Hestina nama

Hestina nama, the Circe, is a species of nymphalid butterfly found in South Asia.

Circe
dorsal view
ventral view
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Nymphalidae
Genus:
Hestina
Species:
H. nama
Binomial name
Hestina nama
(Westwood, 1850)
Synonyms

Hestinalis nama (Westwood, 1850)[1][2]

See also

List of butterflies of India (Nymphalidae)

References
  1. Savela, Markku. "Hestina Westwood, [1850] - Sirens". Lepidoptera - Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 2018-03-22.
  2. Varshney, R.; Smetacek, P. ASynoptic Catalogue of the Butterflies of India (2015 ed.). New Delhi: Butterfly Research Centre, Bhimtal and Indinov Publishing. p. 214.
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