Neocheritra amrita

Neocheritra amrita
	N. t. theodora male and female From the Courvoisier Collection, Basel, Switzerland
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Neocheritra
Species:	N. amrita
Binomial name
	Neocheritra amrita; (C. Felder & R. Felder, 1860)
Synonyms
	Myrina amritaC. & R. Felder, 1860; Neocheritra megalesiaFruhstorfer, 1912; Neocheritra amrita paulinaRiley, 1932; Neocheritra theodoraDruce, 1885; Neocheritra amrita theodoraDruce; Seki, 1991;

Last updated August 11, 2025

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.

Subspecies

The following subspecies are recognised:^[1]

Neocheritra amrita amrita (southern Burma, Thailand, Peninsular Malaya, Singapore, Sumatra)
Neocheritra theodora theodoraDruce, 1885 (Borneo)

References

1 2 Neocheritra at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

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[funet-1] 1 2 Neocheritra at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

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Neocheritra amrita

N. t. theodora male and female From the Courvoisier Collection, Basel, Switzerland
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Neocheritra
Species:	N. amrita
Binomial name
*Neocheritra amrita* (C. Felder & R. Felder, 1860)^[1]
Synonyms
Myrina amritaC. & R. Felder, 1860 Neocheritra megalesiaFruhstorfer, 1912 Neocheritra amrita paulinaRiley, 1932 Neocheritra theodoraDruce, 1885 Neocheritra amrita theodoraDruce; Seki, 1991