''Hestina japonica'' is an East
Palearctic
The Palearctic or Palaearctic is the largest of the eight biogeographic realms of the Earth. It stretches across all of Eurasia north of the foothills of the Himalayas, and North Africa.
The realm consists of several bioregions: the Euro-Sibe ...
species of
siren
Siren or sirens may refer to:
Common meanings
* Siren (alarm), a loud acoustic alarm used to alert people to emergencies
* Siren (mythology), an enchanting but dangerous monster in Greek mythology
Places
* Siren (town), Wisconsin
* Siren, Wisco ...
butterfly
Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the Order (biology), order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The ...
found in Japan (''H. j. japonica'') and Korea ('' H. j. seoki'').
"''Hestina'' Westwood, [1850]"
at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms''
Subspecies
*''Hestina japonica japonica'' Japan
*''Hestina japonica seoki'' Shirôzu, 1955 (Korea)
References
Apaturinae
Butterflies described in 1862
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