Panther
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Phylum:
Class:
Order:
Family:
Genus:
Neurosigma
Species:
N. siva
Binomial name
Neurosigma siva
Synonyms
  • Neurosigma doubledayi
  • Neurosigma fraterna

Neurosigma is a monotypic butterfly genus in the family Nymphalidae.[1] Its only species, Neurosigma siva, the panther or leopard, is found in Asia.

It is a large, quite unmistakable butterfly, the forewings are rounded triangular. The forewing and the inner part of the hindwing are orange with round, black spots and a black zigzag board in the outer part of the forewing. The outer part of the hindwing is black with two rows of square, whitish-yellow spots. Sometimes the base colour of the wings can be mostly white.

References

  1. "Neurosigma Butler, [1869]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.