Neocheritra amrita, the grand imperial, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Burma, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore and on Sumatra and Borneo.
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| N. t. theodora male and female From the Courvoisier Collection, Basel, Switzerland | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Neocheritra |
| Species: | N. amrita
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| Neocheritra amrita | |
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Subspecies edit
The following subspecies are recognised:[1]
- Neocheritra amrita amrita (southern Burma, Thailand, Peninsular Malaya, Singapore, Sumatra)
- Neocheritra theodora theodora Druce, 1885 (Borneo)
References edit
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Wikispecies has information related to Neocheritra amrita.
- ^ a b Neocheritra at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
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