Hestina is a

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butterflies 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 ...

in the family Nymphalidae subfamily Apaturinae. The genus is found in the 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 ...

and

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. Known larval food plants are '' Celtis'' and, for one species, ''

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'' (Ulmaceae). These include ''

Celtis boninensis ''Celtis'' is a genus of about 60–70 species of deciduous trees, commonly known as hackberries or nettle trees, widespread in warm temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. The genus is part of the extended hemp family (Cannabaceae). Desc ...

'' Japan, ''

Celtis formosana ''Celtis tetrandra'', called the Nilgiri elm, is a species of flowering plant in the hackberry genus ''Celtis'', family Cannabaceae Cannabaceae is a small family (biology), family of flowering plants, known as the hemp family. As now Circumsc ...

'' Taiwan, '' Celtis nervosa'' Taiwan, '' Celtis jessoensis'', ''

Celtis sinensis ''Celtis sinensis'' (English: Chinese hackberry; Chinese: ; Japanese: ) is a species of flowering plant in the hemp family, Cannabaceae, that is native to slopes in East Asia. Description It is a tree that grows to 20 m tall, with deciduous ...

'', ''

Trema orientalis ''Trema orientale'' (sometimes spelled ''Trema orientalis'') is a species of flowering tree in the hemp family, Cannabaceae. The basionym of ''T. orientalis'', ''Celtis orientalis'' was originally described and published in ''Species P ...

''. ''Hestina nama'' larvae feed on ''

Oreocnide ''Oreocnide'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Urticaceae The Urticaceae are a family, the nettle family, of flowering plants. The family name comes from the genus ''Urtica''. The Urticaceae include a number of well-know ...

'' (Urticaceae).

Species

In alphabetical order: *'' Hestina assimilis'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *'' Hestina dissimilis'' Hall, 1935 *'' Hestina divona'' (Hewitson, 1861) – Sulawesi sorcerer *'' Hestina japonica'' (C. & R. Felder, 1862) *'' Hestina jermyni'' Druce, 1911 *'' Hestina mena'' Moore, 1858 *'' Hestina mimetica'' Butler, 1874 *''

Hestina nama ''Hestina nama'', the Circe, is a species of nymphalid butterfly found in South Asia. See also * List of butterflies of India (Nymphalidae) This is a list of the butterflies of India belonging to the family Nymphalidae and an index to the s ...

'' (Doubleday, 1844) – Circe *'' Hestina namoides'' de Nicéville, 1900 *'' Hestina nicevillei'' (Moore,

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*'' Hestina ouvradi'' Riley, 1939 *''

Hestina persimilis ''Hestina persimilis'', the siren, is an East Palearctic species of siren butterfly (Apaturinae) found in western China, Simla to Assam, Orissa. The larva feeds on ''Celtis australis ''Celtis australis'', the European nettle tree, Mediterrane ...

'' (Westwood,

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– Siren *''

Hestina risna Hestina is a genus of butterflies in the family Nymphalidae subfamily Apaturinae. The genus is found in the East Palearctic and Southeast Asia. Known larval food plants are '' Celtis'' and, for one species, ''Trema'' (Ulmaceae). These include ' ...

'' *''

Hestina waterstradti Hestina is a genus of butterflies in the family Nymphalidae subfamily Apaturinae. The genus is found in the East Palearctic and Southeast Asia. Known larval food plants are '' Celtis'' and, for one species, ''Trema'' (Ulmaceae). These include ' ...

'' Watkins, 1928

External links

"''Hestina'' Westwood, [1850]"
at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms'' Apaturinae">850]"">"''Hestina'' Westwood, [1850]"
at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms'' Apaturinae Nymphalidae genera Taxa named by John O. Westwood {{Apaturinae-stub