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Friday 14 November 2014

Hestina nama (Circe) - Sikkim Butterfly

Hestina nama  (Circe)

Place : Chisopani, Singtam, East Sikkim

Date: November 14,  2014

Pic: Shital Pradhan
Hestina nama  (Circe)

Place : Chisopani, Singtam, East Sikkim

Date: November 14,  2014

Pic: Shital Pradhan




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/)