Neurosigma
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Genus: | Neurosigma Butler, 1969
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Species: | N. siva
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Neurosigma siva (Westwood, 1850)
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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
[edit]- ^ "Neurosigma Butler, [1869]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms