Hestina is a genus of butterflies in the family Nymphalidae subfamily Apaturinae. The genus is found in the East Palearctic and Southeast Asia.
Known larval food plants are Celtis and, for one species, Trema (Ulmaceae). These include Celtis boninensis Japan, Celtis formosana Taiwan, Celtis nervosa Taiwan, Celtis jessoensis, Celtis sinensis, Trema orientalis. Hestina nama larvae feed on Oreocnide (Urticaceae).
Species In alphabetical order: Hestina assimilis (Linnaeus, 1758) Hestina dissimilis Hall, 1935 Hestina divona (Hewitson, 1861) – Sulawesi sorcerer Hestina japonica (C. & R. Felder, 1862) Hestina jermyni Druce, 1911 Hestina mena Moore, 1858 Hestina mimetica Butler, 1874 Hestina nama (Doubleday, 1844) – Circe Hestina namoides de Nicéville, 1900 Hestina nicevillei (Moore, ) Hestina ouvradi Riley, 1939 Hestina persimilis (Westwood, ) – Siren Hestina risna Hestina waterstradti Watkins, 1928
External links
"Hestina Westwood, " at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms