Symbrenthia
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Symbrenthia, commonly called jesters, is a genus in the Nymphalidae
family found south-eastern Asia
Nymphalidae
The Nymphalidae is a family of about 5,000 species of butterflies which are distributed throughout most of the world. These are usually medium sized to large butterflies. Most species have a reduced pair of forelegs and many hold their colourful wings flat when resting. They are also called...
family found south-eastern Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
Species
- Symbrenthia anna Semper, 1888
- Symbrenthia brabira Moore, 1872
- Symbrenthia doni (Tytler, 1940) – Tytler's Jester
- Symbrenthia hippalus C. & R. Felder, 1867
- Symbrenthia hippoclusSymbrenthia hippoclusThe Common Jester is a species of nymphalid butterfly found in South Asia and Southeast Asia. It is forms a superspecies with Symbrenthia hippoclus and there are numerous regional forms and the taxonomy of the group is not well resolved.-Description:Wet-season form, male...
(Cramer, 1779) – Common Jester - Symbrenthia hypatia (Wallace, 1869)
- Symbrenthia hypselisSymbrenthia hypselisThe Himalayan Jester, Symbrenthia hypselis is a species of Nymphalid butterfly found in South Asia....
(Godart, 1824) – Himalayan Jester, Spotted Jester - Symbrenthia hysudra Moore, 1874
- Symbrenthia intricata Fruhstorfer, 1897
- Symbrenthia javanus Staudinger, 1897
- Symbrenthia lilaea (Hewitson, 1864) – Common Jester
- Symbrenthia niphandaSymbrenthia niphandaThe Bluetail Jester, Symbrenthia niphanda is a species of Nymphalid butterfly found in South Asia....
Moore, 1872 – Bluetail Jester - Symbrenthia platena Staudinger, 1897
- Symbrenthia silana de Nicéville, 1885 – Scarce Jester
- Symbrenthia sinoides Hall, 1935
- Symbrenthia viridilunulata Huang & Xue, 2004