Polytremis discreta discreta  (Elwes & Edwards, 1897)

Himalayan Swift
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Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Papilionoidea
Family: Hesperiidae
Subfamily: Hesperiinae
​Genus: Polytremis
Species: discreta
Subspecies: ​discreta

  • Common name: Himalayan Swift
  • Thai name: ผีเสื้อหนวดพู่หิมาลัย​
  • Distribution: N.W. Himalayas, Nepal, Sikkim, Assam, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, W. Malaysia.
  • Image locations: Chiang Mai
  • Additional notes: 
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Image locations
Images of Polytremis discreta discreta from Thailand.
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Polytremis discreta discreta (Elwes & Edwards, 1897) Chiang Mai, 2014
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Polytremis discreta discreta (Elwes & Edwards, 1897) Chiang Mai, 2014
References: 
​A Check List of Butterflies in Indo-China, Chiefly from THAILAND, LAOS & VIETNAM - Y.Inayoshi.
​Thai Butterflies
Wingscales