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Neocheritra amrita
N. t. theodora male and female From the Courvoisier Collection, Basel, Switzerland
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
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 amrita C. & R. Felder, 1860 Neocheritra megalesia Fruhstorfer, 1912 Neocheritra amrita paulina Riley, 1932 Neocheritra theodora Druce, 1885 Neocheritra amrita theodora Druce; Seki, 1991

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:

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

References

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

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