Helcyra hemina
Appearance
White emperor | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Helcyra |
Species: | H. hemina
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Binomial name | |
Helcyra hemina Hewitson, 1864
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Helcyra hemina, the white emperor, is a species of brush-footed butterfly found in parts of India and in Myanmar and Java.[1][2]
In India this species is protected under Schedule I of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.[3][4]
Subspecies
[edit]- Helcyra hemina hemina (Sikkim, Assam, Burma)
- Helcyra hemina masinia Fruhstorfer, 1903 (western Java)
References
[edit]- ^ "Helcrya hemina". Retrieved 13 January 2013.
- ^ "Helcyra Felder, 1860" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ Anonymous. 2019. Helcyra hemina Hewitson, 1864 – White Emperor. Kunte, K., S. Sondhi, and P. Roy (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 2.70. Indian Foundation for Butterflies.
- ^ "Helcyra hemina Hewitson, 1864 – White Emperor".