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Cyrestis tabula

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Cyrestis tabula
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Cyrestis
Species:
C. tabula
Binomial name
Cyrestis tabula

Cyrestis tabula, the Nicobar map, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in the Nicobar Islands. It was described by Lionel de Nicéville in 1883.[1] This species is monotypic.[2]

Description

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The upperside is deep ochreous in color with black markings. Both of the wings have a broad black border. The underside is like the upperside in color, but the markings are narrower. The antennae are black.[2]

References

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  1. "Cyrestis". www.nic.funet.fi. Retrieved 2026-03-23.
  2. 1 2 Asiatic Society of Bengal (1832). Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. California Academy of Sciences Library. Calcutta : Bishop's College Press.