Neocheritra amrita

Neocheritra amrita
N. t. theodora male and female From the Courvoisier Collection, Basel, Switzerland
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
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)