Polytremis discreta

Himalayan Swift
Museum specimen.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Polytremis
Species: P. discreta
Binomial name
Polytremis discreta
(Elwes & Edwards, 1897)

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Polytremis discreta, commonly known as the Himalayan Swift, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae.

References

  1. Elwes & Edwards, 1897 A Revision of the Oriental Hesperiidae Trans. zool. Soc. Lond. 14 (4) : 101-324, pl. 18-27 online
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