Summary ²

Hestina persimilis, the Siren, is an East Palearctic species of Siren butterfly (Apaturinae) found in western China, Simla to Assam, Orissa. The larva feeds on Celtis australis.

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1. (c) Les Day, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Les Day
2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hestina_persimilis

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