Cyrestis tabula

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. This species is monotypic.

Description

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.

References

  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.