Polytremis discreta

Polytremis discreta, the Himalayan swift, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae.

Himalayan swift
Museum specimen
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Hesperiidae
Genus:
Polytremis
Species:
P. discreta
Binomial name
Polytremis discreta
(Elwes & Edwards, 1897) [1]

Distribution

Murree to Sikkim, Assam, Burma, Yunnan

References
  1. Elwes & Edwards, 1897 A Revision of the Oriental Hesperiidae Trans. zool. Soc. Lond. 14 (4) : 101-324, pl. 18-27 online


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