Neurosigma
Monotypic brush-footed butterfly genus
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Neurosigma is a monotypic butterfly genus in the family Nymphalidae.[1] Its only species, Neurosigma siva, the panther or leopard, is found in Asia.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Tribe: | Adoliadini |
| Genus: | Neurosigma Butler, 1969 |
| Species: | N. siva |
| Binomial name | |
| Neurosigma siva (Westwood, 1850) | |
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It is a large, quite unmistakable butterfly, the forewings are rounded triangular. The forewing and the inner part of the hindwing are orange with round, black spots and a black zigzag board in the outer part of the forewing. The outer part of the hindwing is black with two rows of square, whitish-yellow spots. Sometimes the base colour of the wings can be mostly white.
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