Helcyra hemina

White emperor
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Helcyra
Species:	H. hemina
Binomial name
	Helcyra hemina; Hewitson, 1864

Last updated March 07, 2025

Helcyra hemina, the white emperor, is a species of brush-footed butterfly found in parts of India, in Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam and Java.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

In India this species is protected under Schedule I of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 2022. ^[5]

Subspecies

Helcyra hemina hemina (Sikkim, Assam, Burma)
Helcyra hemina masiniaFruhstorfer, 1903 (western Java)

References

↑ "Helcrya hemina" . Retrieved 13 January 2013.
↑ "Helcyra Felder, 1860" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
↑ "Inayoshi, Y. 2025. Helcyra hemina hemina Hewitson, 1864. A check list of butterflies in Indo-China, chiefly from Thailand, Laos & Vietnam" . Retrieved 6 March 2025.
↑ Upadhaya, R., Sheikh, T. (2025). "The White Emperor Helcyra hemina Hewitson (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae), a new addition to the lepidopteran fauna of Northeastern India". Israel Journal of Entomology . 54: 5–6. doi:10.5281/zenodo.14982560.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
↑ Ministry of Law and Justice (2022). "The Wild Life (Protection) Amendment Act, 2022. No. 18 of 2022" (PDF). The Gazette of India Extraordinary, Part II, Section I. 27: 1–165.

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[1] "Helcrya hemina" . Retrieved 13 January 2013.

[2] "Helcyra Felder, 1860" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

[3] "Inayoshi, Y. 2025. Helcyra hemina hemina Hewitson, 1864. A check list of butterflies in Indo-China, chiefly from Thailand, Laos & Vietnam" . Retrieved 6 March 2025.

[4] Upadhaya, R., Sheikh, T. (2025). "The White Emperor Helcyra hemina Hewitson (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae), a new addition to the lepidopteran fauna of Northeastern India". Israel Journal of Entomology . 54: 5–6. doi:10.5281/zenodo.14982560.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[5] Ministry of Law and Justice (2022). "The Wild Life (Protection) Amendment Act, 2022. No. 18 of 2022" (PDF). The Gazette of India Extraordinary, Part II, Section I. 27: 1–165.

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