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Hestina nama nama.jpg

Hestina nama nama​  (Doubleday, 1845)

Circe

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Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Papilionoidea
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Apaturinae
​Genus: Hestina
Species: nama​
Subspecies: ​nama


  • Common name: Circe
  • Thai name: ผีเสื้อนามา
  • Distribution: Nepal to Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, N. Vietnam, S. China.
  • Image locations: Chiang Mai (Chiang Dao, Doi Suthep-Pui N.P.)
  • Additional notes: ID credit Keith Wolfe (last-instar larva)
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Image locations

Images of Hestina nama nama from Thailand.
Hestina nama Chiang Dao.jpg
Hestina nama nama (Doubleday, 1845) Chiang Dao, Chiang Mai, February 2017
Hestina nama nama Chiang Dao March 2018.jpg
Hestina nama nama (Doubleday, 1845) Chiang Dao, Chiang Mai, March 2018
Hestina nama nama last-instar Doi Suthep-Pui NP May 2019 c1560m.jpg
Hestina nama nama (last-instar) Doi Suthep-Pui N.P. Chiang Mai, May 2019 c1560m
Hestina nama nama last-instar Doi Suthep-Pui NP May 2019.jpg
Hestina nama nama (last-instar) Doi Suthep-Pui N.P. Chiang Mai, May 2019 c1560m

References: 
​A Check List of Butterflies in Indo-China, Chiefly from THAILAND, LAOS & VIETNAM - Y.Inayoshi.
​Thai Butterflies
Please note that individual species identifications do not necessarily represent the opinion of all contributors.

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