Neurosigma

Panther
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Neurosigma; Butler, 1969
Species:	N. siva
Binomial name
	Neurosigma siva; (Westwood, 1850)
Synonyms
	Neurosigma doubledayi; Neurosigma fraterna;

Neurosigma is a monotypic butterfly genus in the family Nymphalidae.^[1] Its only species, Neurosigma siva, the panther or leopard, is found in Asia.

It is a large, quite unmistakable butterfly, the forewings are rounded triangular. The forewing and the inner part of the hindwing are orange with round, black spots and a black zigzag board in the outer part of the forewing. The outer part of the hindwing is black with two rows of square, whitish-yellow spots. Sometimes the base colour of the wings can be mostly white.

References

^ "Neurosigma Butler, [1869]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

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[1] "Neurosigma Butler, [1869]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

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