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Polytremis discreta

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Himalayan swift
Museum specimen
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Polytremis
Species:
P. discreta
Binomial name
Polytremis discreta
(Elwes & Edwards, 1897) [1]

Polytremis discreta, the Himalayan swift, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae.

Distribution

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Murree to Sikkim, Assam, Burma, Yunnan

References

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