Hestina is a genus of butterflies in the family Nymphalidae subfamily Apaturinae. The genus is found in the East Palearctic and Southeast Asia.
| Hestina | |
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| Hestina persimilis japonica | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Subfamily: | Apaturinae |
| Genus: | Hestina Westwood, 1850 |
Known larval food plants are Celtis and, for one species, Trema (Ulmaceae). These include Celtis boninensis Japan, Celtis formosana Taiwan, Celtis nervosa Taiwan, Celtis jessoensis, Celtis sinensis, Trema orientalis. Hestina nama larvae feed on Oreocnide (Urticaceae).
Species edit
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 (Doubleday, 1844) – Circe
- Hestina namoides de Nicéville, 1900
- Hestina nicevillei (Moore, [1895])
- Hestina ouvradi Riley, 1939
- Hestina persimilis (Westwood, [1850]) – Siren
- Hestina risna
- Hestina waterstradti Watkins, 1928
External links edit
Wikispecies has information related to Hestina.
- "Hestina Westwood, [1850]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
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