''Symbrenthia niphanda'', the bluetail jester, is a species of
nymphalid
The Nymphalidae are the largest family of butterflies, with more than 6,000 species distributed throughout most of the world. Belonging to the superfamily Papilionoidea, they are usually medium-sized to large butterflies. Most species have a red ...
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
South Asia
South Asia is the southern subregion of Asia, which is defined in both geographical and ethno-cultural terms. The region consists of the countries of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.;;;;;;;; ...
.
"''Symbrenthia'' Hübner, [1819]"
at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms'' (Kashmir, Assam, Yunnan)
References
Nymphalini
Butterflies of Asia
Butterflies described in 1872
Taxa named by Frederic Moore
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