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| Hestina nama (Circe)
Place : Chisopani, Singtam, East Sikkim
Date: November 14, 2014
Pic: Shital Pradhan
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| Hestina nama (Circe)
Place : Chisopani, Singtam, East Sikkim
Date: November 14, 2014
Pic: Shital Pradhan
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Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Nymphalidae
Sub-Family: Apaturinae
Genus:
Hestina
Species:
H.
nama
Binomial name: Hestina nama (Westwood, 1850)
Other Names: Circe
Special feature: The
genus Hestina consists of 11 species including several which were formerly
included in Diagora or Diadema. Most are Batesian mimics of toxic Danaines -
Hestina nama for example is a mimic of the Chocolate Tiger Parantica sita. (http://www.learnaboutbutterflies.com/)