''Neocheritra amrita'', the grand imperial, is a
butterfly in the family
Lycaenidae. It is found in
Burma,
Thailand,
Peninsular Malaysia,
Singapore and on
Sumatra
Sumatra is one of the Sunda Islands of western Indonesia. It is the largest island that is fully within Indonesian territory, as well as the sixth-largest island in the world at 473,481 km2 (182,812 mi.2), not including adjacent i ...
and
Borneo.
Subspecies
The following
subspecies
In biological classification, subspecies is a rank below species, used for populations that live in different areas and vary in size, shape, or other physical characteristics (morphology), but that can successfully interbreed. Not all species ...
are recognised:
[
* ''Neocheritra amrita amrita'' (southern Burma, Thailand, Peninsular Malaya, Singapore, Sumatra)
* ''Neocheritra theodora theodora'' Druce, 1885 (Borneo)
]
References
Butterflies described in 1860
Iolaini
Butterflies of Singapore
Butterflies of Borneo
Taxa named by Baron Cajetan von Felder
Taxa named by Rudolf Felder
Butterflies of Asia
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