Neocheritra amrita | |
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N. t. theodora male and female From the Courvoisier Collection, Basel, Switzerland | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Neocheritra |
Species: | N. amrita
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Binomial name | |
Neocheritra amrita | |
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Neocheritra amrita, the grand imperial, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Burma, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore and on Sumatra and Borneo.
Subspecies
The following subspecies are recognised:[1]
- Neocheritra amrita amrita (southern Burma, Thailand, Peninsular Malaya, Singapore, Sumatra)
- Neocheritra theodora theodora Druce, 1885 (Borneo)
References
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- ^ a b Neocheritra at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms